Fynbos fan Bill Duminy of Wortelgat sent in these pics of Cyrtanthus leucanthus and Otholobium rotundifolium that he took in veld burnt a few months back on the Kleinriver mountain range between Stanford and Hermanus. Both species are well adapted … Continue reading
Prof Eugene Moll is going to run one of his fantastic fynbos field courses again this year from the 27th May to 1st June. Anyone interested in doing this course should email him on emoll@telkomsa.net as soon as possible and he will … Continue reading
Dear all NAMAQUALAND WILD FLOWER GUIDE by Annelise le Roux Sponsorship Form e-mail BotSoc, in partnership with Struik Nature, is producing a third edition of Namaqualand Wild Flower Guide, with the aim of having this available for the Spring of 2013. … Continue reading
Dear all Environmental Assessment Practitioner at Sillito Environmental Consulting: Closing 25 April 2013 EAP Employment March 2013 Please see the attached document about a vacancy at Sillito Environmental Consulting. Regards, Adrian Sillito Sillito Environmental Consulting “Environmental Solutions for a Changing World” Adrian … Continue reading
A few weeks back a troop of baboons spent the day on my farm feasting on grapes and sliding down my thatched roof. The result was an awful mess, dirty paw prints all over the walls, gutters hanging from their … Continue reading
Dear all Vacancies at CapeNature Please see the two attachments for 1. Conservation Assistant, Hottentots Holland Nature Reserve 2. Programme Manager: Integrated Catchment Management Conservation Assistant, HHNR, 12 April 2013; Untitled attachment 00002 Closing Date: 12 April 2013. Kind Regards Simona … Continue reading
As the seasons change, the mornings get cooler and the first rains arrive two delicate pink Gladiolus have appeared on the sandstone slopes of Flower Valley and Grootbos. Both Gladiolus brevifolius (Autumn pipes, pictured left below) and Gladiolus martleyi (basterherfspypie, pictured … Continue reading
Dear all Conservation at Work website The Conservation at Work – the old Western Cape Conservation Stewardship Association – website recently went live and it contains very nice guidelines that might be of interest to conservation minded people. A list … Continue reading
Fynbos fan, Maarten Groos of Farm 215 near Gansbaai sent me this photo of an unusual form of Lapeirousia corymbosa (koringblommetjie) that he photographed in a small remnant patch of Elim ferricrete fynbos on his farm. Lapeirousia corymbosa grows in sandy-clay … Continue reading
I was in the beautiful De Hoop Nature Reserve over the weekend. De Hoop is approximately 34 000 ha in size and one of the largest natural areas managed by CapeNature. It is a favorite destination for hikers, cyclists, bird watchers and … Continue reading
