January 2020 - Greenheart

Botfriends newsletter January 2020

Mike Austin 2020-01-30 No Comments

Botfriends newsletter January 2020. Botfriends produces a monthly newsletter with brief comments on current environmental issues. These Botfriends newsletters constitute a summary of activity which Botfriends is currently involved in.…

Aerial pictures of the Bot Estuary, courtesy of Jean Tresfon

Mike Austin 2020-01-23 No Comments

The aerial pictures of the Bot Estuary, which follow, show significant changes in the estuary over the recent past. The estuary is tending towards a fresh water lagoon with lower…

Pamphlet of invasive plant species in Fisherhaven

Mike Austin 2020-01-22 5 Comments

This pamphlet of invasive plant species in Fisherhaven has been widely distributed locally, published in Greenheart & Botfriends Facebook page. Many of the articles on this site deal with invasive…

Botfriends Alien Clearing Program BACP Business Case

Mike Austin 2020-01-20 11 Comments

The Botfriends alien clearing program is an appeal for funding to extend the extremely successful Botfriends challenge from 30 hectare to 3 000 hectare.

Afdaksrivier Trust Housing Development

Mike Austin 2020-01-20 4 Comments

Botfriends comments on the Afdaksrivier Trust housing development for farm 21/575. The process for getting approval for the development is an ongoing process with many twists and turns, especially for…

A lack of environmental concerns expressed in a comment from 2009, on the Bot River Estuary

Mike Austin 2020-01-19 1 Comment

The gist of these comments from 2009, 11 years ago, still apply today. The lack of environmental concerns expressed in this article are still relevant today. The article is written…

Environmental damage at Middlevlei; An update

Mike Austin 2020-01-19 2 Comments

Botfriends has been involved with environmental damage caused by erecting an illegal fence constructed on adjacent property to Middlevlei and into a wetland. This was discussed at the BREF public…

Fire a natural occurrence in the Bot River estuary area

Mike Austin 2020-01-15 12 Comments

Fire a natural occurrence in the Fynbos biome and specifically in the Bot Estuary environs is reported on. Extensive research on fire in the Fynbos biome has been summarized in…

Comment summary on fire policy document

Mike Austin 2020-01-14 1 Comment

Comment summary on fire policy document Policy for: Creating and maintaining fire-wise vacant erven within urban areas Revision: September 2018 as prepared by the OSM. A post on Fire A…

Notes on fire issues in Fynbos

Mike Austin 2020-01-14 No Comments

Notes on fire related issues in the Fynbos area of the Western Cape, South Africa are presented below. These were more detailed reports used in Fire A natural force in…

Month: January 2020