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 …
Arbor Day at Gansbaai Academia
Whale Coast Conservation celebrated the first of its Arbor Week tree planting events in Gansbaai. Arbor Day 2015 was graciously hosted by Gansbaai Academia. Headmaster Mr Tommy Wilson, members of staff and learners participated enthusiastically in the planting of indigenous trees – a yellowwood, tree fuchsia and white stinkwood. Councillor for Gansbaai Riana de Coning (fourth from left) enthusiastically supported …
Thank You Hermanus Botanical Society
The Hermanus Botanical Society has made a generous sum available to WCC for environmental education with a focus on Fernkloof Nature Reserve and fynbos biodiversity. We are most grateful for this commitment to educating the youth about our special floral heritage and what we need to do to protect it for the services it provides to us and for future generations.
Honouring Frank Woodvine
Frank reached the young age of 85 on 14 January. The Hermanus Botanical Society honoured Frank by dedicating two benches in the Fernkloof Nature Reserve to this remarkable man. He has spent a lifetime caring for the environment and continues to do so as vigorously as ever. He is up to any task – enthralling tourists with his deep grasp …
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 …
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 …
Let’s Explore Energy
Stripes the Eco-Cat is cramming up on the subject of energy in the hope that he will be allowed to go to Whale Coast Conservation’s Energy Expo at the Hermanus Flower Festival. He asked Bungee Bear to explain how he uses bungee-jumping to show the children the difference between potential and kinetic energy. Bungee Bear will be at the Expo …