Chapter 188 The small website of the Volunteer Association
Guo Yang really wanted the big boss to hear the account settled by Old Man Ding.
Now, both the county and the city are waiting for the Shiyang River Basin planning plan to be approved by the State Council, counting on higher-level funding.
The official efforts to control desertification are very limited.
Although the Yellow River water can be transferred to the Hongyashan Reservoir through the second phase of Jingdian every year, the motor-driven wells in the upper reaches are still flooding water-intensive crops such as corn and cotton.
The water surface was as bright as a mirror.
Most of the wind outlets of the two deserts downstream are blocked by the grass squares and Haloxylon ammodendron forests of the sand sea, but groundwater pumping by wells along the way is still common.
To put it bluntly, these are all holding us back.
No matter how much water is diverted from the Yellow River, it will be difficult to restore the groundwater level.
The solution is to vigorously promote solar greenhouses throughout the basin.
More power has to come in.
And promoting the development of greenhouses will also be of great benefit to Shahai.
The Qingtu Lake District alone has 1.43 million acres of cultivated land, of which less than 200,000 acres have been sown. The rest are deserts and salt-alkali flats. Plus other towns and other urban areas, there is a large amount of land that can be used. Used to build greenhouses.
Now that you have a greenhouse, you have to buy vegetable seedlings, right?
Subsequent sand plant seedlings and grass seeds can also take advantage of the opportunity to make profits, and a positive cycle of the sand sea is formed.
Guo Yang communicated with other people for a while, and then went to see the Cistanche deserticola vaccination with Lu Hanbin.
He also brought the seeds, which can be directly inoculated into three-year-old Haloxylon ammodendron trees, and the yield will be higher.
Although I have some expectations for the Cistanche deserticola in the seed store, such as how much the medicinal effect has been enhanced, can it make men enjoy themselves every night? But you have to wait two or three years for harvesting.
Guo Yang also took the opportunity to visit the project departments in each area.
Some are newly built, and some are repaired on aboriginal houses.
Conditions are really average.
However, Guo Yang didn't say anything. The agricultural conditions were just like this. He arranged for extra meals for the employees, bought some supplies, and then returned to the station.
Lu Hanbin is busy, the leader is coming, and the face-saving projects within the Shahai area must be done well to reflect the value of the enterprise.
Guo Yang stayed in the office to read the materials.
People from the county government also took the initiative to send invitations, and they had to go to socialize in the evening.
There are also family members who have to get together to have a meal.
One after another, there are many things.
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Han Xuesong’s hometown was once called ‘Artemisia Beach’ because of its abundant water resources and the abundance of mugwort.
The old man in the village said that seventy or eighty years ago, there were rivers in the village, with constant water flow all year round. There was a large Populus euphratica forest along the river. In autumn, the leaves of the Populus euphratica forest turned red and yellow, which was very beautiful.
There are many Chaiwans on the edge of the village, with tall and low trees and wormwood growing, such as Populus euphratica, Haloxylon ammodendron, and tamarisk.
In the 1990s, prices rose, and people were forced to open up wasteland to plant black melon seeds to make a living.
Even government departments and enterprises have begun to enclose land for farms.
Since then, the oasis has turned into a desert, and the former mugwort beach has been occupied by yellow sand. The devil of the desert has been released from its cage and has become more and more unscrupulous.
In 1993, a black storm hit the area, killing 50 people, injuring 153 people, and damaging countless crops and houses.
The most common sentence he heard when he was a child was, "If you don't go to school, you can stay here and farm in the sand!"
So he passed the exam and went to Spring City. If that hadn't happened, He should still be engaged in pharmaceutical sales in Spring City.
That year, China Television's "Waterless Oasis" TV program was broadcast, and news reports predicted that Minqin would disappear and become the second Lop Nur.
Pushing the small northwest town to the forefront of public opinion.
When he saw the news, Han Jiesong was stunned.
He preferred to believe that the news was not true, so he began to check information online.
“Why don’t Minqin people protect the ecology?”
“Why do they cultivate land, destroy vegetation, and let people across the country eat sand?”
He felt very depressed.
While the locals are facing accusations, the villages are increasingly short of water, and a survival crisis ensues.
He began to go to Internet cafes whenever he had free time, check posts about Minqin and desertification, and write some posts based on his thoughts on the forum.
Like those who follow Minqin, Han Jiesong accidentally broke into the Save Minqin website and made a group of friends.
Everyone set up a QQ group. The group owner returned to Minqin many times to take photos. Some young people who love their hometown collected a lot of information on how to save their hometown.
He also resigned this year and returned to Lanshi to be closer to home.
At the same time, he also became good friends with Ma Tao, the founder of Save Minqin.com, the group leader, and the two worked together to maintain the operation of Save Minqin.com.
There are even plans to set up a volunteer association.
On this day, Han Jiesong took advantage of his work break to hang out online as usual.
“If the Minqin Oasis disappears and the two deserts merge, it will form the second largest desert in China with an area of 135,000 square kilometers, which will directly threaten the security of the Hexi Corridor, the strategic corridor in the west.”
< br>"In layman's terms, 'If Minqin is not protected, Hexi will not be protected; if Hexi is not protected, China will be endangered'."
