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The February newsletter has
been sent to members. Here we just give you a sampling of what the
newsletter contains. If you want to read the full story,
join Friends of Rietvlei - go to the
Contact Us page for details. |
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| Our financial year runs
from 1 April to 31 March
so as a bonus to any new
members an application
submitted from now on
will be valid until 31
March 2011. Please
encourage any friends,
relatives, neighbours,
acquaintances or
colleagues to join
Friends of Rietvlei. |
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Forthcoming Events |
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Several forthcoming events are
mentioned in the newsletter -
see our
Events Diary for more
details. |
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Diep River Estuary Management
Plan |
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Four important projects
contributing to the
implementation of the Diep River
Estuary Management Plan has
started, more details about
these are in the Newsletter. |
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Diep River Project |
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In addition to Henk Louw working
in the Diep River corridor, the
City has now also managed to get
a permanent Site Officer post
for the Diep River. |
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People In and Around
Rietvlei...... |
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Leonard (Wally) Wolhuter
retired as Rietvlei Wetland
Reserve Water Ranger for the
City of Cape Town, at the end of
January 2010. Read more about
Wally's long involvement with
Rietvlei in the Newsletter. |
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Kyle Kelly has been
appointed to the post of
Assistant Conservation Officer
at Rietvlei Wetland Reserve. |
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Conette Koorts, our very
active Environmental Education
intern at Rietvlei, is leaving
us as her contract expires at
the end of February. She starts
as Interpretive Officer at the
West Coast National Park in
March. |
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We also welcome two new nature
conservation students to
Rietvlei, John Lucas and
Leigh Wootton. They are
doing their third experiential
year at Rietvlei Wetland
Reserve. |
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Other important news |
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A proposal for mixed-use
development at the Gold Circle
stables in Koeberg Road has
implications for the very
important Milnerton Racecourse
Conservation Area in Royal Ascot
- you may remember we took a
walk there in November 2008 (click
here and scroll down to find
article and pictures). The
Friends of Rietvlei is concerned
about these implications and
have submitted detailed comments
to the consultant. |
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The committee has decided to get
quotes for the installation of a
ramp into the Education Centre.
The present steps at the
entrance are not wheel
chair-friendly and we would like
to make the centre accessible to
those in wheel chairs. Do we
have any architects or engineers
out there who would be able draw
up a design and specifications
for us? If so please contact
John Herring on 0832441044. |
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Thanks go to Chevron Refinery for
sponsoring envelopes for the posted newsletter. |
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matter. Our e-mail address is
info@friendsofrietvlei.co.za. |
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