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318<figure style="margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)" class="aligncenter wp-block-post-featured-image"><a href="https://zandvleitrust.org.za/news/" target="_self" ><img width="1024" height="768" src="https://zandvleitrust.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/fynbosLife_-2074.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="NEWS" style="width:100%;height:300px;object-fit:cover;" decoding="async" srcset="https://zandvleitrust.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/fynbosLife_-2074.jpg 1024w, https://zandvleitrust.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/fynbosLife_-2074-300x225.jpg 300w, https://zandvleitrust.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/fynbosLife_-2074-768x576.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a></figure>
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323<div class="wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained" style="padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)"><figure class="wp-block-post-featured-image"><a href="https://zandvleitrust.org.za/2026/06/03/the-zandvlei-trust-chairmans-report-2025/" target="_self" ><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2560" height="1122" src="https://zandvleitrust.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Cover-photo-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="The Zandvlei Trust Chairman&#8217;s Report 2025" style="aspect-ratio:3/2;width:100%;object-fit:cover;" srcset="https://zandvleitrust.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Cover-photo-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://zandvleitrust.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Cover-photo-300x131.jpg 300w, https://zandvleitrust.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Cover-photo-1024x449.jpg 1024w, https://zandvleitrust.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Cover-photo-768x337.jpg 768w, https://zandvleitrust.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Cover-photo-1536x673.jpg 1536w, https://zandvleitrust.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Cover-photo-2048x897.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100v
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325<h2 class="wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size"><a href="https://zandvleitrust.org.za/2026/06/03/the-zandvlei-trust-chairmans-report-2025/" target="_self" >The Zandvlei Trust Chairman&#8217;s Report 2025</a></h2>
326
327<div class="entry-content alignfull wp-block-post-content has-medium-font-size has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-post-content-is-layout-constrained">
328<h1 class="wp-block-heading">Welcome</h1>
329
330
331
332<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Thirty-eight years ago, a small group of local residents decided that Zandvlei was worth fighting for. Not because someone told them to. Not because there was funding waiting. Because they looked at Zandvlei, its fauna, flora, and realised it had to be protected.</p>
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336<p class="wp-block-paragraph">There is no other estuary like this one on the False Bay coastline. Zandvlei is it — the last functioning estuarine ecosystem in False Bay</p>
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338
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340<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The significance of Zandvlei cannot be underestimated, it is a fish nursery, a bird refuge, a water filtration system processing the runoff from tens of thousands of urban households and farms, and a home to endangered species that have nowhere else to go.</p>
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342
343
344<p class="wp-block-paragraph">This past year, the Trust delivered more project work, reached more people, and invested more capital into Zandvlei than in any recent years. All of it achieved through volunteer effort and the generosity of our members and supporters.</p>
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348<p class="wp-block-paragraph">And this is why we are here tonight, to continue to operate as a civil-society, volunteer-driven and apolitical organisation, guided by our founding mission: to protect and conserve the Zandvlei Estuary Nature Reserve, and to enhance the indigenous fauna and flora of this natural resource for the benefit of all.</p>
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352<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Zandvlei is under pressure, every day.</p>
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354
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356<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The Sand and Langvlei River catchments flow through farms and densely populated suburbs before they reach the vlei.</p>
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360<p class="wp-block-paragraph">What gets thrown in the streets, washed into the drains, dumped on the riverbanks it all ends up here.</p>
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364<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The primary threats we see for Zandvlei are:</p>
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368<ul class="wp-block-list">
369<li>Solid waste and plastic pollution entering the vlei via the many canals</li>
370
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372
373<li>Invasive alien vegetation</li>
374
375
376
377<li>Deteriorating water quality from urban and farming runoff;</li>
378
379
380
381<li>Habitat degradation and loss of green corridors across areas;</li>
382
383
384
385<li>Lack of awareness and education of the reserve&#8217;s biodiversity value.</li>
386</ul>
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388
389
390<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Against this backdrop, the Trust ran 15 projects in 2025, across four pillars:</p>
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392
393
394<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Conservation, Community, Education, Research and Citizen Science.</p>
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396
397
398<p class="wp-block-paragraph">None of these were funded by government. All of it was driven by people and organisations who chose to show up.</p>
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400
401
402<h1 class="wp-block-heading">Projects</h1>
403
404
405
406<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Sand River Litter Traps</h2>
407
408
409
410<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><em>David Bristow</em></p>
411
412
413
414<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Nets maintained; one 6yr net replaced; pilot metal-grid installation lost in floods but upgraded with steel-cable anchors</p>
415
416
417
418<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Litter Programme (Fish Bins, Litter Traps, Glass Bins)</h2>
419
420
421
422<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><em>David Bristow and Elfriede Webb</em></p>
423
424
425
426<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Weekly collection maintained; ~20 bags/week in winter, ~10 bags/week in summer</p>
427
428
429
430<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Westlake Garden</h2>
431
432
433
434<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><em>Damian Gibbs and David Bristow</em></p>
435
436
437
438<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Block A fully cleared and replanted; Block B cleared and ready for indigenous planting</p>
439
440
441
442<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Boyes Drive Hacking</h2>
443
444
445
446<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><em>Karen Hart and team</em></p>
447
448
449
450<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Monthly alien vegetation clearing on Muizenberg mountain slopes continues</p>
451
452
453
454<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Row Play Park</h2>
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456
457
458<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><em>Dale Lawrence and Campbell Tyler</em></p>
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460
461
