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WALKS PLANNED FOR 2016

Botsoc Walk 17 September 2016 Spring has sprung! It’s time to head for a mountain trail that shows off the best of Kogelberg Sandstone Fynbos without too much effort, since winter inactivity has taken its toll on our mountain legs. There’s no better trail for that purpose than Rod’s Trail. Named after Rod Smitheman, conservationist, architect and one-time mayor of Betty’s Bay, Rod’s Trail starts at the top of Kloof Road, adjacent to the Harold Porter National Botanical Gardens and traverses west along the southern slopes of Voorberg before it gently descends to Pipe Road…
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TALKS PLANNED FOR 2016

Saturday 17 September: Dr Peter Ryan, ornithologist, on “Oceans of plastic - impacts, sources and solutions to plastic pollution in marine ecosystems”. At 18h00 – Nivenia Hall, HPBG. Saturday 15 October: Dr John Rourke on “A Sweet Opiate” - Botany in the life of Jan Christian Smuts. At 18h00 – Nivenia Hall, HPBG. Saturday 19 November: Entomologist Dr Candice-Lee Lyons of the Weeds Research Division, Plant Protection Research Institute of Stellenbosch on “Weed biocontrol options in the Western Cape”. At 18h00 – Nivenia Hall, HPBG. Note: Botsoc Walks and Talks are always held on the third…
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PRINGLE BAY HACK REPORT NO 116

- Chris Geldenhuys, ConvenorThe Pringle Bay Hack Group gathered on 28 August under the cover of mist for the 116th hack in Pringle Bay. For this hack we returned to the Point area, where the Rooikrantz and Australian Myrtle are becoming a serious threat. We hacked the verges of Hangklip Road between Bell Road South and North. Despite the good turnout and the group’s courageous attack, we will have to return to the site due to the extent of the Australian Myrtle. The following hackers performed the hack on 28 August: John Whitehead, Edward Silberbauer,…
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THE BATTLE OF BETTY’S BAY: REPORT ON HACK NO 638

Thank you all for coming out on a lovely day. Good progress was made and it really looks good to drive along Porter Drive where we cleared the verges. Di Knott provided the sandwiches and Merran Silberbauer the tea. Thank you ladies! Those attending were: Barbara Jenman, Jan Joubert with son Francois and grandchildren Jacques and Alé, Maarten and Hilary Mauve, Barry Manicom, Carole Roberts, John Whitehead, new hacker Sue Weaver, Frik Potgieter, Ed and Lewis Silberbauer with Lewis' friend Ian McBride from New Zealand. Next Hack: Sunday 2 October 2016 at the top of…
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