Comments on: More on Hippos, Rondevlei News and Other. http://www.zeekoevlei.co.za/2010/07/more-on-hippos-rondevlei-news-and-other/ Community News, Blogs & Information about Zeekoevlei, Cape Town Wed, 28 Dec 2011 09:44:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: MoonDance http://www.zeekoevlei.co.za/2010/07/more-on-hippos-rondevlei-news-and-other/comment-page-1/#comment-1490 MoonDance Mon, 09 Aug 2010 06:54:18 +0000 http://www.zeekoevlei.co.za/?p=1147#comment-1490 midges: I heard a very interesting thing the other night, the midge we have now and last season (its early in the season) is (may be) a new type of midge. Due to the cleanness of the Zeekoevlei water and sludge / mud the one type has diminished in numbers and there is a new kid in town (one that lays eggs in the grass instead of in the water to sink to the bottom and become a blood worm)- it will be interesting to see whether we have another midge massing followed by them spiders like last year (or was it earlier this year?) I don't like midges much but this is all part of the natural cycle of living at a vlei, if you hate them, understand that you will be in a constant battle against nature (which you will lose) and deal with it, we need the natural balance of spiders, fish, frogs and toads, bats etc. don't wipe them out, they are allies in the midge wars. Do as a vleibour did recently, collect a jar full of midges and send them to our less fortunate friends in Rondebosch who are not fortunate enough to live in a paradise like Zeekoevlei so they can sprinkle them about and get a taste of paradise at least... midges: I heard a very interesting thing the other night, the midge we have now and last season (its early in the season) is (may be) a new type of midge. Due to the cleanness of the Zeekoevlei water and sludge / mud the one type has diminished in numbers and there is a new kid in town (one that lays eggs in the grass instead of in the water to sink to the bottom and become a blood worm)- it will be interesting to see whether we have another midge massing followed by them spiders like last year (or was it earlier this year?) I don’t like midges much but this is all part of the natural cycle of living at a vlei, if you hate them, understand that you will be in a constant battle against nature (which you will lose) and deal with it, we need the natural balance of spiders, fish, frogs and toads, bats etc. don’t wipe them out, they are allies in the midge wars. Do as a vleibour did recently, collect a jar full of midges and send them to our less fortunate friends in Rondebosch who are not fortunate enough to live in a paradise like Zeekoevlei so they can sprinkle them about and get a taste of paradise at least…

]]> By: dagny http://www.zeekoevlei.co.za/2010/07/more-on-hippos-rondevlei-news-and-other/comment-page-1/#comment-1472 dagny Sun, 08 Aug 2010 16:10:25 +0000 http://www.zeekoevlei.co.za/?p=1147#comment-1472 midges: besides the many other reasons we have them....here are three or so to add to the pot...we are not protecting our wildlife in zeekoevlei. take care of the frogs and toads who eat these little pests...we have an endangered leopard toad that is being decimated by our carless driving, lets be diligent. Also, stop using pesticides. we need our spiders to eat them. We need our bats. Is the endemic and non endemic wildlife, biodiversity and nature surrounds not one of the major reasons we live in and love zeekoevlei? We each need to take responsibility for our home. midges: besides the many other reasons we have them….here are three or so to add to the pot…we are not protecting our wildlife in zeekoevlei. take care of the frogs and toads who eat these little pests…we have an endangered leopard toad that is being decimated by our carless driving, lets be diligent. Also, stop using pesticides. we need our spiders to eat them. We need our bats. Is the endemic and non endemic wildlife, biodiversity and nature surrounds not one of the major reasons we live in and love zeekoevlei? We each need to take responsibility for our home.

]]> By: Sandy Schuurmans http://www.zeekoevlei.co.za/2010/07/more-on-hippos-rondevlei-news-and-other/comment-page-1/#comment-1317 Sandy Schuurmans Tue, 03 Aug 2010 05:53:32 +0000 http://www.zeekoevlei.co.za/?p=1147#comment-1317 Yes, Richard - I sure read it - well done to you and the team for all your work and getting the news out to us. It's really super having our very own newsletter by e-mail. Yes, Richard – I sure read it – well done to you and the team for all your work and getting the news out to us. It’s really super having our very own newsletter by e-mail.

