Iveki kaZwelonke yePaki ngumcimbi wonyaka ogujwa nguMbutho weSizwe we-National Park njengendlela yokukhumbuza abaseMerika kunye nabangaphandle kwamanye amazwe amathuba anikezelwa ngamapaki. Ngokwezimo zangaphandle kunye nokubaluleka kwembali, ezi ndawo ziphakathi kweyona nto ibaluleke kakhulu ukuba i-US inikezele yona, yingakho i-NPS ihamba ubude obude ukubhiyozela ezi ndawo nganye ngonyaka.
Iveki yesiZwe kaZwelonke yePaki yenzeka ngexesha elithile ngo-Apreli ngamnye ngonyaka, kunye neendawo ezininzi zokupaka iziganeko ezikhethekileyo zokuncedisa ukubhiyozela umhlaba jikelele kunye nezikhala zasendle eziqulethwe kwimida yepaki. Ekubeni isiganeko sithotyelwa ngaphambi kokukhawuleza ukuhamba kwehlobo, iindawo ezininzi zeepaki zizinzile kwaye zifikeleleke kunokuba zibe ziphakathi koSuku lweSikhumbuzo kunye nosuku lomSebenzi, xa iintsuku zentsapho zihlala zizisa inani elincinci labantu. Oku kwenza iVeki yePaki ixesha elihle lokutyelela, nangona ungaqiniseki ukuba uhlolisise iimbuyekezo malunga nokuvalwa, njengokuba izindebe zasentwasahlobo zinokukwenza ukuba ezinye iipaki zibe nzima nakakhulu ukufikelela.
Ezinye zeziganeko ezithandwayo kakhulu ezenzekayo kwiveki ziquka iPark Rx Day, egxininisa inzuzo yezempilo yokuchitha ixesha kwimvelo. Usuku lweRanger Ranger linika iindwendwe ezincinane ithuba lokufumana ibheji ekhethekileyo ngokuthatha inxaxheba kwimisebenzi emnandi kunye nemfundo.
Kwaye, iVeki yeSizwe yePaki ibuye ilandelelanise noMhla woMhlaba, omnye umcimbi wonyaka owawufuna ukusikhumbuza ukuba sinakekele umhlaba wethu kwaye sikhusele okanye sinciphise ubuncwane bemvelo. IiPaki zeSizwe ngokuqinisekileyo zibonakaliso zemizamo yokulondolozwa, njengoko ezi ndawo zibonakaliswe kwaye zikhuselekileyo zibekwe bucala kwaye zikhuseleke ukuze wonke umntu azinandiphe, kuquka nezizukulwana zabahambi abaza kuza.
Ewe, enye yeembonakaliso zeeveki zeSizwe zeePaki kukuba imirhumo yokungena nganye ipaki iyachithwa ixesha lokubakho isiganeko kuthetha ukuba nabani na othe tyelela enye yeepaki ngexesha lelo xesha banokufikelela ngaphandle kokuhlawula iirhafu eziqhelekileyo . Oku kungongeza kwi-savings enkulu kubahambi kuye kuxhomekeke kwiipaki ezivakatyelayo ngelo xesha. Kubalulekile ukucacisa nokuba le yithuba elona xesha lonyaka xa ukungena kwamahhala kunokwenzeka. Uyakwazi ukufumana xa i-Park Service ihlawula imali ngezinye iintsuku ngokuchofoza apha.
Kwiminyaka engaphezu kwe-100 amadoda nabesifazana be-NPS baye basebenzela nzima ukuba bangakhuseli nje kwaye balondoloze la mazwe, kodwa ukuba bakhuthaze kuluntu ngokunjalo. Ukujonga kwirekhodi lenani leendwendwe kule minyaka embalwa edlulileyo, baye baphumelela kakhulu kuloo mzamo. Nangona loo manani ayanda kakhulu ukuba ama-American akhangele ukuba afumaneke kwiindawo zokuhlala zentlango, nazo zizisa iingxaki ezinkulu kwiNkonzo yePaki. Ukujongana nezihlwele ezinkulu kunokubeka ubunzima kwiziseko nezixhobo, oko kutheni iipaki ezininzi zihlala zijonge amavolontiya ekuncedeni ukwakha iindlela, ukulungiswa kunye nokugcina indawo ihlanzekile.
Yonke into echazwe, kukho amaziko angama-411 ayenzela iNkqubo yeSizwe ye-US Park, kunye no-59 kubo okhethwe ngokwenene njengeepaki, ngelixa ezinye ziwela kwiindidi ezibandakanya izikhumbuzo zesizwe, ukugcinwa kwelizwe kunye nezizwe zembali zembali. Kulabo, malunga nentlawulo yesithathu yemali yokungena kulo nyaka, nangona elowo uvumela ukungena mahala kwiVeki yePaki yeSizwe kunye namanye amaxesha kulo nyaka.
Ukongezelela, ngo-2015 ulawulo luka-Obama lwaluchaza yonke i-Kid kwiqhinga lePaki, elivumela bonke abagadi be-4-kunye neentsapho zabo-ukungena kwiipaki mahhala nangaliphi na ixesha. Abantwana kufuneka bafake isicelo semvume ngaphambi kokuba baqalise ukuhamba kwabo, kodwa yindlela enye yokuvumela abantu ukuba bavelele ezi ndawo ezintle ngaphandle kokuhlawula imali yokungena.
Kwaye, iiPaki zeSizwe zihlala ziziindawo ezihamba phambili zokuhamba.
Ingaba ukhangele ubuhle bemvelo kumhlaba, iintlanganiso zezilwanyana zasendle ezimangalisayo, okanye amathuba okuphuma ngaphandle, kunzima ukuya kwindawo ephezulu njengeJongstone, Yosemite, okanye iGran Canyon. Ukuba awuzange uzibonele ezo ndawo, kufuneka uzifake uluhlu lwamabhakethi. Kwaye ukuba ukhona ngaphambili, mhlawumbi ixesha lokuba ucinge ngokubuya. Ngayiphi indlela, awuyi kuzisola.