LOCKDOWN LEVEL 3 UPDATE

According to the information we have received, the Faerie Glen Nature Reserve will be open from 9am until 6pm during lockdown level 3. We will keep posting as we receive new information.

Alien Vegetation Hack 13 December 2020

Please join us for a hack on Sunday 13 December 2020. We will be removing the alien invasive plant known as Lantana.

Time: 07:00 – 10:00

Where: Meet @ Faerie Glen Nature Reserve main entrance

Who: Everybody is welcome!

RSVP: Please e-mail if you plan on helping

What to bring:

-Pruning shears (large and/or small)

-Hand-saw / klein handsaag

-Gardening gloves

–Sun hat, old clothes (long sleeved) and closed shoes for working in the field

-Something to drink to keep hydrated

FFGNR will provide:

-Herbicide

-Tree poppers

Louise Kritzinger

Chairperson

Friends of the Faerie Glen Nature Reserve

admin@fgnr.co.za

Tree identification walk on 5 December 2020

A tree identification walk will take place on Saturday 5 December 2020.

Time: 07:00

Where: Meet @ Faerie Glen Nature Reserve main entrance

Who: Everybody is welcome!

Cost: FFGNR Members – FREE
Non-members – R50.00

What to bring:

– Sun hat

-Water

-Comfortable shoes

-Notebook

Lantana Hack Sunday 15 November at 7am

Please join us for a hack on Sunday 15 November 2020. We will be removing the alien invasion plant known as Lantana.

Time: 07:00 – 10:00

Where: Meet @ Faerie Glen Nature Reserve main entrance

Who: Everybody is welcome!

RSVP: Please e-mail if you plan on helping

What to bring:

-Pruning shears (large and/or small)

-Hand-saw / klein handsaag

-Gardening gloves

–Sun hat, old clothes (long sleeved) and closed shoes for working in the field

-Something to drink to keep hydrated

FFGNR will provide:

-Herbicide

-Tree poppers

Louise Kritzinger

Chairperson

Friends of the Faerie Glen Nature Reserve

admin@fgnr.co.za

Birding morning with Philip Calinikos from BirdLife Northern Gauteng

Please join us on Saturday 7 November for a birding morning led by Philip Calinikos from BirdLife Northern Gauteng

Time: 06:00

Where: Meet @ Faerie Glen Nature Reserve main entrance

Who: Everybody is welcome!

Cost: FFGNR and BirdLife Members – FREE
Non-members – R50.00

What to bring: – Sun hat, water, comfortable shoes, binoculars

Best regards,

Louise Kritzinger

Chairperson

Friends of the Faerie Glen Nature Reserve

admin@fgnr.co.za

http://www.fgnr.co.za

http://www.facebook.com/faerie.glen.nature.reserve

• Comfortable shoes
• Binoculars

Faerie Glen Nature Reserve Closed Monday 26 October 2020

Dear all,

Please be informed that the Faerie Glen Nature Reserve will again be closed for the day on Monday 26 October as CoT Nature Conservation will be removing surplus game from the reserve.

Best regards,

Louise Kritzinger

Chairperson

Friends of the Faerie Glen Nature Reserve

admin@fgnr.co.za

http://www.fgnr.co.za

http://www.facebook.com/faerie.glen.nature.reserve

Lantana hack Sunday 18 October 2020

Lantana hack Sunday 18 October 2020:

Time:    07:00 – 10:00

Where:  Meet @ Faerie Glen Nature Reserve main entrance

Who:     Everybody is welcome!

RSVP:    Please e-mail or SMS if you plan on helping

What to bring: 

-Pruning shears (large and/or small)

-hand-saw / klein handsaag

–Gardening gloves

–Sun hat, old clothes (long sleeved) and closed shoes for working in the field

-Something to drink to keep hydrated

FFGNR will provide:

-Herbicide

-Tree poppers

Louise Kritzinger

Chairperson

Friends of the Faerie Glen Nature Reserve

admin@fgnr.co.za

Faerie Glen Nature Reserve closed Monday 12 October 2020

Please be informed that the Faerie Glen Nature Reserve will be closed for the day on Monday 12 October as CoT Nature Conservation will be removing surplus game from the reserve

Update on regulations and invitation to Mini-SASS on Sat 10 Oct

The Faerie Glen Nature Reserve is now operating under Level 1 of the Covid-19 regulations.  This translates to all previously restricted activities being allowed again and the picnic area open for the public again.  However, sanitising of hands and the wearing of masks at the entrance building remains mandatory. 

We would like to invite you to a Mini-SASS (Stream Assessment Scoring System) assessment on Saturday 10 October at 15:00 and take part in Citizen Science.  We will be evaluating the river health of the Moreletaspruit by making use of this unique bio-monitoring tool that was designed specifically for ordinary citizens (like ourselves) and school-going children to use.

Time:    15:00 –17:00

Where:  Meet @ Faerie Glen Nature Reserve main entrance

Who:     Everybody is welcome, including children

What to bring:  -Sun hat; face mask; magnifying glass

First lantana hack since lockdown

Please note that the reserve operating hours are back to normal from 06:00 to 18:00.  Entry in the afternoons is not allowed by the City of Tshwane after 17:00. 

Unfortunately picnics are still not allowed, but group activities may be resumed, subject to it being limited to 10 people.  We will commence with our scheduled monthly hacks from this month:

Lantana hack Sunday 20 Sept:

Time:    07:00 – 10:00

Where:  Meet @ Faerie Glen Nature Reserve main entrance

Who:     Everybody is welcome!

RSVP:    Please e-mail or SMS if you plan on helping

What to bring: 

-Pruning shears (large and/or small)

-hand-saw / klein handsaag

–Gardening gloves

–Sun hat, old clothes (long sleeved) and closed shoes for working in the field

-Something to drink to keep hydrated

FFGNR will provide:

-Herbicide

-Tree poppers

Louise Kritzinger

Chairperson

(Cell: 072 275 0614)

Friends of the Faerie Glen Nature Reserve

admin@fgnr.co.za