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.
One of the best management tools to ‘restore’ Renosterveld to its full potential from a biodiversity perspective is to utilise fire as a management tool when the veld age of the vegetation in a fragment has reached a moribund state (where it typically lacks vigour) due to the high woody component of the vegetation.
One of the areas which the ORCT has targeted as important for further biodiversity monitoring has been the Dipka-Doring River catchment in the eastern Overberg. This river system is also one of the Table Mountain Fund’s Climate Corridors…
The Watercourse Restoration Project has focused on soil erosion control along river systems to prevent the further impact of erosion caused by increased runoff on transformed lands.
The past few months have involved numerous site visits to the watercourses within the Overberg Wheat-belt to create awareness among landowners about the project as well as develop an understanding on the current status …