462<p class="wp-block-paragraph">500m² cleared and planted with 750 plants and 1,000+ cuttings of Cape Flats Dune Strandveld and Cape Lowland Freshwater Wetland species; strong survival rate through a short rainy season; play equipment refurbished (swings, merry-go-round, see-saws repainted; rusted slide removed); 30+ community volunteers participated in planting; ZVT sponsorship signage erected</p>
463
464
465
466<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Photo Competition and Calendar</h2>
467
468
469
470<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><em>Damian Gibbs</em></p>
471
472
473
474<p class="wp-block-paragraph">2026 calendar competition held; 12 winning images selected</p>
475
476
477
478<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Citizen Science / iNaturalist</h2>
479
480
481
482<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><em>Damian Gibbs</em></p>
483
484
485
486<p class="wp-block-paragraph">iNaturaist training event held by Darren November</p>
487
488
489
490<h1 class="wp-block-heading">Finances</h1>
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492
493
494<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Total income for the nine months ended 31 December 2025 was R186,107 against expenditure of R146,273, netting surplus of R39,834.</p>
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496
497
498<p class="wp-block-paragraph">
498Significant payments made during the period:</p>
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500
501
502<p class="wp-block-paragraph">R57,500 to fund Row Playpark Phase 2, and R50,000 to the Mapula Trust for Environmental Education.</p>
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504
505
506<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The Treasurer’s full report and audited statements will be presented separately.</p>
507
508
509
510<h1 class="wp-block-heading">Weekly Litter Collection Efforts</h1>
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512
513
514<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Taking a closer look at litter management which remains the Trust’s biggest and challenging task, environmentally, socially and logistically. The Sand River nets and grates is our relentless and most unglamorous commitment as a first line of defence to litter pouring into Zandvlei.</p>
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516
517
518<p class="wp-block-paragraph">This intervention is estimated to intercept about 300 cubic metres of solid waste annually. For those who work in South African cubic measuring system, that&#8217;s about 250 bakkie loads, almost 5 per week, one a week day.</p>
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520
521
522<p class="wp-block-paragraph">After two years of flood failures, the Trust has installed an interlocking metal-grate system with steel-cable anchors.</p>
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524
525
526<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Nylon nets face a constant barrage of plastic waste, logs, furniture, appliances, car parts and worse, require ongoing maintenance, cleared weekly by a council sub-contractor, with the Trust maintaining backup capacity.</p>
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528
529
530<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Our three ‘litter fish’ bins, positioned at each end of Thesen’s footbridge and at the Wildwood Island entry, are cleared and maintained on a regular schedule, with bags collected by the Nature Reserve team.</p>
531
532
533
534<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The glass recycling bins on the Lakeside road reserve, one of the Trust’s oldest projects, has been withdrawn after persistent abuse rendered them counterproductive.</p>
535
536
537
538<h1 class="wp-block-heading">Partnerships</h1>
539
540
541
542<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The Zandvlei Trust does not work in isolation. Our projects are designed to complement and extend the capacity of the Zandvlei Nature Reserve management and we maintain active working relationships with the following organisations:</p>
543
544
545
546<figure class="wp-block-table"><table class="has-fixed-layout"><tbody><tr><td><strong>City of Cape Town (ZNR Management)</strong></td><td>Joint project delivery for Row Play Park and Westlake Garden</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Cape Bird Club</strong></td><td>Assist with bird count days at Zandvlei</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Zandvlei Protected Areas Advisory Committee (ZPAAC)</strong></td><td>Advisory committee membership</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Muizenberg Improvement District (MID)</strong></td><td>Co-funder of Thesen’s Bridge and Henley Road Park restoration</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Orchard Village Restoration</strong></td><td>Supported river clean-up</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Ingcungcu Gardens</strong></td><td>Generous budget contribution to Thesen’s Bridge</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Green Muizenberg</strong></td><td>Co-hosted World Beach Clean-up Day 2025</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Karen Hart / Boyes Drive Team</strong></td><td>Monthly alien-clearing operations on Muizenberg mountain slopes</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Zandvlei Catchment Forum</strong></td><td>ZVT Exco representation</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>
547
548
549
550<h1 class="wp-block-heading">Community Reach and Awareness</h1>
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552
553
554<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Beyond the physical restoration projects, the Trust maintained a regular programme of community engagement, public education and awareness-raising:</p>
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556
557
558<ul class="wp-block-list">
559<li><strong>First Saturday events</strong>: weather permitting rotated between litter cleanups, garden restoration</li>
560
561
562
563<li><strong>Environmental education programme through ZENR</strong>: 8 sessions delivered reaching 141 children and 49 adults.<br>Programmes were run with Sullivan Primary and the Youth Environmental Cubs Club was launched (11 children, ages 7–12).</li>
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565
566
567<li><strong>Spring Talks series</strong> presented in September 2025 at The Lookout, Lakeside: free public admission and very well received.</li>
568
569
570
571<li><strong>2026 Zandvlei calendar photo competition</strong>: entries from adult and junior photographers; 12 winning images published in fundraising calendar</li>
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573
574
575<li><strong>Reserve nature walks led by ZNR staff</strong>: July 2025 (27 participants; Stacy-Anne Michaels) and November 2025 (Kyran Wright;
575 highlights included sightings of the critically endangered Kedestes lenis lenis skipper butterfly).</li>
576
577
578
579<li><strong>World Beach Clean-up Day 2025</strong>: joint event with Green Muizenberg</li>
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581
582
583<li><strong>Marine Estate Open Gardens</strong> (October 2025): nine private gardens in the Marine Estate area opened to the public, organised by Naomi Porter. Entrance fees were donated to the Trust. The event demonstrated the growing connection between the Marine Estate community through the Row Play Park restoration work, and the wider Zandvlei mission, this is a model of neighbourhood-level conservation ownership that we hope to build on.</li>
584</ul>
585
586
587
588<h1 class="wp-block-heading">Social Media</h1>
589
590
591
592<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The Trust’s social media presence grew substantially.</p>
593
594
595
596<p class="wp-block-paragraph">On Facebook, the past year generated over 400,000 views, an 82% increase in engagement and 18% increase in followers to approximately 2 300.</p>
597
598
599
600<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Our Instagram account has also significantly grown with reaching to about 1 000 accounts, predominantly in the 25–35 age group.</p>
601
602
603
604<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Our posts regularly reach beyond just our follower base with a recent post reaching over 31,000 people, the majority of whom were not followers.</p>
605
606
607
