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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…

Botfriends Challenge

Mike Austin 2020-01-12 9 Comments

Botfriends clearing alien species challenge The Botfriends challenge was issued by Bruce Bayer, to the community of Botfriends for the clearing of alien species on public land, with a generous…

Paddavlei ecosystem wetland

Mike Austin 2020-01-12 7 Comments

The Paddavlei ecosystem in Hawston, Western Cape, South Africa is a critical wetland area in need of rehabilitation. A body of concerned residents formed the Paddavlei Ecosystem Group (PEG) which…

Alien species proliferation in Ward 8

Mike Austin 2020-01-10 No Comments

Alien species proliferation in Ward 8 report was compiled by Mike Austin in response to the national report released in 2017 as a preliminary assessment of Ward 8. The Western…

Botfriends activity: Biodiversity and Biological invasions in Ward 8

Mike Austin 2020-01-09 9 Comments

This report was made on the recommendations contained in the national report of 2017 in the link below (PDF) Van Wilgen, B.W. & Wilson, J.R. (Eds.) 2018. The status of…

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