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The Eden District Municipality has been selected by Provinicial Government Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning to participate in the Development of Climate Adaptation Plans Programme.  The Eden Climate Change Forum is made up government officials of Water Affa

EARTH DAY CELEBRATIONS   2 732 WONDERBAGS  have been handed over to  the Eden District Municipality to the value of R400 000 for distribition to our vulnerable communties of Knysna, Bitou, Mossel Bay, Hessequa, Kannaland and Oudtshoorn in  a joint Provincial and Municipal Climate Chan

“It was the best workshop ever!”.   They say that I say that every year, but it really was.  However, right now I’m jumping the gun.  On Wednesday a depleted party from WAGS travelled to Oudtshoorn to climb Waboomsberg at the top tof the Swartberg Pass.  After handing in our wildcards

Last week’s Reportback was dominated by Geophytes.  This week it’s the turn of the Proteaceae.  We finally made it up Waboomsberg.  The weather co-operated, the car didn’t overheat and the Swartberg didn’t disappoint.  This is one of my favourite places on earth.  Young and fit, Brian

In keeping with tradition, another Easter Event for 2013 was held this week-end in Vanwyksdorp. Over 800 Easter eggs were distributed to the children of Green Hills and Vanwyksdorp, this year by two clowns, the Easter Chick and a 70′s fairy godmother! The event was made possible

“Phoenix rising out of the ashes” was an apt description of the sight that met our eyes, as we reached the burn last Thursday.  Earlier in the week, an e-mail from Dr Anne Lise Vlok alerted us to the fact that Cyrtanthus debilis (Rare) was flowering.  It only flowers immediately after

At a hand-over ceremony of the Eden District Coastal Management Programme at a recent GRI working session (Garden Route Initiative), the coastal B municipalities received the final draft of the Integrated Coastal Management Programme for the Eden Coast. The document will now undergo G

Description Polistes dominula is aposematically coloured (black & yellow), unlike other native Polistes species, and look very similar to the infamous aggressive wasp Vespula germanica. One can easily distinguish them by the colour of their antennae. The lesser degree of predation

Dryland Event Management het in samewerking met enkele grondeigenaars wat lede is van die GCBR, verlede jaar tydens Mei, ‘n fietstoer in die Vanwyksdorp omgeving aangebreid.  Mnr Danvil Esau en ‘n aantal skoliere het tydens hiertoe geleentheid ‘n waterpunt beman.  Ui