]]> By: James http://www.zeekoevlei.co.za/2010/07/more-on-hippos-rondevlei-news-and-other/comment-page-1/#comment-1136 James Tue, 27 Jul 2010 19:05:22 +0000 http://www.zeekoevlei.co.za/?p=1147#comment-1136 Re the litter problem in Zeekoevlei and contract workers who drink and laze about I live on the beautiful Bottom Road on the Northern shore of Zeekoevlei and I was recently horrified-and still am- at the amount of litter in the Vlei and on the shore and in the lake, even now well over 2 months since the drawdown took place. It is time for someone to effectively act. I certainly am not prepared to live on a rubbish heap for 2 months of the year while the drawdown of the Vlei is in effect. From what I can see the council workers who are cleaning up the mess are not near enough and they are to put it mildly, lazy. The last couple of days I have observed them finishing their shifts way ahead of 4pm when they are supposed to finish thier work for the day.From about 2pm i have seen them lazing about just waiting for the time to pass; they even appear to have alcoholic beverages with them! This is totally unacceptable!-meanwhile the state of the Vlei continues to leave a lot to be desired given that the lake is scheduled to be filled up again in a few days' time. The fact that all the litter of the Flats ends up in the Vlei should immediately warrant a response second to none from the City. Full time people and good contract workers should be immediately employed to continually clean up the vlei and the surrounding shoreline. Catchments will have to be built and fast to prevent reams of rubbish washing into the Vlei. The Bottom Road sanctuary is one of Cape Town’s best kept secrets- it is a magical kingdom and wetland system-the only one of its kind in Zeekoevlei, just spoiled by the amount of litter that gets washed up due to completely ineffective management. The residents of Bottom Road take a serious amount of pride in their environment. This is continually spoiled by the rather mediocre attitude of the City,- time to act and act NOW Bottom Road Zeekoevlei Re the litter problem in Zeekoevlei and contract workers who drink and laze about

I live on the beautiful Bottom Road on the Northern shore of Zeekoevlei and I was recently horrified-and still am- at the amount of litter in the Vlei and on the shore and in the lake, even now well over 2 months since the drawdown took place. It is time for someone to effectively act. I certainly am not prepared to live on a rubbish heap for 2 months of the year while the drawdown of the Vlei is in effect.
From what I can see the council workers who are cleaning up the mess are not near enough and they are to put it mildly, lazy. The last couple of days I have observed them finishing their shifts way ahead of 4pm when they are supposed to finish thier work for the day.From about 2pm i have seen them lazing about just waiting for the time to pass; they even appear to have alcoholic beverages with them! This is totally unacceptable!-meanwhile the state of the Vlei continues to leave a lot to be desired given that the lake is scheduled to be filled up again in a few days’ time.
The fact that all the litter of the Flats ends up in the Vlei should immediately warrant a response second to none from the City. Full time people and good contract workers should be immediately employed to continually clean up the vlei and the surrounding shoreline.
Catchments will have to be built and fast to prevent reams of rubbish washing into the Vlei.
The Bottom Road sanctuary is one of Cape Town’s best kept secrets- it is a magical kingdom and wetland system-the only one of its kind in Zeekoevlei, just spoiled by the amount of litter that gets washed up due to completely ineffective management.
The residents of Bottom Road take a serious amount of pride in their environment. This is continually spoiled by the rather mediocre attitude of the City,- time to act and act NOW

Bottom Road
Zeekoevlei

]]> By: James http://www.zeekoevlei.co.za/2010/07/more-on-hippos-rondevlei-news-and-other/comment-page-1/#comment-1044 James Thu, 22 Jul 2010 07:24:04 +0000 http://www.zeekoevlei.co.za/?p=1147#comment-1044 I note they are trying to find a cure for the midge problem, in the UK we are having the same discussions as we were having a fantastic summer until this week, now it’s gone back to more like autumn with really strong winds and peeing down…….Anyway, one remedy that keeps on getting repeated and is supposed to work really well is spraying Listerine (mouth wash) around decking, seating areas and wet areas, people were sceptical to start with but the results appear to be amazing, that might be worth a suggestion? I note they are trying to find a cure for the midge problem, in the UK we are having the same discussions as we were having a fantastic summer until this week, now it’s gone back to more like autumn with really strong winds and peeing down…….Anyway, one remedy that keeps on getting repeated and is supposed to work really well is spraying Listerine (mouth wash) around decking, seating areas and wet areas, people were sceptical to start with but the results appear to be amazing, that might be worth a suggestion?

]]> By: Richard http://www.zeekoevlei.co.za/2010/07/more-on-hippos-rondevlei-news-and-other/comment-page-1/#comment-1020 Richard Wed, 21 Jul 2010 05:27:11 +0000 http://www.zeekoevlei.co.za/?p=1147#comment-1020 Does anyone read this stuff? Does anyone read this stuff?

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