training Day

Event Date: 7th April 2016 (All day) SWELLENDAM/Overberg open training day Invitation We hereby invite you, all conservation-minded landowners and practitioners, and all Conservancy members and their senior staff to attend the 2016 Overberg Training Day in Swellendam TIME & DATE: 9h30am -16h30, THURSDAY 7 April 2016 PLACE: Kam’bati River Resort, Swellendam DIRECTIONS : Kam’bati […]

Event Date: 10th March 2016 (All day) Date: 10 March 2016 Venue: Graham And Rhona Beck Skills Cemtre, Graham Beck Wine Estate, Please RSVP by 6 March 2016 at conservation.at.work@gmail.com as space is limited Agenda: 09h00 – 09h30: Tea /coffee on arrival 09h30 – 09h45: Welcome and introduction By Liz Eglington, Conservation at Work Chairperson

Event Date: 25th February 2016 (All day) KAROO –Beaufort West open training day Invitation You are hereby invited to attend the Annual KAROO – Beaufort West Training Day 2016 Time and Date: 9h00am -17h00, Thursday 25 February 2016 Venue: Olive Grove Karoo Guest House GPS COORDINATES: S32 30.453 E22 34.944 About 20 km South West

Event Date: 16th February 2016 (All day) West Coast/Piketberg open training day Invitation All Conservation-minded landowners, Partners/Stakeholders and Conservancies are hereby invited to attend the Annual West Coast/Piketberg Training Day 16 February 2016 Please would you send this invitation on to your Network and whoever else you feel may benefit from attending this day, kindly

Eroded Area View 1 Eroded Area View 2 Digging of Trenches Digging of holes (for restoring of vegetation) Final Measurements taken of trench Inserting barrier Pinning of barrier Materials used for stabilizing the soil. Mulch/compost delivered to fill holes for vegetation Holes filled with bulky dried vegetation to assist in drainage Vegetation holes preparation Overview

For the 1st time WWF-SA’s Leslie Hill Succulent Karoo Trust, Cape Nature, The Graham Beck Worcester/Robertson Karoo Conservation Fund, Conservation at Work and the Western Cape Department of Agriculture combined resources to present a much needed and practical experience for landowners and staff of people living and working the soils of the Karoo. The Worcester

The Training day started off with Hanlo Fouche and Dale Nortje presenting the capacity and functions of the FPA’s in the area, referring specifically to exemption from firebreaks and how to obtain burn permits. Ken Coetzee gave two excellent talks on erosion prevention and management, first in conserved areas and after tea, on roads. As