Using a combination of satellite imagery and machine learning, Glenn Moncrieff and Marcel Gietzmann-Sanders have developed the Global Overberg Renosterveld Watch application.
Singing, spitting and speedy: Ground-dwelling spiders of Renosterveld
From the ‘singing’ spider, to the Spitting Spider, you’ll find a wide range of free-living, ground-dwelling spiders in Renosterveld.
Using Repeat Photography to Document Post Fire Change in Overberg Renosterveld
Last autumn we partnered with several easement landowners and other key conservation partners to effect successful ecological burns in areas
Three new easements signed: Connecting Renosterveld fragments forever
With three more conservation easements just signed, severely threatened Renosterveld corridors between Swellendam and Heidelberg are now connected in conservation forever.
Pelargoniums of Overberg Renosterveld
One of the most interesting and diverse of these plant groups is the Pelargoniums. Adapted to grow in the most challenging of growing conditions, members of the genus have a variety of different growth forms.
Secretive and shy critters of Renosterveld: Meet the web-dwelling spiders
The horizontal webs of Funnel-Web Spiders are often seen in the veld, covered with dew in the early mornings; a funnel-shaped retreat is constructed on the one end
Latest Renosterveld News
Right now, we’re already starting our spring Renosterveld surveys. The wonderful winter rains have resulted in an early Renosterveld display. So over the next few months, you’ll find us out in the field, monitoring all our Overberg Renosterveld has to offer.
Building Extension Capacity in our Renosterveld Landscapes
One of the key teaching tools for the extension officer training event is the ‘Field Guide to the Renosterveld of the Overberg’, written by the ORCT’s founder and Director
A first in South Africa: This spunky woman’s unusual job in conservation
For me, it’s important to conserve wildlife so that future generations can enjoy our natural world. I really love my job, because I love being out in the field,