608<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The Comment sections have become a meaningful channel for environmental education: followers regularly pose substantive questions about the reserve’s ecology, history and conservation challenges.</p>
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610
611
612<p class="wp-block-paragraph">This shows that there is a real interest in Zandvlei from audiences beyond South Africa, stretching to UK, Germany and Zimbabwe.</p>
613
614
615
616<h1 class="wp-block-heading">Challenges</h1>
617
618
619
620<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The Trust operates with a small volunteer committee and no full-time conservation staff. While we might see the projects we are working on around Zandvlei as admirable, it is not with out some operational risks and challenges:</p>
621
622
623
624<ul class="wp-block-list">
625<li><strong>Litter trap infrastructure failure</strong>: one Sand River net (6 years old) broke and required urgent replacement; the pilot interlocking metal-grid system was lost during winter floods when anchor ropes snapped, steel-cable anchors have been reinstalled</li>
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627
628
629<li><strong>Municipal contractor reliability</strong>: the partnership with city supplier for litter-net clearing is an improvement but not at all dependable; ZVT maintains backup clearing capacity</li>
630
631
632
633<li><strong>Dependency on volunteerism</strong>: all committee members serve in a voluntary capacity for administrative and many physical tasks; there are many opportunities to make a greater impact but would take dedicated staff and funding</li>
634
635
636
637<li><strong>Water quality deterioration:</strong> The catchment remains a systemic risk beyond the Trust&#8217;s direct control; Prof Winter&#8217;s Spring Talk highlighted the scale of the challenge</li>
638
639
640
641<li><strong>Vital knowledge gaps</strong>: water quality monitoring in the Zandvlei Catchment; what constitutes the sediment in Zandvlei and its sources, this is a critical area for research</li>
642</ul>
643
644
645
646<h1 class="wp-block-heading">Looking Ahead</h1>
647
648
649
650<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The Trust&#8217;s programme for 2026 involves building on expanding out projects and some new projects.</p>
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652
653
654<ul class="wp-block-list">
655<li><strong>Sand River litter-trap upgrade</strong>: steel-cable anchor installation and system reliability improvement</li>
656
657
658
659<li><strong>Henley Road Park</strong>: joint venture with MID to improve the equipment and ecological restoration</li>
660
661
662
663<li><strong>Thesen’s Bridge</strong>: more resotoration by creating a critical link between east and west Zandvlei restoration corridors</li>
664
665
666
667<li><strong>Westlake Garden</strong>: indigenous planting scheduled for the next section</li>
668
669
670
671<li><strong>Dog Waste Composting Pilot</strong>: implementation at Row Play Park</li>
672
673
674
675<li><strong>Education and Citizen Science</strong>: post-graduate research funding around sedimentation and water quality in Zandvlei and the catchment</li>
676</ul>
677
678
679
680<h1 class="wp-block-heading">We need your support</h1>
681
682
683
684<p class="wp-block-paragraph">We are going to be direct. Zandvlei needs more resource than a volunteer committee can provide alone.</p>
685
686
687
688<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The ecological pressure is growing.</p>
689
690
691
692<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The opportunities — more restoration, more education, more research — are right in front of us.</p>
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694
695
696<p class="wp-block-paragraph">What is missing is sustained funding.</p>
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698
699
700<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Just to be clear, The Zandvlei Estuary Nature Reserve is a proclaimed protected area managed by the City of Cape Town and the Trust works alongside the City’s reserve management team extending their reach, amplifying their capacity, and advocating for the reserve’s long-term health.</p>
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702
703
704<p class="wp-block-paragraph">This distinction matters when we talk about partnership. We of course cannot offer any rights to a public asset. Howeve, what we can offer is something less transactional and, we think, more enduring: a genuine stake in the work.</p>
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706
707
708<p class="wp-block-paragraph">If you or or your organisation, or your employees care about Cape Town&#8217;s coastline, its catchment water systems, its biodiversity, or the communities that live alongside them, then there is real and meaningful work to be done here and we would value your support to do more of it.</p>
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710
711
712<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The problems Zandvlei faces are not small and challenges a volunteer committee can solve alone.</p>
713
714
715
716<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Funding the Trust is not a sponsorship transaction. It is a decision to put your organisation&#8217;s resources behind a community that has chosen to take responsibility for a place that belongs to all of us.</p>
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718
719
720<p class="wp-block-paragraph">In return, we will keep you informed, involve you where it makes sense, acknowledge your contribution publicly, and most importantly make sure your money reaches the ground, or water.</p>
721
722
723
724<p class="wp-block-paragraph">As a wrap, here&#8217;s what we&#8217;re working on and where support makes the most difference</p>
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726
727
728<figure class="wp-block-table"><table class="has-fixed-layout"><tbody><tr><td><strong>AREA</strong></td><td><strong>CURRENT NEED</strong></td><td><strong>NATURE OF THE WORK</strong></td></tr><tr><td>Habitat restoration</td><td>Thesen’s Bridge (3,800m²), Henley Road, Westlake Garden</td><td>Invasive clearing, indigenous planting, community volunteer coordination in collaboration with ZNR</td></tr><tr><td>Litter interception</td><td>
728River catchment and storm water litter-trap systems</td><td>Engineering, maintenance and clearing of the primary barrier between urban catchment and the vlei</td></tr><tr><td>Environmental education</td><td>School programme, Youth Environment Club</td><td>Connecting people to the reserve — holiday programmes, field visits, citizen science expeditions</td></tr><tr><td>Community engagement</td><td>First Saturdays events, nature walks, Spring Talks, photo competition</td><td>Building the base of people who know and care about Zandvlei</td></tr><tr><td>Research and monitoring</td><td>Catchment water and sediment analysis, biodiversity monitoring and research</td><td>Research to update and expanding knowledge about Zandvlei and catchment; student-led with university and college partnership</td></tr><tr><td>Operational continuity</td><td>Committee support, administration</td><td>The Trust runs entirely on volunteer time; any funded capacity multiplies what we can deliver</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>
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731
732<h1 class="wp-block-heading">Acknowledgements</h1>
733
734
735
736<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The 2025 years achievements are the result of the sustained effort of a large number of individuals who give their time without remuneration. I wish to thank:</p>
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738
739
740<ul class="wp-block-list">
741<li><strong>The Executive Committee</strong> – Dr David Walker, Dale Lawrence, Kate Gray, Annamia van den Heever, Elfriede Webb, Mitzi Ellemers, David Bristow, Lauri-Anne Veitch and Campbell Tyler – for their commitment, energy and expertise throughout the year;</li>
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743
744
745<li><strong>Karen Hart and her team</strong>, for uninterrupted monthly alien-clearing operations on the Boyes Drive slopes;</li>
746
747
748
749<li><strong>Stacy-Anne Michaels</strong>, for her appointment as our Community Liaison Officer and the energy she has brought to the education programme;</li>
