Supporting landowners for a better farm: What we do
When the Overberg Renosterveld Conservation Trust signs an easement with landowners in the Overberg, it’s only the start of the journey – and the work.
World’s first renosterveld app launched – your ideal outdoor partner
The Overberg Renosterveld Conservation Trust (ORCT) has launched the world’s first renosterveld mobile phone app, called Field Guide to Renosterveld. This allows you to identify 1 600 plant and animal species during your renosterveld adventures, all in the palm of your hand.
Veld School: “Breathing in nature, to live it”
Our Veld School is a project close to our hearts. Launched back in 2022 with support from the National Lotteries Commission and ENGIE (formerly known as BTE Renewables), the programme invites tomorrow’s botanists, scientists and conservationists into the field to teach them about our natural environment.
The discovery of a secretive Oxalis creates a botanical stir
An ecological burn on a farm near Napier has led to the appearance of a most unusual Oxalis species. It’s a find that has created a stir of excitement amongst the experts.
Crassula | Providing an unlikely meal for hungry pollinators
The Crassula genus – a prominent member of the Crassulaceae family – is especially important to hungry pollinators come winter.