While paddling my canoe on Kraaibosch dam in the Uilkraals Valley near Gansbaai last week, I noticed a bright splash of pink on the bank of the dam that I had never seen before. Being an inquisitive botanist I swung over to the bank and found the source of the pink splash to be this beautiful heather, Erica axillifora. Not only had I never seen it before, but it was also the first time that this species has been recorded in the area. Continue reading
On the weekend I took my family for a drive down to the Kleinbaai harbour near Gansbaai. Every day hundreds of tourists from all over the world drive down this road to go White shark diving. It has always been … Continue reading
It was once again fire time in the Overberg last week with a big burn in the Kogelberg and a flames licking on the edge of Gansbaai and Dekelders. The Gansbaai fire burnt in dense rooikrantz (Acacia cyclops) threatening the village … Continue reading
Today I accompanied our new intake of twelve Green Futures students to Salmonsdam Nature Reserve near Stanford on the Agulhas Plain. The beautiful little nature reserve is tucked away off the beaten track and not very well known by visitors … Continue reading
I have just had an interesting week on the farm that has really tested my conservationist heart! I bought Witkrans farm a few years ago primarily because of my love for nature and the fynbos in particular. Witkrans is situated … Continue reading
Global Environment Fund (GEF) facility. Through the Cape Action Plan for People and the Environment (CAPE) significant funds were mobilised for fynbos conservation and a number of far reaching, co-operative, multi-sectoral conservation programs were initiated. The stage was set in … Continue reading
