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21 May
Posted by MoonDance in Environment | 1 comment
Xenophobia Zeekoevlei style
Whilst the drawdown is on we are working at clearing the Commelina Bengalensis – the trailing invasive little plant, otherwise known by some as the wandering Jew – along the shoreline of Van Blommestein Park between CTEET and the patch known as Nile Bank. Chancey Bisweck is there on Thursdays and would love any assistance. […]
04 May
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NOTICE RE: DRAWDOWN OF ZEEKOEVLEI (April 2015) AND SHORELINE MAINTENANCE
Dear Zeekoevlei resident NOTICE RE: DRAWDOWN OF ZEEKOEVLEI (April 2015) AND SHORELINE MAINTENANCE The management of False Bay Nature Reserve would like to inform residents that the Zeekoevlei weir will be opened on 27 April 2015 at 10:00 for the annual drawdown of the wetland. This intervention is carried out to allow the vlei to […]
01 May
Posted by MoonDance in Environment | 3 comments
FoZR – scorched earth – walk – Workers Day
Yawn – after a hard nights partying I dragged my sorry butt off to Rondevlei to take a look at the results of the ecological burn of the past week. Dalton as usual chipper and bright and a font of interesting information led us on a stroll through the mud flats and edumacated the heck […]
29 Apr
Posted by Dalton Gibbs in Environment, Uncategorized | 3 comments
Rondevlei Ecological Burn
The Rondevlei Ecological Burn was successfully conducted yesterday, with the reed beds along the northern shore being burnt. According to the reserve records some of these reed beds have never burnt and are over 30 years old. The burning conditions yesterday were perfect with northerly winds taking the ash and smoke out over Rondevlei and […]
28 Apr
Posted by Dalton Gibbs in Environment, News and Events | 1 comment
Rondevlei Ecological Burn
The Rondevlei ecological burn will be commencing at 10:00 today. The northern shore line is to be burnt on a Northerly wind; finishing at approximately 15:00. Crews will monitor during the night – rain is forecast for later. In order to facilitate this the reserve will be closed for the day.
25 Apr
Posted by Dalton Gibbs in Environment, Uncategorized | 3 comments
First time Rondevlei dries up in 40 years!
Rondevlei has pretty much dried up in response to the summer draw down and regional drought that the 2014/15 summer has brought. The Western Cape wetlands are designed to dry up in summer and flood in winter and are characterised by this extreme fluctuation of water levels. This results in increased diversity of fauna & […]
15 Apr
Posted by Dalton Gibbs in Environment, Uncategorized | 6 comments
First frogs of the season
With this tiny bit of rain has come the first frogs calls of the winter season. Clicking Stream Frogs (Strongylopus grayii) have started to call with their “click .. click…click” calls. This is the only frog species calling at Zeekoevlei at the moment, with several individuals often calling at the same time. The call has a slightly […]
14 Apr
Posted by MoonDance in Environment | 2 comments
Notice of Prescribed Ecological Burn
Rondevlei burn 2015 notice To owner and resident Notice of Prescribed Ecological Burn Where: False Bay Nature Reserve, Rondevlei Section, Erf 1834 Date: April 2015 (date weather dependent) Please note: Application has been made to obtain the required burning permit from both City Health’s Air Pollution Control Section and City Fire and Rescue Services False […]
08 Apr
Posted by Dalton Gibbs in Environment | 12 comments
Brant’s Climbing Mouse (Dendromus mesomelas)
This little guy below is Brant’s Climbing Mouse, one of several species of climbing mouse found in Southern Africa. As their suggests, they live in trees, restios and bushes, and are seldom seen. This particular specimen we found in a weavers nest at Zandvlei Nature Reserve. To demonstrate how cryptic this species is, consider Zandvlei […]
02 Apr
Posted by MoonDance in Environment | 5 comments
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