【CAFA NEWS】美国北卡华人联合会青年志愿者春节志愿服务——清理北卡教堂山入侵植物

【华人头条美国南北卡讯】2024年春节(2月10日，星期六)，美国北卡华人联合会（CAFA）青年志愿者在北卡教堂山镇布克溪森林帮助清除入侵植物。

中国新年，也称为农历新年庆祝活动，在许多东亚文化中是一个特别重要的事件。它基于农历，有13个月，每个月28天。2024年的农历新年是2月10日星期六。

通常，在这个吉祥的日子里，中国家庭会一起庆祝。然而，17名青年志愿者选择在中国农历新年那天去布鲁克溪做志愿者。

当日上午10点左右，17名北卡华人联合会（CAFA）青年志愿者，以及公园和娱乐服务人员，以及其他社区志愿者聚集在戴利路入口附近的布克溪小径(见下图)。公园和娱乐服务部门为活动提供了工具、手套和水。志愿者们轮流领取工具和手套，然后前往项目区域(下图中的红框)。整个活动大约花了2个小时完成。

每年9月至5月，教堂山公园及康乐服务中心与当地志愿者合作，孜孜不倦地开展清除入侵物种的工作。目标入侵物种包括女贞、Elaeagnus、日本金银花等。这一持续的努力强调了社区合作的重要性以及维护和保护当地生态系统的共同责任。

这些青年志愿者选择在农历新年为“溪溪入侵植物清除计划”捐款，体现了北卡华人联合会（CAFA）倡导的服务和环境管理的价值观。他们决定将时间投入到比自身更重要的事业中，这突显了该协会在积极改善当地环境的同时，致力于弥合文化差距的承诺。

CAFA youth volunteers volunteer during Lunar new year

The Chinese New Year, also called lunar new year celebration, is an especially important event in many East Asian cultures.  It is based on the lunar calendar, which has 13 months each with 28 days.  This year, the lunar new year was on Saturday February 10th.

Usually, on this auspicious occasion, Chinese families would be celebrating together.  However, a group of 17 CAFA (Chinese American Friendship Association) youth volunteers, including myself, chose to volunteer at Brooker creek instead on the Chinese New Year Day (the Lunar New Year Day).

The invasive plants removal projects started at around 10AM this Sunday. 17 CAFA youth volunteers, along with park and recreation service staff, and other community volunteers, gathered at the Booker Creek Trail near the Daley Road entrance (see map attached below).

The park and recreation service provided tools, gloves, and water for the activity.  Volunteers took turns to get their tools and gloves, then headed towards the project area (red box on the map below).  The entire activity took about 2 hours to complete.

The Chapel Hill Park and Recreation Service, in collaboration with local volunteers, has been tirelessly working on the removal of invasive species from September to May each year. The invasive species targeted include Privet, Elaeagnus, Japanese Honeysuckle, among others. This ongoing effort emphasizes the importance of community collaboration and the shared responsibility of preserving and protecting local ecosystems. 

By choosing to contribute to the Brook Creek Invasive Plants Removal Project on Chinese New Year, these youth volunteers exemplified the values of service and environmental stewardship championed by CAFA. The decision to dedicate their time to a cause larger than themselves underscores the association's commitment to bridging cultural gaps while actively working towards the betterment of the local environment. 

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