gavgold

Thanks. Wasn't aware of that. Will negotiate a new date with the conservation team on Monday....

Hi all I met with the reserve manager this evening. There's an area in which they did a controlled burn and they want to clear this of of invasives, predominantly Port Jackson. Is Sun 18 September to soon? Maybe the 25th is better? I'll be posting the event in the next few days. Gavin p.s. As it's home to the critically endangered micro frog, we'll be hosting a "Frog Walk" in the next 2 weeks. It's a brilliant way to spend an evening - contact me or keep an eye on the FKRCA list if you'd like details

Thanks for all of the interest. I met with the reserve manager this evening and would like to share her feedback. So where is this mysterious reserve? In the heart of suburbia is the Kenilworth Racecourse and in the centre of the racecourse is the 52 hectare Kenilworth Racecourse Conservation Area (http://www.krca.co.za). The conservation area is on private land but in 2006 Gold Circle (the landowner), City of Cape Town Nature Conservation and CapeNature Conservation established a management agreement. In 2007 Friends of Kenilworth Racecourse Conservation Area (http://www.krca.co.za/friends_KRCA) was formed and Gold Circle graciously allow them controlled access for conservation related activities. KRCA is home to a number of critically endangered species of fauna and flora, amongst them Erica Verticilate (extinct in the wild) and the micro frog (Microbatrachella capensis). It is in this very special area which we will be the hosting the event. With the calendar already filled to capacity with events; including some for International Biodiversity Day (22 May), World Environment Day (5 June) and Mandela Day (17 July); we shall most likely host the event in August. We still need to decide on the nature of the event. Perhaps it will be something more traditional, such as alien vegetation clearing. But then, if we've had good rains and the seasonal wet pans are nice and full, maybe it will be something a little different such as a nocturnal amphibian survey. The tiny micro frogs are quite something to see and the racket they can conjure up, while singing for a mate, is quite something to hear. I shall be sure to keep you all posted. GavGold

What we generally do is clear areas in the dry season (summer) when we also propagate into a "tunnel" seed and cuttings collected from the area. In winter we then plant into the areas previously cleared. So, yes; a planting is a definite possibility.

The area is part of the Cape Flats Sand Fynbos vegetation type. I am meeting with the conservation team tomorrow and will discuss the possibilities then feed back more info. For now I am grateful for the feedback - I hadn't been sure that it would be ok to do it under he Geocache banner. Thanks!

Hi all I hadn't realized that there is a South Africa specific forum so I am moving the topic there: http://forums.Groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=273915 GavGold

Hi all I'm new to events and how one goes about staging them. I see there is loads of material on the subject and I shall read that. Meanwhile, what I wanted to present here is the a concept - a variation on CITO which I call Cache In, Alien Out. I belong to a group of volunteers who assist in the conservation of a biodiversity hot-spot in the Cape (South Africa) Floral Kingdom. The conservation area is on private land and the rather sensitive so general public access isn't possible. That said, the land owner and reserve manager allows us to stage activities to both promote the area and assist with it's conservation. I'd thought it would be both fun and educational to stage a Geocachcing event in the area. The conservation team really like the idea and we thought that we could take a guided tour to selected hot spots - each of which would have a cache hidden in the area which contains information about that the area/plants/etc. We would also use the opportunity to help with some alien clearing . I would really appreciate feedback on my idea. GavGold ps: Thanks to MnCo and Battlerat & Pussycat for pointing me to the SA forum

Hi all I'm new to events and how one goes about staging them. I see there is loads of material on the subject and I shall read that. What I wanted to present here was a variation on CITO which I call Cache In, Alien Out. I belong to a group of volunteers who assist in the conservation of a biodiversity hot-spot in the Cape (South Africa) Floral Kingdom. The conservation area is on private land and the rather sensitive so general public access isn't possible. That said, the land owner and reserve manager allows us to stage activities to both promote the area and assist with it's conservation. I'd thought it would be both fun and educational to stage a Geocachcing event in the area. The conservation team really like the idea and we thought that we could take a guided tour an at selected spots hunt for caches (we could provide the co-ordinates via email when people RSVPd) which would contain information about that the area/plants/etc. We would also use the opportunity to help with some alien clearing. I would really appreciate feedback on my idea. GavGold