THE BATTLE OF BETTY’S BAY

Ed Silberbauer, Convenor The December hack, no 632, will take place on 6 December on the banks of the Dawidskraal River. Meet at Frik Potgieter's house at the end of Four Streams Road on the river side. The enemies to be tackled are the huge number of myrtle (Leptospermum laevigatum) seedlings. At this stage they are still easy to pull out by hand, so we need hands in vast numbers. Access will be no problem due to the fire that raged through that area in March. This year there will be no 'office party' as…
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THE BATTLE OF BETTY’S BAY – REPORT ON ROUNDS 630 and 631

Ed Silberbauer, Convenor Round 630 Two colossal gum trees were felled and dismembered by the heavy brigade, six chain saws shattering the quiet and otherwise peaceful morning. Three largish and long dead Acacia elata too were downed. Under the bark of these dead trees were an interesting collection of insects, including those large ants which tend to bite the unwary. The light brigade eliminated all the seedlings in that area - Acacia elata, Pittosporum undulatum and gums - there were many.  Pittosporum is another fast growing problem in Betty's Bay. This Pittosporum undulatum, highly invasive,…
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