中学教师成“全国最美河湖卫士”
middle school teacher is awarded “the most responsible guardian of rivers and lakes” in china
楚天都市报极目新闻记者 陈倩
摄影：楚天都市报极目新闻记者 刘中灿
翻译：张晓蕾 邢伟康 龚佳玉 （湖北大学）
reporter: chen qian
photographer: liu zhongcan
translators: zhang xiaolei, xing weikang, gong jiayu (hubei university)
望远镜、照相机、无人机，还有写着物种指南的小册子，这些都是吴有才骑自行车出门最爱带的几样东西。在武汉市第四十九初级中学，他是科技教师。而他的另一个身份，是长江武汉段的民间河长，骑着自行车，他跑遍了武汉市所有的166个湖泊。
while going out by bicycle, wu youcai usually takes several things with him, including telescopes, cameras, unmanned aerial vehicles and brochures about species. wu is not only a science teacher in the 49th middle school of wuhan, but also a voluntary river superintendent of the yangtze river in wuhan. he has been to all the 166 lakes in the city by bike.
近日由水利部等3部委联合开展的“最美河湖卫士”主题实践活动结果出炉，吴有才当选“全国最美河湖卫士”。
lately, wu was recognized as one of the most responsible guardians of rivers and lakes in china in a themed activity co-launched by three ministries including the ministry of water resources.
带着女儿做公益
doing public services with his daughter
他当上了民间河湖长
volunteering as superintendent for rivers and lakes
吴有才是武汉最老资格的民间河湖长之一。2007年，他就加入了巡河护湖的志愿者队伍，2010年，他成为武汉市青山区北湖的护湖召集人。武汉市166个湖泊，他骑着自行车全跑了个遍。他说，其实加入志愿者队伍，是“带娃”的需要。
wu youcai is one of the most qualified superintendents in wuhan. in 2007, he participated in the volunteer group in charge of protecting rivers and lakes and became the initiator protecting the north lake in qingshan district, wuhan city. wu has biked to all of the 166 lakes. he said that he joined in the volunteer team because of his daughter.
1969年出生的吴有才爱好户外活动，骑自行车远行是他业余的一大爱好。在他的带领下，女儿从小也喜欢上了骑行。几十公里的骑行比较单调，他就想带着女儿做点有意义的事情，激发她的兴趣，正好遇到了几个朋友都是环保志愿者，于是他便带着女儿加入了他们的行列。
born in 1969, wu youcai is a fervent enthusiast of outdoor activities and riding bicycles is one of his hobbies. influenced by him, his daughter also became fond of biking since she was a little child. reasoning that riding for several hours would be slightly monotonous, he decided to do something meaningful to motivate her. so, he joined the team of environmental volunteers after learning of it from his friends.
“其实一开始，我是更想让女儿多参加一些社会实践活动，所以我一般都是给她当后勤保障，鼓励她多去做。”吴有才说，参加活动多了，自己也爱上了公益活动，成了最积极的参与者之一。
“at first, i wanted my daughter to take part in more social and practical activities, so i served as the backup force to inspire her to do more,” wu said. after attending multiple activities, he myself became a fan of public service activities and a proactive participant.
2019年，他被武汉市水务局聘为长江武汉段民间河长。
in 2019, he was appointed as the voluntary river superintendent of the yangtze river in wuhan section by wuhan municipal water bureau.
志愿者们组织的保护东湖巡护行动，吴有才也是经常带着女儿参加。在他的影响下，女儿也成长为了一名小志愿者。东湖边，无数次留下了这对父女的足迹。2018年暑假，已经保送到北京理工大学的女儿，还带着同学，重回武汉参与社会实践，他们实践的内容，也正是东湖水系调查。在吴有才的指导和带动下，女儿和同学们一起，联合武汉本地湖北工业大学、华中农业大学的学生们，在4天时间里，跑遍了东湖周边主要水系，自己动手，测水质，看水质的改善情况，最后拿出的报告让吴有才很满意。
wu youcai often takes his daughter to participate in the patrol activities organized by volunteers to protect east lake. under his influence, his daughter also grew up into a little volunteer. the father and daughter duo have been to east lake many times. in the summer vacation of 2018, the daughter, who has been recommended for admission to beijing university of technology, returned to wuhan with her classmates to engage in social practice. they did a survey about the water system as part of their project. with the guidance of wu youcai, his daughter and her classmates, together with the students from hubei university of technology and huazhong agricultural university in wuhan, investigated the main tributaries of east lake in four days, tested the water quality and its level of improvement. wu youcai was greatly pleased with the outcomes of the final report.
