The WCC Library is in good hands. Friends of the Hermanus Library Jenny Pierce, Hettie Roux and Aletta Horne have made their considerable experience and expertise available to WCC. They will assist Youth Environment Coordinator Shirley Volkwyn to classify, catalogue, organise and cover the extensive library holdings at WCC. These books are available as a resource to schools and the …
Cleaning Up at Gansbaai Primer
Whale Coast Conservation’s Shirley Volkwyn led a team of enthusiastic learners at Gansbaai Primêr in their contribution to International Coastal Cleanup month. Although the school is not exactly on the coast, they all know that litter on land eventually lands up in the sea. As a fishing community, looking after the ocean that is their livelihood and also sustains life …
What We Learned About Aquatic Canaries
The WCC February talk by Edward Archer focused on how we can use biological markers to give us information about the health of our waterways – the so-called aquatic canaries. In an area that is chronically short of water we cannot afford to pollute any of it and these indicators can give us early warning when there is a problem.
WCC at the Walker Bay Bird Fair
The Walker Bay Bird Fair in Stanford promises to be a mega-occasion with birding, talks, exhibits and other attractions, taking place in the last week of February. Whale Coast Conservation will have its own exhibition tent open on Friday the 27 and Saturday 28 February. Do come along and to be part of this international Fair. The theme for the …
Launch of the Cape Whale Coast Hope Spot
The biggest event in December is the launch of the CWC Hope Spot with events in the Overstrand at different venues on the 5th, 6th and 7th of December 2014. Come and join Whale Coast Conservation and be part of the celebrations. WCC has organised a special event for children (by invitation only) at the Stony Point Penguin colony in …
WCC Staff Accredited for Skills Training
During November some of the WCC staff members attended a 5-day Assessors Training course held by Accredited Training Services in Cape Town. Rob Fryer, Delray Janse van Rensburg, Shirley Volkwyn and Ingrid du Plessis are now qualified Assessors on South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) standard. The course provided a good platform to meet various service providers in the Education and …
The Tale of the Kukumakranka
On a Sunday evening late in December I got a call from an excited Frank Woodvine. “Have you ever seen a kukumakranka?” he asked. Frank is the elder statesman of the Hermanus Botanical Society and a former curator of Fernkloof Nature Reserve. I had recently read an article about it in Veld and Flora so I could at least appear …
Stripes Likes ABI
Stripes may be an apprentice eco-cat, but he is not modest. He has managed to persuade the kind people at Agulhas Biodiversity Initiative to award him a small grant to continue writing his stories for children. He aims to introduce his booklets into the local schools. His next booklet of stories will be for the children who come to the …
What Does WCC Actually Do?
This question is perhaps not as silly as it seems. Over the years WCC has not only changed our name, but also changed our focus to some extent. Just as a reminder for those who have not been closely involved with the organisation, the next 2 pages of the newsletter illustrate what we do. It reads from top to bottom …
Mr Sershan Naidoo Visits WCC
All of us at Whale Coast Conservation were delighted and honoured to host Mr Sershan Naidoo, Beneficiary Relations Manager at the National Lotteries Board. The National Lottery Distribution Trust Fund has invested more than R4 million over 3 years in WCC to raise awareness of sustainable living and development in the Overberg region. Mr Naidoo was most encouraging about the …