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A busy year for the Veld School: Experiencing nature on our doorstep
One year after the launch of the Veld School, and the Overberg Renosterveld Conservation Trust (ORCT) has touched the lives of 370 learners in the Overberg, showing them the importance of protecting our precious renosterveld.
Getting intimate with an Overberg endemic: Agulhas Long-Billed Lark
The Agulhas Long-billed Lark’s distinctive repertoire of vocalisations makes it easy to detect in the field despite its fairly nondescript plumage. When nesting, it is alert, shy and secretive, but patience and determination brought exciting new data from 29 nests.
Exploring, through the lens, intricate and miniature life forms
As the proponents of an easily overlooked shrubland, still underrated by landowners and ecologists alike, we rely heavily on taking striking images from within renosterveld to ‘sell’ our story.
Islands and Harriers: the fight for survival
This year, I was honoured to be offered a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Réunion Island, through a university exchange programme between the University of Cape Town
Renosterveld loses a true conservation champion
Renosterveld lost a true champion recently when farmer Hansie Swart of Swellendam passed away. Long before anyone had seriously considered protecting Renosterveld, Hansie was already conserving the extensive tracts that occurred on his farm along the Breede River.
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The journey to becoming a field guide | FGASA
“There are no second chances for first impressions.” These were the words Louis Willemse left the recently graduated field guides after an extensive six-week course hosted at the Haarwegskloof Renosterveld Reserve.
How five Renosterveld antelope use our altered landscapes
By Nande Notyalwa, ORCT intern A striking...
Succulents of Overberg Renosterveld
Help us to monitor our extraordinary and highly threatened Renosterveld succulent plant diversity to keep it in the wild as we expand our conservation easement footprint by considering …
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It’s been a busy year for the ORCT! Our year was centred on our 10 year celebrations and we used every opportunity to raise awareness about our work and to grow the network of support upon which we are dependent.
Great Southern Bioblitz 2022: A celebration of Overberg biodiversity
From 28 to 31 October, the Great Southern Bioblitz 2022 took the southern hemisphere by storm. This public event invites fauna and flora experts …
Black Harriers are telling us their story – via satellite
Black Harriers in the Overberg that have had satellite trackers placed on them are telling us an incredible story. We’re now able to see exactly where these birds move, and how far they travel.