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05 Jun
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Reminder: Fynbos planting
Please join FOZR to plant rare fynbos in VB park opp guard hut this Saturday from 9am to 11am. Bring spade and boots. Refreshments supplied. Kirstenbosch have given us 200 Erica vericillata to grace our park. see below.
22 May
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Endangered Sand Fynbos to replace thirsty gum tree
Join the Friends of Zeekoevlei and Rondevlei for a morning of restoration. We will be planting in Van Bloemenstein Park near the community hall on the site shown in the photo below. City Nature Conservation will be supplying plants, snacks and drinks. The plants will include 2 endangered […]
10 Mar
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Kenilworth Racecourse Conservation Area Search and Rescue / Chameleon walk
Kenilworth Racecourse Conservation Area will be hosting a ‘Search and rescue / Chameleon walk’ in preparation for the ecological burn. Date: Thursday, 13 March 2014 Venue: Kenilworth Racecourse Conservation Area (Meet at Wetton road gate) Time: 19:30 – 21:00 What to bring: Closed walking shoes and a strong torch RSVP: Please note there is limited space […]
24 Feb
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the Big Bat Catch
The bat experts will be catching bats at ZEEP (opposite the guard hut) on Wednesday night from 7pm. They will be using mist nets for the job, so come along and get a close-up view of these fascinating creatures. Maybe we will find out the role of bats in midge (miggie) control. It promises to […]
03 Oct
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Bat braai anyone?
Hi All Dr Chris Corben from the USA will be visting Rondevlei and speaking about bats on the 11th Oct between 16:00 – 21:00. People could arrive at any time and slot into the visit. Dr Corben will be putting up bat detectors and talking about bat identification and bats in general. He is one […]
06 Sep
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REMINDER – Frog outing with Dalton this evening
Adventurous frog outing and informal talk by Dalton. All welcome. Place: Van Bloemenstein Park parking lot Date: Fri 06 Sept Time: around 18:30 – 20:00 Bring: torch, wellies, spoon and cup for soup
02 Sep
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Talk on Wildflowers
Throughout South Africa, road reserves containing precious indigenous vegetation are being converted to weedy wastelands through judicious and systematic brushcutting. Masquerading as “road maintenance”, and justified as being “for safety”, this malignant practice has led to the disturbance and subsquent loss of precious habitats. In South Africa and particularly in the Cape, the lowland […]
16 Jul
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COMMUNITY PLANTING DAY IN MEMORY OF FATHER JOHN OLIVER
Please join us for a COMMUNITY PLANTING DAY IN MEMORY OF FATHER JOHN OLIVER. Date: Sunday 21st July Time: 1:30 pm onwards Place: Van Bloemenstein Park, Victoria Rd (southern cul de sac) All are welcome to come and join in the planting of the Fynbos plants that have been donated in memory of Father John […]
10 Jul
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Plants in memory of Father John Oliver
There has been some confusion about the process of donating indigenous plants for Van Bloemenstein Park in memory of Father John (as requested by his family in stead of bringing flowers to his funeral). For anyone wanting to do this, here are the options: Option 1: For a bundle of 10 mixed fynbos plants (R150), email […]
24 Apr
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