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Youth Rangers in Elandsvlei

Written by Administrator Saturday, 15 August 2009 06:19

Elandsvlei Conservancy was a programme to target and engage young people.  Their Youth Rangers are an active bunch of children between the ages of 12 and 18, co-ordinated by Tegz Watson.  They meet every Friday night, and their objective is to have fun outdoors.

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A ball, a field and high hopes

Last Updated on Sunday, 09 August 2009 10:05 Written by Rhenosterspruit Nature Conservancy Sunday, 09 August 2009 10:00

“Please Miss Michelle, ask Miss Myrna if we can also play soccer on the field where our fathers play.”  Several small hopeful soccer stars wanted Michelle Panos in the Oori Game Reserve (Riverside Estates) to approach Myrna Thomas, Director of the SOS Training Village, for permission to use the adults’ soccer field.

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South of Johannesburg : the Cinderlla story?

Last Updated on Tuesday, 14 July 2009 06:15 Written by Administrator Tuesday, 14 July 2009 03:42

Andrew Barker and Clem Kourie are marketing the newly established Klipriviersberg Conservancy.  The area is quite extensive, mixed use prevails and the plan is ambitious.  Andrew talks about the South of Johannesburg as playing Cinderella to the Northern and Western aspects of Johannesburg.

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Fences or hedgerows

Written by Neville Durow Sunday, 31 May 2009 14:28

If one were to travel to the English countryside the first impression that you would notice is the interconnected patchwork of hedgerows separating paddocks and cultivated farm lands.  While these hedgerows make an attractive feature of the undulating English countryside, they were established to serve as “fences” for the control of livestock.  They also serve as valuable wildlife habitats and migration corridors for wild animals, birds, butterflies and other pollinators. They are so valuable that The Hedgerow Regulations were passed in June 1997 making it an offence to destroy them.

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Gekco on Food Gardens, Permaculture and outreach

Last Updated on Friday, 15 May 2009 08:04 Written by Administrator Friday, 15 May 2009 07:50

The Greater Kyalami Conservancy (GEKCO) has deployed the services of John Nzira in an outreach programme.  The programme was intended to foster an awareness of sustainable practices, and provide food security.

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