1. Environmental Education
A working partnership with the City of Cape Town and The Zandvlei Trust.
photograph by Ally AshwellChildren doing a mini SASS identifying water organisms in April 2009.
Sharon McCallum 021 788 8592
We please need more volunteers.
Their aim is to educate and encourage local school children to become interested in the Zandvlei environment.
This is an important and rewarding project for anyone with experience working with children, and who would like to contribute in any way, may contact Sharon McCallum.
A Zandvlei catchment poster by Carol Howes
Download print and then colour in the poster.
2. Zandvlei Inventory and Monitoring Programme (ZIMP) updated 14/03/2010
Blue Emperor Dragonfly.
At an Exectutive Committee Meeting, Timm Hoffman proposed the establishment of the Zandvlei Inventory and Monitoring Programme as a task team. As you can see from the agenda there are numerous catagories needing local residents or interested peoples input.
You have chosen to live in this area, so please join in and contribute by participating.
3. Newsletter
Summer volume 2010/1
See extract articles from previous Newsletters.
photograph by David MullerMuriel Darke, Peter Kruger and Sharon McCallum are the Editing Team.
The Editor oversees the general planning of the deadlines for each of the issues of the Newsletter. This comprises setting the themes, the sourcing and collection of the articles and pictures for the deadline. The Editor interfaces with the DTP, repo and printer. Sources the sponsorship, advertising and funding for the newsletter production as well.
The Exco reviews, proof reads and then sees to the distribution of the Newsletters, to all the members, advertisers, schools, libraries, businesses, municipal offices and other officials, also environmental bodies and interested parties.
4. Westlake Wetlands Walkway Garden
A working partnership with the City of Cape Town, local business and Zandvlei Trust.
Veronica and Una working in the garden.
The Roland and Leta Hill Trust have donated funds to upgrade the pathway – July 2009.
Una Hartley 021 788 5854 Please assist Una, she needs your help.
5. BOSSIES –
(Biodiversity On Suburban Sidewalks [for] Indigenous Ecosystem
Sanctuaries)
updated 07/03/2010
A working partnership with the City of Cape Town and The Zandvlei Trust.
Cuttings being planted Seedling trays being checked.
Neil Major 021 706 0153 or 076 473 7095
The Cape Flats Fynbos Nursery sales is now at Rondevlei Nature Reserve – No 1 Fishermans Walk cor Perth Road, Grassy Park.
Contact Neil on 076 473 7095 for all your Strandveld and Sand Plain Fynbos plant requirements.
Read about the Feb 2010 Muizenberg project new 07/03/2010
6. Rehabilitation – exotic invasive vegetation clearing. updated 14/03/2010
A working partnership with the City of Cape Town and The Zandvlei Trust.
This young Angulate Tortoise came walking up the hill towards us while we were working.
This group of regular volunteer members remove exotic invasive vegetation eg. Port Jackson, Rooikrans, Black Wattle, Longleaf Acacia, Manitoka, Brazilian Pepper seedlings, saplings and trees, from the Greater Zandvlei Estuary Nature Reserve areas.
The dedicated few have done so for the last 20 years and more, every month on the 2nd Saturday afternoon.You are welcome to come and help.
Gavin Lawson 021 705 5224
7. Westlake Wetlands (Rutter Road)
A working partnership with the City of Cape Town and The Zandvlei Trust.
photograph by John FowkesThe reused and recycled plastic bottles made into a boom to hold back the hyacinth out of the main water bodies.
John Fowkes 021 788 2902
They review, research and report on the conditions and problems encountered with the Wetlands.
This volunteer group of residents, monitor and liase with the local authority on the condition of the Rutter Road Pond. They clear exotic plants and repair and maintain the booms / traps across the open water bodies at the confluence of the Keysers and Westlake Rivers before entering the main Zandvlei water body.A work party in July 2009. Reusing and recycling lots of plastic bottles
Bowen Boshier and Sally Petersen planting on corner of Axminster and Royal Road Muizenberg at the estuary mouth on 23/03/2007.
8. EIA's (Environmental Impact Assessments) and other Development Forums
Gavin Lawson, Bowen Boshier.
They monitor and assess developments, attend meetings and review and write reports.
Development and Environmental Forums
Cherry Giljam, Sharon McCallum, Gavin Lawson.
They attend numerous meetings and report back to the Exco some of which are;
Sand River Catchment Forum, Zandvlei Action Committee, False Bay Ecology Park Steering Committee, Western Cape Wetland Forum and others.
We need more volunteers the workload is ever increasing.
9. Paper and Glass Recycling
The official opening ceronomy in 2001, with the Rotary Claremont representatives,
Geoff Bailey and his youngest son, Una Hartley, Clifford Dorse and Gavin Lawson.Una Hartley 021 788 5854
Manages the Zandvlei Trust paper and glass recycling igloos on the Main Road, Lakeside (opposite the Lakeside Shopping Centre). The income derived from these "igloos" helps pay for this website hosting.
Another excellent recycling activity which all can participate in. All goods are given free to whom ever. Stop filling the refuse dumps with unnecessary items which can be recycled.
Please support the recycling industry.
10. Membership Database
Ken Williams and Joyce Brandt
The database has grown since it was started in 2001. It is a very important activity to make sure our members and interested parties receive our Newsletters and other correspondence. It is our way to network and communicate with City officals and other environmental groups and NGO's. It is a dedicated task that requires attention to detail, communication with the Exco and regular cross checking and updating.
11. Auditor
Ian MacKay is a Chartered Account and offers the following services;
- Auditing
- Client accounting
- Income tax returns
- Personal financial and tax planning
- Monthly bookkeeping
- Valuations
- Due diligence reviews
- Business plans
- Capital gains tax
Ian MacKay and Associates,
P.O.Box 31396,
Tokai, 7966
tel 021 674 7159
fax 021 671 7575
email ianm@icmackay.co.za
12. Web Page
Gavin Lawson.
He researches, writes articles, photographs, compiles articles and publishes the web page. The web page was started in May 2001.
To comment on the web page contact Gavin Lawson.Please contribute to our web site with your articles and photographs.
