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.
Archive for category: Watercourse Project
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...
Update on the Watercourse Restoration Project
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.
Monitoring Biodiversity for Conservation: Bioblitzing the Dipka-Doring River Catchment
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...
Soil erosion control along river systems
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.
Update on the Watercourse Restoration Project
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 ...
Watercourse Restoration Project has charged into 2016
After a fantastic and restful festive season, the Watercourse Restoration Project has charged into 2016 and is on the go once again. Thankfully, while the...
Restoring the Overberg’s Watercourses: Beginnings of a New Project
Spring has sprung in the Overberg. The weather is growing warmer, plants are flowering in the Renosterveld and humming with a diversity of insect pollinators...