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Friends of Rietvlei is a
registered Nonprofit
Organisation - Reg. No.
067-504 NPO. |
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The Friends of Rietvlei was formed in
February 1990. Residents of Tableview and Milnerton were
becoming concerned about increasing development in the
Rietvlei Wetland Area. At the same time the Wildlife Society
was beginning the promote the idea of Friends Groups
affiliated to themselves and it was decided to form a
Friends of Rietvlei group to raise funds for the purchase of
land at Rietvlei to prevent any further development. In 1990
a master plan was developed and WWF and the Mazda Wildlife
Fund donated a Mazda to raffle for Project Rietvlei. This
raised about R100,000 and became the first amount in the
Municipal Rietvlei Fund today. Caltex had been approached
about joining as Corporate Members and they were interested
in becoming more involved, so they decided to fund WWF to
buy Milnerton Estates land, and this was acquired in 1993.
Lobbying for Transnet owned land went ahead until 1996 when
the land was donated to WWF. The Friends of Rietvlei had
been instrumental in all these negotiations. |
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Friends of Rietvlei is now focusing on adult education,
school groups, guided tours, assisting the Blaauwberg
Administration in the management of Rietvlei, and advising
on various other environmental Committees in the area. We
also constructed the first bird hide at Rietvlei. We are
still affiliated to the Wildlife and Environmental Society
(WESSA) and have 150 members. |
| If you have an interest in your environment, wetlands, birds
or just a love for nature and walking outdoors, please
consider joining the Friends of Rietvlei. You will receive a
membership card which entitles you to free entry into
Rietvlei for yourself, or your family if you take out family
membership, a monthly newsletter, as well as regular evening
talks and slide shows by experts on local environmental
issues. |
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Friends of Rietvlei is a
registered Non-Profit
Organisation; Reg No
067-504-NPO. |
| Go to the Contact Us page for
membership details. |
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Friends of Rietvlei Constitution |
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This new constitution was
accepted at the
AGM on 8 May 2008, you can view
the constitution by clicking below |
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Click here to view constitution - it is a Word
document and will open in a
separate window. |