"To solve the problem of desertification in Minqin still depends on the government. We have no ability and cannot It’s thankless to do it.”
"There is no beginning without action, and there will be no results if the discussion continues forever."
"Tell me, when will the volunteer association be established, and I will plant Haloxylon ammodendron trees."
" If you can plant a tree, you won’t regret it if you work hard.”
“Yes, everyone can pool some money and try it first to see if it works.” “Yes, the response on the forum is great. Environmentalists from across the country are paying attention to us, and the society is also paying attention, and they can raise funds at any time.”
Just as everyone was enthusiastically offering suggestions and suggestions, a mocking post appeared on the simple website.
“Beep, beep, beep, a bunch of crazy people who only know how to shout online all day long. Someone has planted tens of thousands of acres of Haloxylon ammodendron trees in the northern part of the lake area.”
“???”
“You’re lying!”
“MD, where did you sneak in and cause trouble?”
Han Jiesong was also typing quickly on the keyboard. Their small website has been established for more than half a year. The number of registered members has exceeded 500, and the number of IPs visited has reached 20,000 to 30,000.
Most of them are young people who came out of Minqin, and occasionally some war-mongers are mixed in.
"Ten thousand acres? Last time I went back, I saw the desert approaching the village again?"
"I heard from people in my hometown that there was another huge sandstorm in April."
“Brother, don’t be obscene. I often dream about the desert turning into an oasis at night.”
"Where is he? He's gone?"
"Ignore him, this guy is a fool."
After a while.
“A bunch of ghosts who only talk nonsense on the Internet. Every photo you take is in a village. Have you ever been to the northern part of the lake area? A big company came there and directly blocked the wind outlet. In the middle of two deserts."
Han Jiesong saw that the man appeared again and asked quickly.
"Isn't there no one in the northern part of the lake area?"
"People moved away three years ago, where are the people to plant trees?"
"There is no truth without pictures."
But no matter how many netizens called, the man made no move.
“Where is the group leader?”
"Go back and have a look!"
Han Jiesong replied, "Still at work."
"..."
"Our volunteer association can start ”
“Everyone has a job, and no one lives in Minqin. I will actually organize activities in the future, maintain the website, raise funds, recruit volunteers, answer inquiries from funders, and do general work. Too many..."
"I'm talking depressingly again. I'm in Shanghai, and I'm planning to take my children back to plant trees during my first volunteer activity."
"Opening up wasteland for land cultivation is a punishment from nature."
Seeing that everyone was about to quarrel again, Han Jiesong typed, "I am ready to resign and devote myself full-time to the activities of controlling sand and trees."
"Brother, don't be impulsive. ! ”
“We are just complaining”
"You have returned to Lanshi from Chuncheng. Just go back every now and then to take some photos and post them on the station."
"Yes, you finally escaped, why are you going back?"
Han Jiesong replied: "There is always a need for someone to stand up. From now on, I will rely on you to support me."
Netizens are still advising him to be cautious.
“I will go back tomorrow to see if there are really many Haloxylon ammodendron trees planted in the northern part of the lake area.”
"Holy shit, you're serious!"
Han Jiesong actually quit his job in the pharmaceutical factory and made an agreement with Ma Tao that he would go back first to investigate where to plant trees.
Minqin covers an area of 15,900 square kilometers and nearly 24 million acres of land. Most of it is desert and desertified areas. The location is definitely more suitable in the hometown village.
But he decided to go to the northern part of the lake area first, which was closer to the center of Shawo.
A motorcycle was driving on the road in the early morning, passing through abandoned villages one after another. On the road, on a salt-alkali flat, we also saw a series of greenhouses and immigration sites.
This surprised him inexplicably. This should be the closest immigration point to the edge of the desert!
After Han Jiesong returned to his hometown, he read relevant reports in the local newspaper.
There is indeed a sand control company in Qingtu Lake Sand District, and it has been almost three years.
Although the nameless netizen is vicious, his complaints are well-founded. Although they, a group of wanderers far away from home, are full of enthusiasm, they sometimes act like playing house.
The closer to the destination, the more surprised Han Jiesong became.
The lake area is still dilapidated, but the wind and sand are very small. There seem to be traces of reclamation on the abandoned farmland. Is this because the immigrants did not adapt and came back?
After the motorcycle passed through about the last village, suddenly, clumps of green came into view from far to near.
That is Haloxylon, like an armored guard squatting proudly on the golden sand, adding a bit of dignity.
The Haloxylon ammodendron here are not lone heroes living alone in the desert and fighting alone. Their skin is not chapped, nor are they full of heroic perseverance.
But the nascent green, they are gathered together piece by piece, forming a green forest belt, blocking the erosion of the desert on both sides.
The clear clouds are rippling and the wind is stirring.
Han Jiesong was stunned for a long time by the lush scenery. When the wind blew, the fine sand rolled up entered his eyes before he came back to his senses.
There were tears in the corners of his eyes. He smiled happily and took a photo. He continued walking along the winding sand road. The green seemed to extend to the sky.
After going back.
He couldn’t wait to post the photos online one by one.
(End of this chapter)