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751
752
753<li><strong>Lisa O&#8217;Malley (ZNR intern)</strong>, <strong>Stacy de Jager</strong> and <strong>Kyran Wright (ZNR)</strong>, for leading education and nature-walk activities;</li>
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755
756
757<li><strong>Darren November</strong> and the ZENR team for all they do that we don&#8217;t see or hear.</li>
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759
760
761<li><strong>Hannes Kok</strong>, <strong>Anthony MacLennan</strong> and the Orchard Village restoration team;</li>
762
763
764
765<li>William, Geoffrey, Blair, Wilson, Peter, Robert, Russel, Cuma, Mzwanele, and Amoss – the ground teams whose consistent work transformed the Westlake Garden, Row Play Park and the start of Thesen’s Bridge;</li>
766
767
768
769<li><strong>All our speakers at the 2025 Spring Talks</strong> – Dalton Gibbs, Prof Kevin Winter, Patrick McKenna, and David Muller stirring rendition of Whale Nation;</li>
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771
772
773<li><strong>The Muizenberg Improvement District</strong>, <strong>Ingcungcu Gardens</strong> and the <strong>ZENR</strong> management team for their collaboration on the Thesen’s Bridge project;</li>
774
775
776
777<li><strong>Our event sponsors</strong>: Pam Golding, BDS Steward;</li>
778
779
780
781<li><strong>On going donations</strong>: Plastics SA;</li>
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783
784
785<li><strong>Naomi Porter</strong> and the <strong>Marine Estate community</strong>, for organising the Open Gardens event and for embracing the Trust’s work in the Row Play Park area with such energy and generosity;</li>
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787
788
789<li>Every member who paid their subscription, members and non-members who donated, attended a First Saturday, picked up a piece of litter, or told someone else about Zandvlei.</li>
790</ul>
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793
794<h1 class="wp-block-heading">Conclusion</h1>
795
796
797
798<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The Zandvlei Trust enters its 38th year with a broader project portfolio, a strengthened community programme, and a more structured approach to managing our projects and project funding.</p>
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801
802<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The ecological pressure on Zandvlei has not diminished, but neither has the resolve of the Zandvlei Trust members and partners to push back against it.</p>
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806<p class="wp-block-paragraph">We invite all members, partners and prospective funders to engage with us directly. Every Rand we raise is deployed directly back into Zandvlei. Every hour volunteered is an hour the Zandvlei would not otherwise have had.</p>
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810<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Zandvlei is not just a public amenity, a convenient spot for a lekker braai or a pleasant walk, though it is those things too, and they matter very much. It is a functioning, living estuary: a fish nursery, a water filtration system, a refuge for species that have no other home on this coastline.</p>
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814<p class="wp-block-paragraph">What makes Zandvlei extraordinary is what makes it vulnerable: everything that flows through the Sand-Langvlei River and Keyser river catchments, our streets, our gardens, our stormwater drains, ends up here.</p>
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818<p class="wp-block-paragraph">So how we look after Zandvlei and the catchment is a statement about who we are as a community and what we value.</p>
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822<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The Zandvlei Trust does not own Zandvlei, but we hold it in trust – for the citizens of Cape Town, for the animals that depend on it, in honour of the first people shared in its abundance, and for the people who will inherit whatever condition we leave it in.</p>
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826<p class="wp-block-paragraph">This is not a burden. It is the point.</p>
827</div>
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829<div style="margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)" class="wp-block-post-date has-small-font-size"><a href="https://zandvleitrust.org.za/2026/06/03/the-zandvlei-trust-chairmans-report-2025/">
829<time datetime="2026-06-03T07:14:12+01:00">June 3, 2026</time></a></div></div>
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842<p class="wp-block-paragraph">When we moved into Orient Road, our front view was the mountain, our eastern boundary the vlei, the southern boundary the Muizenberg beach and to the north the vlei and wetlands which extended from Lakeside station to Steenberg station on both sides of the railway line. An absolute paradise for a young naturalist.</p>
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850on block. The jetty became the meeting point for many of the boys living in the area. Almost every weekday and every weekend they would come together there to fish. In the early sixties, before the weir at the mouth, the seawater would reach all the way to the main island, the current island in the northern part of the vlei. There used to be two islands. The second smaller island, located between the large island and the station was dredged away when the marina was built.</p>
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854<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The prime target fish was, as it still is, leervis. But haarders (mullet), Cape stumpnose, White stumpnose and juvenile white steenbras were very common. There were occasional exceptions. If you managed to get your line out far enough in the direction of the campsite on the other side of the vlei directly opposite the jetty, you could catch an elf, or at least have the telltale evidence that one had visited your offering. The tail section of your haarder would be missing and there would be a semi-circular bite out of the body just below the anal fin. Surprise catches included Joseph’s sharks, wildeperd and dassies (blacktail).</p>
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862<p class="wp-block-paragraph">We used livebait to catch the leervis. Either haarders, which were caught using a milkbottle, or “bonies” which were smaller, but almost guarenteed to attract a leervis, if they were not stripped off the hook by larger Cape stumpnose first. If we wanted to target a large leervis, we would catch a small white stumpnose for bait. But then we knew we would have to wait a while for a bite and we were very impatient youngsters. We would rather catch four or five fish in a short time than wait for a big one. On one occasion I lost my handline and scratched around amongst Dad’s fishing bags for pieces of line which I knotted together to make a long enough line to caste out. I managed to catch a cape stumpnose for live bait and put it out for a leervis. I was messing around on the jetty with some friends when I noticed that the line, which I had tied to a pole, was taught. I rushed to the line and as I lifted it it snapped with a loud twang. That was a very large fish!.</p>
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870<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The strip of land between Promenade Road and the railway line was a swamp which was quite deep during winter (chest high). I know because I was playing Tarzan one day and the branch I was standing on broke off and I fell in and nearly drowned. The vegetation was dominated by stinkbean and willow trees – both invasive aliens. Most of the water disappeared during summer, but the deeper areas still remained damp. The perfect environment for watersnakes. On a day I was walking home after fishing, and out of curiosity I lifted a piece of malthoid which had been discarded. And there I found the first watersnake I kept as a pet. Needless to say, my mother was very uncomfortable. But my father understood and helped me build a suitable cage. He also purchased a copy of Walter Rose’s “The Reptiles and Amphibians of Southern Africa” (which I still have). He wanted to make sure I had at least a basic idea of what I was catching because he had a premonition that I would be bringing home many more snakes, some of which had nasty dispositions and were quite capable of shortening your expected lifespan. I read and paged through that book almost every night until the pages started falling out.</p>