“东湖水质变好了，不能只知其然，还要知其所以然。”他说看到孩子们为了环保而努力，感到很欣慰。回想自己的小时候，游泳课上课的地点就是在东湖边，而现在的孩子们，已经很难有这样的体验机会。所有这些令他感叹：青山绿水是多么值得珍惜。
“the water quality of east lake has improved. we must not only know the facts, but also understand the reasons behind it.” he said it was gratifying to see the youth working hard to protect the environment. thinking back to his childhood, when swimming lessons were held at east lake, such an experience is now one children nowadays will barely ever have. all this made him sigh with emotion: how precious the lush mountains and lucid water are.
从捡垃圾到讲水情
from picking up trash to talking about water regime
他把环保课堂搬到水边
teaching environmental protection by the water
从事环保志愿者10多年，吴有才自己也经历了很多变化，见证了武汉水清岸绿的进程。
serving as an environmental protection volunteer for more than 10 years, wu youcai himself has experienced many changes and witnessed the process of water becoming clearer and banks turning greener in wuhan.
武钢二号明渠曾因为防洪、排污等原因，河道淤泥堵塞、滋生蚊蝇、气味难闻，被人称为“盲肠河”。
as a result of flood prevention and sewage discharge, the no. 2 open channel of wuhan iron and steel group corp. was once called the “caecum river” as it had silt blockage, was a breeding ground for mosquitoes and flies and also the unpleasant smell it gave off.
2017年，武钢二号明渠被国务院列入黑臭水体重点整治项目。从工程开工的第一天起，吴有才一下班就往明渠边跑。
in 2017, the no.2 open channel of wisco was listed by the state council as a key regulation project of black and odorous water bodies. from the first day of the project, wu youcai would rush to the open channel as soon as he got off work.
“当时是有个地图app，如果你发现了垃圾、排污不规范等问题，就可以拍照，通过app上传。当时因为还有一些工厂、居民区在周围，我为了紧盯有人偷排，最晚时会守到凌晨一两点。”吴有才说这个习惯一直延续到了水体整治工程完工之后。直到现在，他也还会在学校里放飞无人机，对整治后的二号明渠进行航拍监测。不过，曾经让人不敢靠近的“臭水沟”，早已变成了满眼绿色的亲水公园，也成了他带领学生们进行环保实践的课堂。
“at that time, there was a map mobile app which, if you found a problem such as garbage or sewage irregularity, you could take pictures and upload. as some factories and residential areas around may discharge waste water on the sly, i would stay until one or two o'clock in the morning at the latest in order to keep an eye on them.” wu youcai said this habit lasted until the completion of the project. even now, he will fly drones while at school to monitor the regulated no. 2 open channel via aerial photography. the “gutter” that once kept people away has long been transformed into a waterfront park covered with green vegetation and has even become a classroom where he leads students to practice environmental protection.
最开始参与环保活动，吴有才和其他志愿者们参与较多的活动，是捡拾垃圾，清洁水岸、劝导钓鱼、做环保宣传等。时间长了，他也意识到，环保教育的重要性。他不仅自己积极学习相关的知识，还依托学校，在学生中积极开展环保教育。
at the beginning, wu youcai and other volunteers participated in many activities, such as picking garbage, cleaning banks, dissuading illegal fishers, and publicizing environmental protection. over time, he also realized the importance of environmental education. he not only increases his knowledge in this area, but also proactively conducts environmental protection education among students through the school he teaches at.
北湖污水处理厂、绿色动力垃圾焚烧厂、乙烯中韩石化公司、宗关水厂、港东水厂、后湖泵站、港西泵站、葛洲坝集团海绵工程项目部，这些地方都留下了吴有才和学生们的足迹。
wu youcai and his students' footprints can be traced back to many areas including beihu sewage treatment plant, green power waste incineration plant, sino-korean ethylene petrochemical company, zongguan water plant, gangdong water plant, houhu pumping station, gangxi pumping station, china gezhouba group sponge engineering project department.
把课堂直接搬到厂区里，搬到水边，让学生们亲身体验水质改善带来的好处。可以看到污水是如何被净化为达标的中水，看到洁净的饮用水是如何生产出来的，还能感受海绵工程如何巧妙地化解“城区看海”的尴尬。
the teaching was carried out directly in industrial areas and even by the water, to allow the students to experience firsthand the benefits of improved water quality. students are able to see how sewage is purified into standard gray water and how clean drinking water is produced, and see how the sponge project has deftly resolved the embarrassing phenomenon of “seeing seas in urban areas”.
