The Nuwejaars Wetlands Special Management Area consists of vast stretches of wetlands, rivers and natural areas. In between, transformed lands are farmed – with our region serving as the breadbasket of the Western Cape.
When life gives you lemons, you make lemonade. But what do you do when you’re given hectares of invasive alien plants? Well, you make biochar. Biochar itself has exceptional properties.
Freshwater fish in the Overberg are catching the attention of international conservationists – in an urgent effort to prevent these often tiny and very special fish species from going extinct.
In healthy wetlands you’ll find a healthy array of insects. These insects make great food for a healthy population of frogs. And flying over these wetlands, birds of prey such as the African Marsh Harrier feed on the frogs.
The pretty pink and white flowered plants have only been found in two locations – both on the NWSMA. With fewer than 250 plants in total covering an area of less
The children of the Elim Primary School got to know the Nuwejaars wetlands – especially the frogs of our wetlands, during a recent environmental education outing.