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878<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The strip between Promenade and the railway line was not the only wetland. The piece of land directly adjacent to the station on the vlei side was also a significant wetland during winter, with the water reaching the turnups of your shorts after a good rain. I knew this because my mother would take one look at me when I came home and say: “You have been walking in the vlei by the station. How many times must I tell you not to walk in there? If something happens to you in those reeds we will never find you”. But I was inquisitive and there were all kinds of wonderful discoveries to be made inside the thick reedbeds. The Cape weavers had their nests in there as well as the odd masked weaver and dabchick (little grebe). And so I kept going in there until one day I was working my way around a fairly large rooikrans bush when I came upon a dog which had only recently died in a shallow pool of water. It was very creepy. The next time I went past there I saw that someone had filled in the swamp and they had built a house there!</p>
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895<h2 class="wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size"><a href="https://zandvleitrust.org.za/2025/12/08/walking-to-the-beach/" target="_self" >WALKING TO THE BEACH</a></h2>
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902<p class="wp-block-paragraph">We could hear the waves and smell the beach from our house in Cromer Road. So I suppose it was just a matter of time before I walked to Surfer’s Corner to explore the rock pools. My father had allowed me to fish the vlei all the way to the mouth, because he knew where to look for me if I wasn’t home on time. But I was under strict instruction not to wander off course. There were no GPS’s in those days and you did not need one. There was a strap hanging behind the bedroom door which had the most amazing telepathic capacity to guide you home via the shortest route and within milliseconds of the cut-off time.&nbsp;</p>
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906<p class="wp-block-paragraph">I had befriended Malcolm, who had replaced Klasie, and one Saturday morning when my father was working overtime, Malcolm popped around and suggested we wander down to the beach. I told my mom that Malcolm and I were going to walk to the mouth of the vlei, and she raised an eyebrow, looked at me sternly and said : “OK, but don’t go anywhere else, and make sure you get home before your father.” Mothers seem to know what you’re going to be thinking next week Wednesday. Anyway off we went.</p>
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914<p class="wp-block-paragraph">We hit the beach where the bathing boxes were, and it was spring low tide. The sand flats exposed by the receding waves were littered with an assortment of mussel shells. One particularly large brown shell with a rough scalloped exterior caught my attention and I picked it up and took it home for identification. It turned out to be a horse mussel which has a particularly interesting and somewhat incestuous symbiotic relationship with a small round crab. <strong><em>Photo Zandvlei Trust</em></strong>&nbsp;</p>
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918<p class="wp-block-paragraph">But it was the rockpools that caught my attention. The shallow pools were full of large grey bullhead gobies and green klipfish. Clusters of sand anemones grouped together in sandy areas where there was a strong waterflow during high tide. They can survive being covered in sand for fairly lengthy periods. In the more sheltered corners purple, red and pink urchins gathered over small beds of green algae, and rock crevices sheltered several species of chitons, whose ancestry precedes the dinosaurs.  Many of the pools which were located higher up on the beach were filled to capacity with black mussel shells. The same shells that the Dutch burned in lime kilns to make the cement which still holds the stone walls of the Castle together.</p>
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932<p class="wp-block-paragraph">But the real magic appeared when you poked your head in under one of the larger rocks which was only exposed at spring low tide. A kaleidoscope of colour. Feather duster worms, bright orange sponges, plum anemones, sea stars, squirting redbait – an incredible diversity of species. You could easily spend half an hour crouched under one of those rocks, in absolute wonder. But the ocean is full of tricks. The long, suckered tentacles of an octopus arm exploring the inside of your leg will bring you back to earth in a flash! </p>
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944<p class="wp-block-paragraph">That afternoon, after the customary muscadels, my father and I walked down to the large Rooikrans bush which provide shelter for a number of Cape skinks. In a howling Southeaster he got down on his hands and knees slowly crawling around the bush hoping to surprise a dozing skink. I thought that I would stalk the skinks from the other side of the bush. Just as dad was about to pounce, I appeared from the opposite side. The skink saw me and dashed off. Dad looked up at me and there was murder in his eyes. He never said anything, but I knew what he was thinking!</p>
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954while. Dropping its tail was a clever party trick to distract evil-eyed predators while the skink made a quick getaway.&nbsp;</p>
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962<p class="wp-block-paragraph">My father then proceded to show me the skink and explained that it was not poisonous – he let it bite his finger – and informed me that there were no poisonous lizards in South Africa. He pointed out the eyelids which enabled the skinks to close their eyes and doze off. Our marbled leaf-toed geckos on the other hand don’t have eyelids. Their eyes are protected by a firm clear scale which they have to lick with their tongues to keep clean. He let me hold it and then told me to release it. If any more of its tail fell off it would not have the balance to run away in a straight line.</p>
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1000<p class="wp-block-paragraph">In any environment it takes time to settle in and crack the codes. The time it takes you&nbsp; to become integrated and fully operational depends on how observant and aware you are, and often how many cracks you have had. Clips become cracks as you get older and you get cracks when you don’t get home on time.</p>
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1010<p class="wp-block-paragraph">In the heat of summer, there were no earthworms, so I had to find another easily accessible bait to catch the steenbras. There were no prawn pumps in those days so I was scratching for an alternative. I walked to the footbridge one Saturday morning when the tide was pushing. There was a fur seal lounging on the concrete bridge support under the bridge on the Capricorn side of the vlei. I watched him for a while and then walked on to the main bridge near the mouth. Over the course of the next two years I saw him in that spot quite often.</p>
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1026nothing like the streamlined silver superpredator it would morph into. Some of the steenbras we caught in the net were tiny, only five centimetres long. While working on a conservation project on the Eastern Cape Wild Coast many years later, I was shown some photographs of large white steenbras shoaling in an estuary and was led to believe that this was a tributary which needed special protection, as it was one of the few places that white steenbras came to breed.&nbsp; I was also informed that these fish only bred in the estuaries of the Eastern Cape. I have often wondered about that, as I netted so many of the tiny juveniles in Zandvlei. As a student and avid scubadiver, I occasionally cleaned the hulls of yachts moored in Simon’s Town harbour, to make a few bob to pay for the beers and tassies that the bursary didn’t cover. On occasion I came across shoals of large female (I suspect) white steenbras feeding on the extensive prawn beds on the soft sandy bottom stretching almost all the way to the bullnose.&nbsp; I have often wondered if these fish were not entering Zandvlei to breed. I have never really answered that question.</p>
