Zandvlei Trust
Keysers River Restoration Project
06/06/2007– To celebrate World Environment Day, about 65 plants and trees of different species were planted on the corner of Honeywell and Celie Roads, Retreat next to the river, on a very cold rainy afternoon. Ideal for planting.
Part of the group gathered to listen to the introduction speech by Patrick Dowling and Andy Gubb from WESSA.
Patrick Dowling - WESSA introduced the proceedings with a short speech before the entusiastic group of local business people, City Officals and NGO members planted the different wetland species in prepared holes by Wetland Solutions (Mark Nofke, Marie van Heerden and their workers ).
The corner bed with plants waiting to be put
into the soil.
The City's Parks dept supplied the trees. A number of participants could not be present as it was a work day, they were thanked for their on going support and input.
The plants were all propagated at the Working for Wetlands (Westlake branch). The 5 large Waterberry trees were planted along Cellie Road.
In a few years time this corner should look very
different with the established shrubs.
To warm up and dry out after a
successful planting session refreshments were served at Perrins, a local
business over
the road.
Patrick indicated that planning has started for greening of other sections of
the River.
This project was started in July 2004.
Some views on the south side of Military Road, before the Keysers River enters the Zandvlei.
This view is south from the pipe crossing, close to where the proposed R300 Toll Road
would cross the Keyser River. There is a Metro suburban train passing on the
left.
This view is north from the pipe crossing, towards Military Road. The mountain
on the left is Devil's Peak.
This is the confluence of the Keyser and Westlake Rivers at the railway bridge
between Steenberg and Lakeside railway stations. The view is looking west,
toward Constantia Mountain.
