In another rehabilitation effort to offer up land in our wildlife corridors back to nature, we started with the usual clearing out of alien invasive species on a patch of land in our Eastbrook Wildlife Corridor. This was done to prepare the area for the next mini-forest pocket of indigenous trees to be planted while also making room for the local flora to pop and thrive in between the newly planted trees. The methodical clearing out of aliens is the challenging yet necessary part of the process but is always an opportunity to create jobs for the locals, especially here in the Garden Route where the economy is a strongly tourist-driven one with jobs more often than not, seasonal.
And then there is our volunteer group of Very Important Planters who regularly enthusiastically jump in to assist with the “fun” part: planting the mini-forest pocket! This tiny patch of green stands as a gift to wildlife patrolling the corridor in the future – thanks to all the amazing sponsors who donated trees on behalf of another! Your gift is a gift to our wildlife!
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