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1030<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Besides the steenbras, harders (mullet) became a favourite fishing target. It happened quite by accident. I was sitting at my favourite spot one afternoon after school eating a peanut butter sandwich. The last crust of the sandwich contained no margarine or peanut butter and I turfed it into the water. To my surprise the bread was almost instantly attacked by a school of harders. The last little piece was engulfed by a sizeable fish, which immediately caught my attention. I went home quite early, tidied my room and made sure the kitchen floor was clean, and waited for dad. When he came home the first things he asked me were: “Have you been fishing again? Have you done your homework?” Aaai. I hadn’t thought about the homework.</p>
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1044<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Catching harders became my favourite pastime for the two years we lived in Cromer road. Unlike the steenbras, which tend to prefer slightly deeper water which is a little murky or cloudy, harders seem to be happiest in the crystal clear fresh seawater pushing in on the high tide. They readily accepted bread as bait, whether it was squeezed onto the hook, or dampened and turned into a doughball. After several months I graduated from the red and white plastic floats to a porcupine quill, which if set properly on the line stood up vertically in the water and disappeared in a flash when you got a bite (or a “take” as it is known in fisherman’s parlance).</p>
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1054<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Catching harders took on a greater significance after I caught my first leervis, which again was quite by accident. There were some big harders near the footbridge, but they simply refused to take the bread I offered. Frustrated, I tried to foulhook them with a treble hook (we called it an angel –Afrikaans pronunciation). On my second caste a leervis of forty centimeters grabbed the treble hook. It fell off as I got it to the side but I managed to grab it and carry it home.&nbsp; My dad put it in the deep freeze, as he wanted to preserve it with formaldehyde. Three days later a fishing mad friend of my father came to visit us. He had never caught a leervis before and offered to take it home and have it mounted.</p>
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1058<p class="wp-block-paragraph">I never saw that leervis again.</p>
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1062<p class="wp-block-paragraph">But that friend did tell me that harders were the favourite prey of leervis. Then he showed me another trick. To catch a number of harders in one go, all you needed was a milkbottle and some bread. You took the bread, wet it and massaged it into a doughy paste which you squeezed into the mouth of the milkbottle. Then you walked along the side looking for a shoal of harders feeding on the bottom. Walking ahead, you carefully submerged the milkbottle, with the breadpaste on the bottom half of the mouth. In no time the harders would be crowding around the bottle trying to feed on the bread, and some would be pushed into the bottle by those behind them trying to get to the bread. You could catch eight in one shot!</p>
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1066<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Having taught young people for forty odd years, I believe that some children are born to be naturalists, others are born to be petrolheads, a few will naturally become academics, and a small unique group are Keith Richards clones, able to smoke forty Lucky Strike cigarettes a day at the age of twelve.</p>
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1070<p class="wp-block-paragraph">I was the naturalist who caught my first “snake”, a dwarf burrowing skink, at the age of four. I took it to bed with me and refused to give it to anyone – until my grandmother paid me fifty cents to flush it down the toilet. I have never forgotten that day &#8211; and never forgiven myself for that deed.</p>
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1074<p class="wp-block-paragraph">But then again you could buy four hundred chappies bubblegums for fifty cents.</p>
1075</div>
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1077<div style="margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)" class="wp-block-post-date has-small-font-size"><a href="https://zandvleitrust.org.za/2025/10/12/cracking-the-codes/"><time datetime="2025-10-12T16:41:43+01:00">October 12, 2025</time></a></div></div>
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1083<h2 class="wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size"><a href="https://zandvleitrust.org.za/2025/10/12/memories-of-a-young-lakeside-naturalist/" target="_self" >MEMORIES OF A YOUNG LAKESIDE NATURALIST</a></h2>
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1085<div class="entry-content alignfull wp-block-post-content has-medium-font-size has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-post-content-is-layout-constrained">
1086<p class="wp-block-paragraph">By Peter Tyldesley</p>
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1090<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong>ARRIVING IN PARADISE</strong></p>
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1094<p class="wp-block-paragraph">In 1963 my loving mother decided to move the family from Goodwood (pronounced Gooroet) to False Bay. She was of the opinion (quite rightly so) that Klasie, the boy next door, who was five or six years older than me, was teaching me things I was too young to understand, and should not know anything about anyway.</p>
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1098<p class="wp-block-paragraph">We moved into the top storey of a large house in Cromer Road. For a fanatical budding young naturalist it was paradise : the vlei, the mountains and the beach.</p>
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1103<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="403" src="https://zandvleitrust.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Picture-1.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-2478" srcset="https://zandvleitrust.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Picture-1.jpg 800w, https://zandvleitrust.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Picture-1-300x151.jpg 300w, https://zandvleitrust.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Picture-1-768x387.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100v
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1112<p class="wp-block-paragraph">My job was to collect earthworms, and I was very good at it. So good in fact that I got a clip around the earhole, when I walked into the house with my hand over my schoolblazer pocket to prevent the earthworms from crawling out and falling onto the floor. Parents were allowed to give you a clip in those days.</p>
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1115
1116<p class="wp-block-paragraph">We cast our lines into the water, and almost immediately the juvenile steenbras started biting. I cant remember how many we caught, but it was plenty – all between twenty and thirty centimeters in length. They were all released, but I was hooked for life.&nbsp; After a good supper and a good few glasses of white muscadel (remember that?) the family went off and I was sent to bath and to bed. That night I dreamed of mighty battles with giant white steenbras, and how I would proudly lay them down on my mother’s spotless kitchen floor. My dreams stopped just short of another clip around the earhole for messing on the floor.</p>
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1119
