Summer is here with a vengeance in the Overberg. The harvest has been gathered in and it is a time that after the whirlwind craziness of spring that most botanists will be tucked away in their cool offices or taking a well earnt break.
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Three years later – here’s how watercourses helped protect Renosterveld
How can one link two critically endangered Renosterveld patches that are kilometres apart? Through watercourses – the small, non-perennial rivers and streams that criss-cross the Overberg.
Latest Renosterveld News
Spring is a crazy time and we have all been buried in our various field visits. This often means long days in the field and coming home with a bag full of herbarium specimens ...
Renosterveld is dull? Think again
For 10 months of the year, you’d be forgiven for thinking that Renosterveld is drab and dull. But when spring arrives - that’s when Renosterveld truly shows her beautiful face. Every colour, pattern and shape emerges, and the landscape comes to life.
Renosterveld watercourses: Who knew THIS would happen…
Something unexpected happened when our team of Renosterveld vegetation experts started looking at watercourses. They found critically endangered indigenous fish species in small, non-perennial streams...
Farming tip: When Renosterveld thrives…
Renosterveld flourishes when some grazing is allowed on it. In fact, farmers are not only discouraged from overgrazing their Renosterveld patches, but also from preventing any grazing from taking place.
Two Farmers’ Field Days: The latest on Renosterveld research
Farmers can find out about the latest Renosterveld research at two Farmers’ Field Days taking place in September in the Overberg.
Secured forever: Another 342ha of pristine Renosterveld
Two more Overberg farmers have committed to protect their Renosterveld forever. These farmers have both now signed conservation easements, (conservation servitudes attached to title deeds...
Tips for farmers to manage their land ‘holistically’
Renosterveld needs some disturbance – similar to what used to happen naturally in the landscape in the past.
Key farming questions answered – a Landbouweekblad partnership
The ORCT and Landbouweekblad have joined forces to host a free Farmers’ Field Day, bringing experts together to help address important farming issues.