KNYSNA NEWS - Declared as a Local Nature Reserve in terms of a provincial Government Gazette notice of 11 October 1991, Pledge Nature Reserve truly forms the green heart of Knysna.
It covers about 10 hectares and is administered by the Pledge Nature Reserve Trust. Nowadays it is hard to believe that less than a century ago, this green heart of Knysna had been reduced to a brickfield and thereafter used as a dumping ground, which sullied the once clear streams.
Concerned townsfolk were instrumental in having the reserve proclaimed and negotiated a long term lease with the Knysna Municipality. What followed was a concerted, and eventually highly successful, attempt to eradicate alien vegetation and restore the place to its original natural splendour.
If you haven’t visited Pledge Nature Reserve, there’s every reason to pop in this weekend and perhaps indulge in some new indigenous plants for your garden at very reasonable prices. More than a hundred species will be available at the Pledge REWILD KNYSNA locally indigenous plant sale!
Be there this Sunday 28 April from 09:00 until 13:00. The sale will take place at the Fichat Street entrance which you reach by parking at Oyster Walk and going up the stairs.
For more information on Pledge Square go to their Facebook page.
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