1120<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Some weeks later, after a heavy morning shower, the street gutters were alive with&nbsp; earthworms. After school I walked home from False Bay station, and once again picked up a few handfuls of earthworms. But this time I only filled my pocket halfway. I knew dad didn’t like it when I filled the pocket to the top. Racing upstairs, I spread my schoolclothes all over the room before pulling on my shorts and T-shirt. Then I hurried to the closet where the smaller fishing rods were kept. Locked! Dad didn’t want me to go fishing on my own.</p>
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1123
1124<p class="wp-block-paragraph">In despair I started hunting around the house for a makeshift fishing line. I found a hook in my room, but there was no line. After searching every room I eventually found myself in my mom’s sewing room, where I discovered several spools of strong, colourful crochet cotton. That would have to do.</p>
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1129<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="754" height="504" src="https://zandvleitrust.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Picture-2.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-2479" srcset="https://zandvleitrust.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Picture-2.jpg 754w, https://zandvleitrust.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Picture-2-300x201.jpg 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 754px) 100vw, 754px" /></figure>
1130</div>
1131
1132
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1134<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Down at the vlei, at what would become my favourite fishing spot, I tied the lengths of crochet cotton together, until I had a line of about 20 meters in length. I found a small stone for a sinker, tied on the hook, baited it and threw in. The steenbras started biting immediately, but the hook was just too big to catch them. When I was down to my last two earthworms I made a mental note to fill both pockets next time – only halfway. I put the last worm on the hook and almost immediately got a really decent bite. After a real struggle, I managed to land a steenbras of approximately thirty five centimeters. This was a keeper!</p>
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1138<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Time to go home.</p>
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1142<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Then I found out that crochet cotton doesnt behave like fishing line when it is wet. It has magical qualities. It can contort and twist into a million knots while just lying there in the grass. It was getting late and I knew if dad came home before I got home I was in big trouble. REALLY big trouble. The crochet cotton had now transformed itself into a net. If I had only known it would do this in the first place, I need not have worried about the potential risks of collecting the earthworms. I could simply have used it as a fishing net. Try as I may, I couldn’t untangle it, and eventually I simply scrunched it up into a ball and pushed it into my pocket. I grabbed at the steenbras, and promptly got spiked by the very long, sharp dorsal spines. I didn’t curse – you weren’t allowed to in those days!</p>
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1146<p class="wp-block-paragraph">
1146As I turned the corner into Cromer road I knew I was in trouble. Dad’s big black Buick was parked outside. I ran up the stairs leading to the kitchen, opened the door, and found my parents in the kitchen. As calmly as I could, I put the steenbras down on the kitchen floor, and stood back admiring my prize. Bang, bang! “How many times must I tell you…..”.&nbsp; “Get that fish off my floor!”</p>
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1149
1150<p class="wp-block-paragraph">I grabbed the steenbras and rushed outside onto the landing, standing there awkwardly and not knowing what to do. Finally, my father called me back inside and told me to put the fish in the sink.</p>
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1153
1154<p class="wp-block-paragraph">I really should have let that dream play out to the end.</p>
1155</div>
1156
1157<div style="margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)" class="wp-block-post-date has-small-font-size"><a href="https://zandvleitrust.org.za/2025/10/12/memories-of-a-young-lakeside-naturalist/"><time datetime="2025-10-12T16:37:11+01:00">October 12, 2025</time></a></div></div>
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1159</li><li class="wp-block-post post-2470 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-photo-competition">
1160
1161<div class="wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained" style="padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)"><figure class="wp-block-post-featured-image"><a href="https://zandvleitrust.org.za/2025/09/14/capture-the-spirit-of-zandvlei-submit-your-photos-for-our-2025-calendar/" target="_self" ><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1280" height="960" src="https://zandvleitrust.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/DavidRogers_IMG_9663-fishing.jpeg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Capture the Spirit of Zandvlei: Submit Your Photos for Our 2025 Calendar!" style="aspect-ratio:3/2;width:100%;object-fit:cover;" srcset="https://zandvleitrust.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/DavidRogers_IMG_9663-fishing.jpeg 1280w, https://zandvleitrust.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/DavidRogers_IMG_9663-fishing-300x225.jpeg 300w, https://zandvleitrust.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/DavidRogers_IMG_9663-fishing-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https://zandvleitrust.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/DavidRogers_IMG_9663-fishing-768x576.jpeg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px" /></a></figure>
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1163<h2 class="wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size"><a href="https://zandvleitrust.org.za/2025/09/14/capture-the-spirit-of-zandvlei-submit-your-photos-for-our-2025-calendar/" target="_self" >Capture the Spirit of Zandvlei: Submit Your Photos for Our 2025 Calendar!</a></h2>
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1165<div class="entry-content alignfull wp-block-post-content has-medium-font-size has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-post-content-is-layout-constrained">
1166<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Do you have a stunning photo of Zandvlei you&#8217;re proud of? Now is your chance to share it with the world and support a great cause! The Zandvlei Trust is excited to announce our &#8220;Give it your best shot&#8221; photo competition, and we are looking for your most captivating images to feature in our 2026 fundraising calendar.</p>
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1170<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The theme for this year&#8217;s competition is <strong>&#8220;Zandvlei — conservation and community.&#8221;</strong> We want to see the vibrant life of our beloved vlei through your eyes. Whether it&#8217;s a breathtaking landscape, a majestic bird in flight, a quiet moment of nature, or people enjoying the water, we encourage you to capture what makes Zandvlei special to you. This is a chance to show that Zandvlei is not just a place, but a living, breathing ecosystem that supports both wildlife and a thriving community.</p>
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1174<p class="wp-block-paragraph">This competition is open to everyone! We have two categories: one for <strong>adults</strong> and a special <strong>junior category for those 16 and under.</strong> Your passion for photography could earn you some fantastic prizes, including ORMS vouchers for adults and cash prizes for juniors, thanks to our generous sponsor, Pam Golding Properties.</p>
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1178<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Your photo could be one of the twelve chosen to be printed in our glossy, high-quality calendar, which will be sold to raise essential funds for the Zandvlei Trust. It’s a wonderful way to contribute to our mission and have your work celebrated.</p>
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1182<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong>How to Enter:</strong></p>
