Newsletter March 2018
Lessons learned about clearing alien vegetation
LESSONS LEARNED ABOUT CLEARING ALIEN VEGETATION (by Bev Moodie) The Gouna Hacking Party (as it’s affectionately named) was started more than a year ago by Ashleigh and Ian with a mission to clear the alien vegetation in Gouna. The Gouna settlement is the only inhabited part of the Gouna Forest and alien vegetation is strangling […]
Conservation at Work Movie
Pictures talk louder than words. With this simple statement in mind, Korneel Cools and Anne du Plessis set out on a venture to try and capture a part of the essence behind Conservation at Work and why this body exists. With very limited time and budget, this story could only include interviews with a few […]
Schapenberg Sir Lowry’s Wine Walks
The Schapenberg Sir Lowry’s Conservancy home to some 650- 750 fynbos species, was initiated by the Helderberg Conservation Forum (HCF) and 15 Private landowners in 2000 with the vision to promote awareness and the preservation of the natural environment on the Schapenberg hills and adjacent mountain slopes. The Conservancy was registered in 2003 and includes […]
Simonsberg Environmental Education Centre
The new Simonsberg Environmental Education (SEE) Centre at DelVera, was developed out of the vision of the Greater Simonsberg Conservancy acting as a non-profit and and public benefit organisation, whereby the benefits to the community are accrued through environmental education, skills training and job creation. The Cape Winelands Municipality funded the initial setting up of […]
