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05 Jan
Posted by Dalton Gibbs in Environment | 4 comments
Rondevlei Fire 2 January 2015
Rondevlei has had four fires in the past week; the first one on the 30 December 2014 that burnt seasonal wetlands on the southern side of the vlei. The recent fire on Fri 2 January started on the western side of the vlei near 14th Ave, Prince George Drive. The wind at the time had […]
23 Dec
Posted by Dalton Gibbs in Environment, News and Events, Uncategorized, Vlei Talk Newsletter | Comments
Water Bird Ringing tomorrow at Rondevlei
The weather is looking good for water bird ringing at Rondevlei (False Bay Nature Reserve) tomorrow. We will be targeting the colony of Glossy Ibis tomorrow and other water birds we might find in the reed beds. If any FOZR members would like to assist there is space for four people to come along on […]
23 Oct
Posted by Dalton Gibbs in Environment, News and Events | Comments
Seed Collectors needed
With spring winding down I am looking for anyone that can assist in collecting seed from the veld in Rondevlei (Erica field) and Zeekoevlei (van Blommestein Park). This would take the place of a short bit of training and collecting of seed on Mon, Tues and Wed at 5:00 – 6:30om next week. We would […]
23 Oct
Posted by Dalton Gibbs in Environment | 3 comments
Heady Maiden Moths
These two Heady Maiden moths were mating this afternoon on Rondevlei’s “Erica Field”. The plant they are on is the Rondevlei Spiderhead (Serruria aemula foeniculacea), a type of protea now found no where else but at Rondevlei.
17 Oct
Posted by MoonDance in Environment | 6 comments
Whats happening with the STINK?
Please note: these minutes are being published to inform the local community as to the status of the repairs to the Cape Flats Waste Water Sewerage Works, this first posting has the minutes from 2 meetings 1st in Black then 2nd in Red Notes from a meeting at CFWWTP ( Tuesday 8th July 2014) […]
07 Oct
Posted by MoonDance in Environment | 19 comments
NB! News Update – the city CoCT up again
Please excuse the high activity on this site it is how FoZR communicates with the community and other bunny huggers like me. I have just this evening received a warning about the vlei from the city, please see below. Good day All Hope you are doing well. A message for the City of Cape Town’s […]
06 Oct
Posted by MoonDance in Environment | 1 comment
Rondevlei needs help! Please spread the word…
Hi Richard Please could you put a request out for us to the Friends & neighbours, to please see if anyone can source 25 litre plastic buckets to donate to Rondevlei. As you have probably noticed, we are busy replacing the fencing along Peninsula Road between the corner Victoria Rd & Dalton’s house. A section […]
04 Oct
Posted by MoonDance in Environment | 4 comments
News Flash – Sewerage spill Zeekoevlei Nature Reserve
Due to massive sewerage spill all contact with water from the Lotus river is to be avoided anywhere along the route and in Zeekoevlei – please spread the word. All hell is going to break loose about this because the city has known about this for a LONG time, its serious, and CoCT hasn’t warned […]
29 Sep
Posted by MoonDance in Environment | 5 comments
What’s the most interesting piece of litter you have found in Zeekoevlei?
01 Sep
Posted by MoonDance in Environment | 5 comments
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