OVERBERG RENOSTERVELD CONSERVATION TRUST NEWS
Newsletter 28 | Aug 2022
by Dr Odette Curtis-Scott.
Your overwhelming response to protect Black Harriers, and other ORCT news
It has been an eventful year for the ORCT – as it should be, given that this is a particularly special year for us! Not only are we celebrating a decade of being in existence and conserving Renosterveld, we are also celebrating some exciting achievements for 2022! Topping that list, we have just signed a new and very big easement – we’ve got the details below. We also launched an education programme for local farm children at our new development at our Haarwegskloof Renosterveld Reserve, launched our Bequest Programme for our Endowment fund, and we just concluded a very successful crowdfunder for Black Harriers! I hope you will enjoy the news that we have to share with you, as we feedback on what the first half of this important year has meant for Renosterveld conservation. Thank you, once again, for your continued support of the work we do…. Without our supporters and donors, and the farmers with whom we work, none of this would be possible.
Critical renosterveld site acquired by the ORT – a breeding hotspot for Endangered Black Harriers
In the heart of South Africa’s Overberg, a stretch of Endangered Eastern Rûens Shale Renosterveld is now under conservation protection.
Nature comes alive for farm kids on Haarwegskloof
Our Environmental Education programme, called the Veld School, offers hands-on learning experiences that connect children to the land. It’s held on our Haarwegskloof Renosterveld Reserve.
Over 1,000 specimens strong: Growing our renosterveld herbarium
Herbarium specimens are only as good as their collection, pressing and curation; and these have been of the highest quality.