Fire Prevention Month: Managing wildfire risk on the NWSMA
As summer approaches, the risk of wildfires is increasing. This is especially true on the Agulhas Plain, where we’ve had a very dry year. Wildfires pose
Taking a lead in the name of nature
For the past four years, Denver has brought his love for and knowledge of this landscape to the Nuwejaars Wetlands Special Management Area (NWSMA). Denver and his team of three …
Farming and conservation: How the two can go hand-in-hand
“The ideal is to get farmers involved in conservation and work with them,” Ross says. That’s exactly the model introduced in the NWMSA – where farmers realised
A new fynbos lily discovered on the Agulhas Plain
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
Water for Africa’s tip: Why our coastal towns rely on the Nuwejaars
There’s an influx of people moving to the most southerly tip of Africa. And this mass movement means that the role of the Nuwejaars wetlands has never been more
What lies beneath: The tiny creatures hiding in our wetlands
The ink-black, acidic waters of the Nuwejaars wetlands and rivers hide tiny creatures that would do whatever they could to never reveal their presence