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Fynbos Fire — A Blessing and a Curse.
Fire is an inevitable and necessary factor in the ecology of the Fynbos Biome. To ensure the optimal regeneration of our precious veld it needs a comprehensive burn every ten to fifteen years. Dead growth is removed and precious nutrients re-enrich the infertile soil. And when the dense canopy is removed there is sufficient space and light to stimulate almost immediate regeneration.
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- Written by Helen George
- Parent Category: Buzz
- Category: 2015 - April
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The Penguin Waddle 2015
“Given an annual rate of decline of about 2% per year, there is considerable concern about the long-term viability of African Penguins in the wild. The African penguin population is currently less than 5% of the original population and still declining rapidly — as a result, it has been classified as ENDANGERED by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), and is listed in Appendix II of CITES and the Bonn Convention for the conservation of migratory species.
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- Written by Donn
- Category: Conservation
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Police Forum Imbizo
The police are asking residents to please take time to attend an outreach/public-meeting/imbozo with them. There are two Imbizos, one in Kleinmond and the other in Betty's Bay at Crassula Hall.
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- Crassula Hall, Betty’s Bay.
- Time and date
- April 14, 18h00.
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- Written by Donn
- Category: Police
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Betty's Bay - Where whales play and wild flowers bloom
Betty's Bay is a beautiful small holiday town situated on the Overberg coast of South Africa's Western Cape province. Just an hours drive from Cape Town it sits beneath the rugged Kogelberg Mountains on the scenic R44 ocean drive between Pringle Bay and Kleinmond. Tourism plays a large role in the town's economy due to the its popularity with holiday makers from across the Western Cape and Cape Town in particular. This village is the longest in South Africa at over 13 km.
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- Written by Colin Chaplin
- Category: History
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Betty's Bay, Quo vadis?
Slightly less than a year ago my wife and I arrived with all our worldly possessions in our beautiful and, judging from the appearance, a very tranquil, Betty’s Bay. I am not one of the ordinary ‘incomers’. In fact, for many years I have owned a plot in our town and I have enjoyed many holidays here. Also, I am a true ‘Capey’ in that I started life in Tiervlei, which later was renamed Parow Vallei.
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- Written by Rudi Perold
- Parent Category: Buzz
- Category: 2015 - April
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