‘ED’S VALLEY’ – ‘Where hackers sweated to remove alien plants under the leadership of Edward Silberbauer’

On Wednesday, 22 November, Hackers of the Kogelberg gathered to unveil the ‘Ed’s Valley’ plaque to commemorate not only a great hacker, Ed Silberbauer, but all those who hacked with him to return a large portion of our biosphere to its natural state. ‘Ed’s Valley’ is testimony to the tireless and unremitting commitment of many people over three generations to the restoration and conservation of this part of the Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve, some of whom made significant contributions to the designation of the greater part of this area as a Biosphere Reserve in the first…
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KOGELBERG AT THE CHELSEA FLOWER SHOW 2016

Merrilee Berrisford Last month we reported that the wonderful landscapes, plants and animals of the Kogelberg were displayed to tens of thousands of visitors at this year’s Chelsea Flower Show. The twin themes of the South African stand were the Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve and Harold Porter NBG. Very good news is that our SA stand won a gold award! We were also featured in a list on the Royal Horticultural Society website, under ‘Pavilion awards’, describing South Africa as a ‘wild garden’ and a gold winner. Congratulations to the SANBI team and all those involved.…
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