Information on Invasive Alien Plants led by Gabriel Scholtz,

Saturday, 29 July - Information on Invasive Alien Plants led by Gabriel Scholtz,

Project Manager, Buffer Project Wilderness, Working for Water

SAN Parks Wilderness Section, Garden Route National Park

Venue: Enviro Education Centre, Garden Route Botanical Garden, Caledon Street, George.

Talk starts at 10h00, ends ca. 12H00

There are only a few chairs currently available so please bring your own camping chairs!

Fires have ravaged our environment, robbed us of homes, those meaningful and irreplaceable items that money cannot buy and in some cases our loved ones. This catastrophe has been looming as a definite “date” on the calendar of many environmental professionals for 10 years or more, and they all agree one culprit could be blamed for this. Invasive Alien Plants.

It is a well-known fact that the Garden Route is the most severely affected / infested area in our country in reference to alien plant infestation. They not only cause water shortages; drying up and choking our rivers; but also create an increased fire risk for many natural areas and inhabited neighbourhoods.

Join WESSA and SAN Parks and lets educate one another. Knowing more will assist us to fight this ever encroaching scourge that is Alien Invasive Plants.

The presentation will include something

• That indicates top species in our region to focus on
• Interesting info on aliens people might not know about
• Identifying features on aliens vs indigenous species that look similar

Free entrance – Donations welcome!