When organizing the ecological protection knowledge competition, Lin Yue first posted competition posters throughout the village, detailing the rules, time, and location. On the day of the competition, villagers enthusiastically participated, creating a lively atmosphere. Lin Yue served as the competition host, posing questions about ecological protection, such as "Which plants can purify the air?" and "How can we reduce agricultural non-point source pollution?" The villagers divided into groups and actively competed to answer. Whenever a group answered correctly, Lin Yue would offer enthusiastic praise and small prizes as encouragement. In this process, the villagers not only learned more about ecological protection but also strengthened their teamwork spirit. For example, the young men were quick-witted and could quickly recall the knowledge learned in training, while the older farmers, with their rich life experience, offered unique insights into practical questions. Everyone complemented and learned from each other.
The cultural performances were equally精彩纷呈 (splendid and varied). Lin Yue organized the villagers to write and perform many skits, songs, and dances related to ecological protection. During rehearsals, she interacted closely with the villagers. For the skit actors, she helped them refine their lines and design movements to make the skits more vivid and interesting. In one skit, the actors had to demonstrate how to properly sort garbage. Lin Yue personally demonstrated, showing them how to accurately sort and dispose of different types of garbage. The actors learned diligently and ultimately performed the scene very realistically. For the villagers singing and dancing, Lin Yue invited the music teacher from the village school to provide guidance, carefully training them on everything from melody and rhythm to dance movements and facial expressions. On the night of the performance, the square was packed with people. The skit told the story of a villager's transformation from environmental destroyer to ecological protection model, humorous and educational, winning rounds of applause from the audience. The songs praised the beautiful ecological environment of the village and expressed their aspirations for the future, while the dances vividly depicted the harmonious coexistence of humans and nature. Through these activities, villagers gained a deeper understanding of ecological protection and their enthusiasm for participating in it greatly increased. Subsequent surveys showed that villagers who participated in the activities paid more attention to environmentally friendly behaviors in their daily lives, and the rate of their voluntary adherence to environmental protection measures increased by approximately 40%.
The ecological protection team has established a comprehensive emergency response mechanism to deal with sudden ecological events. When faced with the threat of forest fires, the team quickly activates its emergency plan. On the one hand, it assigns dedicated personnel to maintain close contact with surrounding villages and fire departments, promptly relaying fire information and coordinating rescue efforts. For example, once a forest fire is detected, the information officer immediately calls the fire department and informs the ecological protection team in the surrounding villages so that they can prepare for prevention and support. On the other hand, it organizes able-bodied young men from the villages into fire-fighting assault teams, providing them with fire-fighting training and equipping them with professional fire-fighting tools such as fire extinguishers and fire-fighting mops. In one forest fire warning, the fire-fighting assault team quickly assembled and, according to the pre-arranged plan, successfully created a firebreak at the edge of the fire before the fire department arrived, preventing the fire from spreading and buying valuable time for the fire department to extinguish the fire.
When pests and diseases break out, the ecological protection team invites agricultural experts to provide guidance and organizes villagers to adopt a combination of biological and physical control methods. For example, when pests appear in orchards, villagers, on the advice of experts, release natural enemies of the pests, such as Trichogramma wasps, and set up insect-attracting lamps to attract and kill the pests. For some large-scale crop pests and diseases, drones are also used to spray biological pesticides, which improves control efficiency and reduces environmental pollution.
The implementation of village rules and regulations also encountered some resistance. Some villagers did not understand certain provisions and felt they restricted their freedom. For example, some villagers found raising livestock in enclosures troublesome, having been accustomed to free-range grazing, and were resistant to the enclosure requirements in the village rules and regulations. In response, Lin Yue and members of the ecological protection team visited each household, patiently explaining to the villagers the importance of raising livestock in enclosures for environmental sanitation and the overall image of the village, and providing them with technical guidance and assistance, such as helping to build suitable livestock sheds. For cases where outsiders were unaware of and violated the village rules and regulations, prominent information boards were set up at the village entrance and major scenic spots, displaying the content of the village rules and regulations in a graphic and informative way. Volunteers were also arranged to conduct publicity and guidance in these locations, distributing brochures to outsiders and informing them of the village's ecological protection regulations.
The significant improvement in the village's ecological environment has served as a positive example and driving force for surrounding areas. Neighboring villages have come to visit and learn from its practices. They are full of praise for the village's ecological protection achievements, noting the clear rivers, clean streets, and lush forests. Some township governments have also organized village officials from their areas to visit and learn from the village's experiences and practices in ecological protection, such as establishing ecological protection groups, formulating village rules and regulations, and carrying out ecological education activities. With the reference and promotion of these practices in surrounding areas, ecological awareness has been raised on a larger scale, and the regional ecological environment is gradually showing an overall positive trend.
Looking at the changes in the village, Lin Yue felt a surge of joy and pride. She knew that as long as the villagers united and continued their efforts, the path of ecological protection in the village would become wider and wider, and the village would become a model of harmonious coexistence between humans and nature.
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