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16 Mar
Posted by MoonDance in Environment | 3 comments
Thanks from Rondevlei and Why we cut down the trees
Hi Community A while ago I put out a request for us for the community to donate old buckets to us for use on our new fenceline, We did receive one small donation (thanks!), however not enough buckets to cover all of our fence posts. We therefore used a different method, namely black plastic sheeting cut […]
27 Feb
Posted by MoonDance in Environment | 11 comments
Control of Bulrushes
People – people! The vlei is particularly low as we have had hardly any rain, hot weather and high winds all leading to lots of evaporation which has successively reduced the water level further than it would normally be at this time of the year. All the exposed area has left the Typha Capensis high […]
23 Feb
Posted by Dalton Gibbs in Environment, Uncategorized | 6 comments
Brunsvigia orientalis
The Brunsvigia orientalis (Candelabra flower) are starting to bloom at Rondevlei; with several plants pushing up in various stages. These plants belong to the Amaryllidacae family and produce flowers before they have any leaves which only come later when winter rains arrive. These flowers are a sure sign of the onset of autumn. This flowering […]
20 Feb
Posted by MoonDance in Environment, News and Events | Comments
Alaska to The Amazon
Invitation to an A Rocha Earthkeepers Forum meeting, 28 February, Rondevlei Nature Reserve You are cordially invited to join A Rocha for talks on how Christians in Canada and Argentina are dealing (or should we say “responding to”) with major environmental challenges. Bishop Mark MacDonald is the Indigenous Bishop of the Anglican Church of Canada […]
17 Feb
Posted by Dalton Gibbs in Environment, Uncategorized | 1 comment
Bat Mist Netting
Hi All The weather is perfect and I will be erecting a mist net at the Zeekoevlei Environmental Centre on Peninsula Rd at 19:00 this evening. We are hoping to catch a bat(s) for identification purposes for the student conservation group that is presently at the education centre. We will be finished at 21:00 latest, […]
05 Feb
Posted by Dalton Gibbs in Environment | 12 comments
Bat Boxes
The University of Stellenbosch is presently doing research on bats and is wanting to survey any bats that are presently staying in bat boxes at Zeekoevlei. To increase the sample size they will also install free bat boxes for any residents who may want them. There are a limited number; any one wanting a bat […]
03 Feb
Posted by Dalton Gibbs in Environment, News and Events, Vlei Talk Newsletter | 15 comments
False Bay Nature Reserve a Ramsar site!
On the 2 February 2015 the Deputy Minister of the Environment, Barbara Thompson, handed over a Ramsar certificate to the False Bay Nature Reserve. The Ramsar convention was named after a town in Iran, where in 1971 an international convention was entered into between countries to conserve wetlands of international importance. The primary goal of […]
01 Feb
Posted by Dalton Gibbs in Environment, News and Events, Uncategorized, Vlei Talk Newsletter | 3 comments
Zeekoevlei Eastern Shore event
Many people have noticed the large pavilion of tents that has been erected on the eastern shore of Zeekoevei. This is in anticipation of tomorrow’s pubic event where the Deputy Minister of the Environment will present a Ramsar Certificate to False Bay Nature Reserve (including Zeekoevlei). Several hundred people are expected to celebrate World Wetlands […]
28 Jan
Posted by Dalton Gibbs in Environment, Uncategorized | 4 comments
Puffadder at Rondevlei
A Puffadder at Rondevlei this afternoon.
26 Jan
Posted by Dalton Gibbs in Environment, News and Events, Sailing, Uncategorized, Vlei Talk Newsletter | 13 comments
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