Global Climate Change and What it means for the Overberg – Part 2 By Whale Coast Conservation Member Professor Michael Orren The iconic red Disa is under threat. The pride of the Cape, clinging precariously to rock faces dusted by the spray from cascading waterfalls is in danger of extinction from increasing temperatures and decreasing rainfall. Is it soon to …
Whale Coast Conservation at the National Launch of the Blue Flag Beaches
Whale Coast Conservation was once again instrumental in three Overstrand beaches achieving Blue Flag status – Kleinmond, Hawston and Grotto – the last for the 11th consecutive year. This is a tremendous achievement of which we are very proud, not least because WCC is responsible for the environmental sustainability education programme which is one of the requirements for a blue flag. The …
Breaching of the Klein River Estuary, Hermanus
The Klein River Estuary mouth opened in the early hours of the morning of Tuesday 14th August near the Grotto Beach car park. The water level was at 2.78m above mean sea level at 18:30 the previous night, the same level at which the artificial breach was conducted last year. The week before it was at 1.8m above mean sea level, …