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 [...]
Tree planting on Wedderwill : 21 May 2010
We had a wonderful time planting the yellowwood trees. We were a group of 14 children and 7 adults. Each child carried ‘their’ tree from the parking area to the river. Andreas looked at the area and decided that the best area to plant the trees was [...]
Geology Tour : 15 May 2010
A group of 12 children and 8 adults joined Andreas on a walk starting in Camps Bay. We couldn’t have asked for better weather: The sun was shining and just a slight breeze could be felt. The mountain stood towering up in the sky in front of us, dropping down [...]
Iziko Fossil Outing : 24 April 2010
Our tour started at 9h00, an hour before the official opening of the museum. So we were the only group in the museum for the first hour. They had a Paleontologist that is working on the Australopithecus sediba fossil, from Gauteng, at the display of the famous fossil. She [...]
Helderberg Sleepover: 27 February 2010 — 28 February 2010
We were 5 adults and 6 children. The youngest participant was 7 years and the oldest 62 years.
It was rather hot on the first leg up to the gorge, but everyone was in good spirit. Even blisters didn’t dampen the enthusiasm.
At the gorge we had a rest and [...]