Pharr举行第32届Rio Reforestation 志愿者种下1万株原生树苗修复棘灌森林
Pharr——第32届 Rio Reforestation 植树活动10月17日（周六）8时至12时在下 Rio Grande Valley 国家野生动物保护区的 Milagro Tract 举行，地址为 904 W Doffin Rd, Pharr, TX 78577。活动由美国鱼类及野生动物管理局（U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service）与多家保育伙伴合办，志愿者在一个上午种下1万株原生树苗，为 Rio Grande Valley 修复原生棘灌森林。
合办伙伴包括非营利机构 American Forests、Friends of the Wildlife Corridor、Defenders of Wildlife、Pharr 市政府、Rio Fresh Organics 与 PENTAIR。主办方此前预计有逾千名志愿者参加。鱼类及野生动物管理局介绍，这项年度活动三十多年来是 Rio Grande Valley 规模最大的社区实地保育行动，历届活动累计已种下超过30万株树苗。
修复后的棘灌森林是当地野生动物与400多种候鸟的栖息地。据 Texas Border Business 报道，Rio Grande Valley 原有的棘灌森林目前仅存约一成。活动咨询可联系 Santa Ana 国家野生动物保护区游客中心，电话 (956) 784-7500。
32nd Annual Rio Reforestation Plants 10,000 Native Seedlings in Pharr to Restore Texas Thornforest
Pharr — The 32nd Annual Rio Reforestation planting was held on Saturday, October 17, from 8 a.m. to noon at the Milagro Tract of the Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge, 904 W Doffin Rd, Pharr, TX 78577. Hosted by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service with conservation partners, volunteers planted 10,000 native seedlings in one morning to restore native thornforest in the Rio Grande Valley.
Partners included the nonprofit American Forests, Friends of the Wildlife Corridor, Defenders of Wildlife, the City of Pharr, Rio Fresh Organics and PENTAIR. Organizers had expected more than 1,000 volunteers. The Fish and Wildlife Service describes the annual event as the Valley's largest on-the-ground community conservation effort over three decades, with past events planting more than 300,000 seedlings in total.
Restored thornforest provides habitat for native wildlife and more than 400 species of migratory birds. According to Texas Border Business, only about 10 percent of the Rio Grande Valley's original thornforest remains. Questions about the event go to the Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center at (956) 784-7500.
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图片来源：图：Rio Grande Valley 的 Santa Ana 国家野生动物保护区湿地栖息地（资料图），与本次植树所在的下 Rio Grande Valley 保护区体系同属一地。图片来源：cricketsblog 摄，CC BY 2.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 Photo: Wetland habitat at Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge in the Rio Grande Valley (file photo), part of the same refuge system as the planting site. By cricketsblog, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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