KNYSNA NEWS - Western Cape Premier Helen Zille will be the keynote speaker at the Brenton Environmental Seminar to be hosted by the Southern Cape Landowners Initiative (SCLI) on Thursday and Friday, 23 and 24 November.
The SCLI is a public platform for landowners and managers with an interest in the eradication of invasive alien plants and the control of water evaporation in the Garden Route.
Eden Mayor Memory Booysen will deliver the welcoming address. The SCLI seminar will focus on the rehabilitation of the landscape following the fires that swept the Garden Route in June.It starts at 08:30 on Thursday at the Brenton-on-Sea Community Hall.
The event is co-hosted by the Southern Cape Fire Protection Association (SCFPA/Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries), Eden District Municipality, Knysna Municipality and Nelson Mandela University's Sustainability Research Unit and a variety of experts will share their insights.
The seminar will also reflect on areas outside the Knysna burn scar, such as Still Bay and Wilderness.
Field visit
The Brenton corridor field visit on Friday to selected sites in the Knysna burn scar will include an update on physical changes to the environment following spring rains; indicate the effect of environmental rehabilitation efforts; highlight concerns/threats; and provide interviews with environmental specialists, landowners and stakeholders.
To enquire, contact Cobus Meiring of SCLI (083 626 7619 or cobus@naturalbridge.co.za, www.scli.org.za).
Read a previous article: Zille to speak at Enviro Rehab Seminar
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