25 indigenous forest trees were gifted by Andrew Smith, to his mate, JJ Bass, whose property was one of those that was badly affected by the Garden Route fires earlier this year. Cape Ash and Yellowwood were primarily selected for the property and planted between the new Keurboom saplings that were starting to shoot post the first rains after the fires.
Volunteer Clearing Session to Regrow Heartland Organic Farm: We were working in a smokey haze but needed to assist as quickly as possible after the fires! A group of our volunteers got stuck in to assist the first phase of rehabilitating Heartland’s natural environment by clearing out deadwood and non-indigenous saplings popping up all over the place.
So phase one of the journey begins … and while it felt a little overwhelming initially, the opportunity to replace the pine-infested region with endemic indigenous forest trees and regrow the natural vegetation made the journey ahead worth walking …
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