The spring 2011 ECO-Ranger newsletter is available to download:
Newsletter Spring 2011

A South Easter was forecast for the day but this did not deter us to make our way to Cape Point.  The road we travelled was already part of the outing, winding all along our beautiful coast and through characteristic towns along the way.
We entered the park and drove to the first viewpoint. From here [...]

A small group of ECO-Rangers met at the library  and departed to the Silvermine Nature Reserve.
While driving we passed through a shower of rain. We held thumbs that we would be able to have our walk!
Luckily the weather looked much better once we arrived at Silvermine. The Silvermine Nature Reserve is a lovely recreational area. [...]

The first ECO-Ranger newsletter is available for download as a pdf. Eco Ranger newsletter Autumn 2011

After some technical problems, a long queue caused by a police check point and nearly being chased by a rhino while driving through Fairy Glen Game Reserve, we managed to get to the starting point of our long awaited hike into the Hex River mountains.

We had planned to walk up the Helderberg, but as it was very hot we decided to go to the Koffiekloof gorge on Vergelegen Wine Estate.
The road up to the parking area was in relative good condition. From there it took about 15 minutes to walk to the Johnson hut. The fynbos in this area [...]

Building Owl Boxes : 10 September 2010
All keen with a hammer in their hands, the ECO-Rangers arrived to build owl boxes. Andreas gave us a talk on what makes owls so special. He also showed a whole variety of owls and their calls, some laughing, others hooting which the ECO-Rangers found interesting and amusing.
Then the [...]

Koggelberg new route hike : Unfortunately this walk had to be cancelled due to wet conditions
Seed planting : 7 children and 3 adults joined Andreas on this lovely morning to learn about our beautiful trees. Each child got a hip pouch to use to put the seeds in. We went on a walk in the [...]

June/July 2010 holiday program

This coming holiday ECO-Rangers will be offering the following:

Saturday 19th June : Kogelberg new trail
Wednesday 23rd June : Trees: Collecting seed and planting
Saturday 26th June : Wagon trail (Wedderwill to Sir Lowry’s Pass)
Wednesday 30th  June : Owl nest building
Sat & Sunday 3-4 July : Snow camp : Heksrivier mountains (Worcester)
Wednesday 7th July [...]

Making Toad Houses  :  28th May 2010
As the weather was real frog weather, we learned about frogs and toads. Andreas told us interesting facts about frogs and toads. We saw pictures of the tiniest frog, the biggest and the most beautiful frogs! We were shown what influence man has on these lovely creatures.
To encourage the [...]