学校附近就是青山港、武钢二号明渠和青山江滩。吴有才带领学生，自己动手检测水质，到天兴洲开展“净滩行动”，对垃圾进行捡拾和分类。他不仅请来其他民间河湖长，给学生们进行环保讲座，自己每年也要走进不下10所学校，进行环保教育和宣传。
beside the school are qingshan port, no. 2 open channel of wuhan iron and steel group company and qingshan river beach. wu youcai led the students to test the water quality by themselves and carried out the “clean beach campaign” in tianxingzhou island to collect and classify garbage. he not only invited other voluntary river and lake superintendents to give lectures on environmental protection to students, but also visited more than 10 schools per year for environmental education and publicity.
在吴有才老师的带动下，武汉市第四十九中也先后产生了四名市级民间河湖长。
led by wu youcai, the 49th middle school of wuhan has also successively nurtured four municipal voluntary river and lake superintendents.
投身雷神山医院建设
engaged in the construction of leishenshan hospital
他的护水经验派上用场
benefitting from his experience in water protection
2020年新春，一场突如其来的“新冠肺炎”疫情，袭击了武汉这座千万人的大城。疫情来袭的紧要关头，吴有才作为一名志愿者，义无反顾投入到“武汉保卫战”当中。
in the spring of 2020, the sudden outbreak of “covid-19” hit wuhan, a city with tens of millions of people. at that critical moment, wu youcai, as a volunteer, dedicated himself into the “wuhan defense battle” without hesitation.
1月27日，大年初三，他驱车逆行近百公里，来到位于江夏区的黄家湖雷神山医院工地，投入紧张的医院建设当中。长年与水环境保护打交道的优势，在特殊时刻派上了用场。吴有才积极与现场管理员、施工监理协调，针对现场地势、管网走向、污水站和市政管网连接方向，以及建设方提供的材料，他依靠平时学习了解的生活污水、医用毒废水的排放要求，提出合理建议，得到采纳后及时安排施工。不到两天，整个排水管道铺设完毕，为后期施工奠定了基础。
on january 27th, the third day of the chinese lunar new year, he drove back nearly 100 kilometers to the construction site of leishenshan hospital in huangjia lake, jiangxia district, and devoted himself into intensive hospital construction. the advantages of years of dealing with water environment protection came in handy at this critical moment. wu youcai had discussions with the site administrators and construction supervisors, and thanks to previous knowledge on discharge requirements of domestic sewage and toxic medical wastewater, he was able to offer suggestions that fit in well with the local terrain, pipeline routes, connecting direction of sewage plants and municipal pipe networks and the available materials provided by the constructors. suggestions adopted, the construction was timely organized. in less than two days, the entire drainage pipeline was laid, providing the foundation for later construction.
吴有才说，作为民间河湖长，10多年来体验到的是环保理念给社会带来的变化。“从以前对一些管理部门三番五次提醒催办，到后来这些部门主动向我们问策，再到现在他们自己积极行动起来，加大考核力度，可以看到政府层面对环保的重视力度前所未有。”他说，以前的环保活动，多的时候也不过百人，少的时候甚至就几个人，而现在的活动，不仅志愿者数量大大增加，相关的政府部门、街道社区等，也会积极参与进来。
wu youcai said that, as a voluntary river and lake superintendent, what he has experienced in the past 10 years is the benefits to society brought about by a rise in awareness of environmental protection. “in the beginning, the administrative department would remind us of protecting the environment repeatedly. but now they turn to us for advice, take positive actions and strengthen the assessment criteria. we can see that the government has paid more attention to environmental protection than ever before.” he said that there were only a hundred people at most in previous environmental protection activities or only a few people at least. now, the number of volunteers has greatly increased, and relevant government departments and street communities also take an active part in environment protection.
“民间河湖长，不是荣誉，而是责任。”吴有才说，巡河护水，没有止境。环保不仅是一代人两代人的事，而且需要更广泛的人员参与进来，持之以恒，山青水秀的家园一定会越来越美。
“voluntary superintendent for rivers and lakes is not an honor but a responsibility.” wu youcai said. inspecting and protecting rivers has no end. environmental protection is not the responsibility of one or two generations but is rather an issue in need of wider participation all. with perseverance, our picturesque homeland will become more and more beautiful.