by Marion | May 25, 2025 | Monthly Meeting, Past Events
Continuining our theme of education this year, at our June meeting Dr Lorinda Hart, who is the Birds & Agrochemicals PM at BirdLife South Africa (BLSA), gave us an in depth insights into this important project which is looking at the effect of pesticides,...
by Marion | May 25, 2025 | Monthly Meeting, Past Events
At our May meeting we learnt more about the Eco-Schools project with Joanne Trinchero who is in charge of the programme at Beamont Primary. They are in their 17th year of running the programme. Eco Schools is the largest global sustainable schools programme and is...
by Marion | May 25, 2025 | Monthly Outings, Past Events
The day started out a bit chilly and the people coming from Strand was doubtful that we would see anything as the fog was hanging low there, but nature surely blessed us with a brilliant autumn day for our outing to Vergelegen. We were privileged to drive...
by Marion | Apr 27, 2025 | Monthly Outings, Past Events
What a beautiful Easter Saturday morning it was for a hike in fynbos-covered Hottentot Hollands reserve. Starting from Steenbras Dam parking, 32 of us took the hike which I heard from others was either 5k, 7k or 13 storeys high. As my watch simply tells the time, I...
by Marion | Mar 16, 2025 | Monthly Outings, Past Events
On March 15th our outing took us to Strandfontein and Zandvlei, near Muizenberg. The first stop was False Bay Nature Reserve which includes the Strandfontein water / sewage works. It doesn’t sound glamourous but it’s a large area containing multiple ponds...
by Marion | Mar 9, 2025 | Monthly Meeting, Past Events
In April we were transported to Australia with Pieter van Oudtshoorn. Pieter’s perception of the country was a desert with bluegum trees and no mountains but he was persuaded by a friend to visit, and he was glad that he did. Accompanied by his wife and their...
