For those who have not seen the first draft of the 10 paged “Biosphere Living” booklet from 2024, here is the link. Please share it with any family, friends, neighbors, tenants or holidaymakers to help spread the word about “living in a biosphere”....
Twenty-one volunteers attended on an overcast and humid day to remove New Zealand Christmas trees of all sizes from the dense fynbos on the northwestern side of Bass Lake (Malkopvlei). It was most encouraging to have such a good turnout so early in the year...
Wishing all the supporters of the Kogelberg Branch of the Botanical Society a prosperous and fun filled 2026. May the fynbos of the Kogelberg Biosphere enthrall you even more this year and may your volunteering work for the Kogelberg Branch bring you many, many...
Betty’s Bay is a unique coastal village, celebrated for its natural beauty, biodiversity, and strong sense of community. Many properties in our area are held under lease agreements, and the long-term sustainability of these properties depends on careful stewardship by...
Because of the combination of acidic soils, north-western winds which bring winter rains and drying south-eastern winds, gardening here is very different from the rest of the country. Also, believe it or not, one side of town has very different growing conditions to...
On 7 November, Peter and Paddy Dall hosted a function to thank the volunteers who work in the bookshop and in the gardens for their efforts this past year. It was a great function. Once again, I am reminded how blessed we are to have such wonderful volunteers. HACKS...
Twenty eight volunteers the November monthly hack.. This was the sixth hack at Brodie Link to remove thousands of Rooikrans seedlings which have taken root since the January 2024 fire. Lifts were arranged from the R44 Cape Nature Field Ranger’s gate for those who...
“RUNNING FOR LEOPARDS”: Running 42km to raise R48 000 for CLT projects 1 October: 𝖠𝖯𝖯𝖱𝖤𝖢𝖨𝖠𝖳𝖨𝖮𝖭 𝖯𝖮𝖲𝖳 ~ A big shout-out today to everyone who supported our #RunningForLeopards campaign. Two of our Cape Leopard Trust team members were ready to take on the Sanlam Cape...
ABALONE: COULD A RECLASSIFICATION OF DRIED ABALONE HELP TO REDUCE ILLEGAL TRADE? Abalone are marine gastropod molluscs or, in simpler terms, large, flat marine snails of the genus Haliotis. The name perlemoen, as it is known in South Africa, comes from old Dutch...
BBC4thSATURDAY: 25 OCTOBER: MOUNTAINS OF WASTE - SEPARATION AT SOURCE: S@S Thanks to Barbara Jenman for all the preparation and items she brought to demonstrate how we can “separate at source” in order to decrease the amount of waste that our households send to the...