2025年8月14日至21日，由上海根与芽百万植树计划组织的宁夏林地调查活动在白芨滩国家级自然保护区顺利开展。志愿者与上海根与芽工作人员组成11人小队，历时7天，共调查9片治沙林地，记录到20余种沙地植物、测量数量达5万余株。同时，我们还有幸邀请到了来自上海辰山植物园的寿海洋老师协助进行调查。
From August 14 to 21, 2025, the Ningxia Forest Survey organized by Shanghai Roots & Shoots was successfully conducted in the Baijitan National Nature Reserve. A team of 11 volunteers and staff surveyed nine afforested sites for seven days, recording a total of more than 50,000 plants of over 20 species. The team was also honored to have the guidance of Mr. Shou Haiyang from the Shanghai Chenshan Botanical Garden.
志愿者合影 王凯摄
The group photo, photo by Kai Wang
寿海洋老师在林地中观察植物 郭珈源摄
Mr. Shou was observing plants, photo by Jiayuan Guo
调查采用随机采样的方法，选取100平方米大小的网格作为调查样方，重点监测人工灌木林的生长状况与植被的自然演替进程，有趣的是，为了更好地识别样方范围，我们今年使用了气球来划定边界。
The survey adopted a random sampling method, using 100-square-meter grids as sample plots to monitor the growth of shrubs and natural vegetation succession. A fun part is that balloons were used this year to mark plot boundaries for better identification.
志愿者站在由气球围成的样方前 郭珈源摄
The volunteers between the balloons, photo by Jiayuan Guo
志愿者在测量灌木生长数据 郭珈源摄
Volunteers are measuring shrub growth data, photo by Jiayuan Guo
志愿者在样方中统计植物 郭珈源摄
Volunteers are counting plants in the sample plots, photo by Jiayuan Guo
虽然工作重复枯燥，但志愿者们总能收获新的知识、新的感受。为了到达样点，有的治沙林地需要经过长途跋涉、有的还需要来场“爬山运动”，志愿者首先在体能上迎来不同的考验。接着，不同的治沙林地展现出不同的绿色生机，梭梭、沙木蓼等独特治沙植物的出现也让志愿者眼前一亮。
Despite the repetitive work, volunteers gained new knowledge and experiences all the time. Some survey sites required long-time hikes or even mountain climbs, quite physically challenging. Different forest plots displayed varying landscapes, with unique desert plants like Haloxylon ammodendron and Atraphaxis bracteata impressing the volunteers.
志愿者在林地中艰难跋涉 郭珈源摄
Volunteers hiking in the forest, photo by Jiayuan Guo
2020年治沙林地中发现的巨大梭梭树 郭珈源摄
Giant Haloxylon ammodendron in the 2020-NX forest, photo by Jiayuan Guo
“五年之余，种子变成灌木，黄土恢复绿意。个人的力量并非无意义，只要力所能及行动，种子真的会悄然发芽”，一位5年前曾亲身参与过宁夏治沙活动的志愿者，在此次调查活动中亲眼看到了自己种下的灌木种子变成坚韧的治沙斗士，我们也希望在未来的道路上能够见证更多的沙退绿进。
One volunteer, who had participated in Ningxia program five years earlier, was so moved to see the shrubs they had planted thrive on the once barren sandy land: "In just five years, seeds became shrubs, and barren land turned green. Individual efforts matter—when we act, seeds truly take root." We hope to witness more victories in the battle against desertification.
宁夏治沙林地航拍 王凯摄
The aerial photo of Ningxia forest, photo by Kai Wang
非常感谢各位志愿者的参与和付出以及上海辰山植物园寿海洋老师的帮助和支持，也十分感谢白芨滩自然保护区对于此次活动的协助和支持！
Special thanks go to the volunteers, Mr. Shou Haiyang from the Shanghai Chenshan Botanical Garden, and the Baijitan Nature Reserve for their support!