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1186<ul class="wp-block-list">
1187<li><strong>Theme:</strong> &#8220;Zandvlei — conservation and community&#8221;</li>
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1191<li><strong>Deadline:</strong> October 31, 2025</li>
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1195<li><strong>Email:</strong> Send your photos to <strong>[email protected]</strong></li>
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1199<li><strong>Requirements:</strong> Maximum of three photos per person. Photos must be in landscape orientation, at least 1MB in size, and taken within the Zandvlei Estuary and its immediate surroundings.</li>
1200</ul>
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1204<p class="wp-block-paragraph">More details at <a href="https://zandvleitrust.org.za/events/give-it-your-best-shot/">https://zandvleitrust.org.za/events/give-it-your-best-shot/</a>.</p>
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1208<p class="wp-block-paragraph">We can&#8217;t wait to see your incredible submissions and celebrate the beauty of Zandvlei with our community. So grab your camera, explore the area, and give it your best shot!</p>
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1211
1212<p class="wp-block-paragraph"></p>
1213</div>
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1215<div style="margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)" class="wp-block-post-date has-small-font-size"><a href="https://zandvleitrust.org.za/2025/09/14/capture-the-spirit-of-zandvlei-submit-your-photos-for-our-2025-calendar/"><time datetime="2025-09-14T17:16:41+01:00">September 14, 2025</time></a></div></div>
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1217</li><li class="wp-block-post post-2466 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-zandvlei-talks tag-water">
1218
1219<div class="wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained" style="padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)"><figure class="wp-block-post-featured-image"><a href="https://zandvleitrust.org.za/2025/09/14/this-week-join-professor-kevin-winter-for-a-crucial-discussion-on-water-quality/" target="_self" ><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1252" height="1116" src="https://zandvleitrust.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Kevin-Winter-mugshot.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="This Week: Join Professor Kevin Winter for a Crucial Discussion on Water Quality" style="aspect-ratio:3/2;width:100%;object-fit:cover;" srcset="https://zandvleitrust.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Kevin-Winter-mugshot.jpg 1252w, https://zandvleitrust.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Kevin-Winter-mugshot-300x267.jpg 300w, https://zandvleitrust.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Kevin-Winter-mugshot-1024x913.jpg 1024w, https://zandvleitrust.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Kevin-Winter-mugshot-768x685.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1252px) 100vw, 1252px" /></a></figure>
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1221<h2 class="wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size"><a href="https://zandvleitrust.org.za/2025/09/14/this-week-join-professor-kevin-winter-for-a-crucial-discussion-on-water-quality/" target="_self" >This Week: Join Professor Kevin Winter for a Crucial Discussion on Water Quality</a></h2>
1222
1223<div class="entry-content alignfull wp-block-post-content has-medium-font-size has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-post-content-is-layout-constrained">
1224<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The Zandvlei Trust Spring Talks continue this week with a vital discussion on one of the most pressing environmental challenges facing our community: water pollution. Following last week’s inspiring talk on the rescue of the Cape Flats Erica, we are turning our attention to the health of our waterways and wetlands.</p>
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1226
1227
1228<p class="wp-block-paragraph">This <strong>Tuesday, September 16th</strong>, we are honored to host Professor Kevin Winter from the University of Cape Town. A leading member of the City’s Water Quality Committee, Prof. Winter will share his extensive knowledge on <strong>nature-based solutions for treating polluted stormwater</strong>.</p>
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1232<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The health of Zandvlei is inextricably linked to the quality of the water that flows into it. Polluted stormwater runoff, a common problem in urban areas, can have devastating effects on our local ecosystem, impacting everything from fish populations to the plants that filter our water. Prof. Winter’s talk will explore innovative, sustainable approaches that work with nature, not against it, to address this issue head-on. This is an opportunity to learn about the science behind these solutions and understand how they can be implemented to protect and restore our precious n
1232atural resources.</p>
1233
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1236<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Your participation is crucial. By attending these talks, you are not only gaining valuable knowledge but also showing your support for the work of the Zandvlei Trust and helping us advocate for a healthier environment.</p>
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1239
1240<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Looking Ahead:</strong> We are finalising the details for our third talk on September 23rd. Please keep an eye on our website and social media channels for the official announcement.</p>
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1244<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Join us this week and become an even more informed and active steward of our local environment. Find more information and register for the talk on our <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://zandvleitrust.org.za/events/spring-talks/">events page</a>.</p>
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1248<p class="wp-block-paragraph"></p>
1249</div>
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1251<div style="margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)" class="wp-block-post-date has-small-font-size"><a href="https://zandvleitrust.org.za/2025/09/14/this-week-join-professor-kevin-winter-for-a-crucial-discussion-on-water-quality/"><time datetime="2025-09-14T16:57:04+01:00">September 14, 2025</time></a></div></div>
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1253</li><li class="wp-block-post post-2460 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-zandvlei-talks">
1254
1255<div class="wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained" style="padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)"><figure class="wp-block-post-featured-image"><a href="https://zandvleitrust.org.za/2025/09/07/dive-into-local-environmental-solutions-with-the-zandvlei-trust-spring-talks/" target="_self" ><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1920" height="1278" src="https://zandvleitrust.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Dalton-Gibbs-mugshot.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Dive into Local Environmental Solutions with the Zandvlei Trust Spring Talks!" style="aspect-ratio:3/2;width:100%;object-fit:cover;" srcset="https://zandvleitrust.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Dalton-Gibbs-mugshot.jpg 1920w, https://zandvleitrust.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Dalton-Gibbs-mugshot-300x200.jpg 300w, https://zandvleitrust.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Dalton-Gibbs-mugshot-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https://zandvleitrust.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Dalton-Gibbs-mugshot-768x511.jpg 768w, https://zandvleitrust.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Dalton-Gibbs-mugshot-1536x1022.jpg 1536w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px" /></a></figure>
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1257<h2 class="wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size"><a href="https://zandvleitrust.org.za/2025/09/07/dive-into-local-environmental-solutions-with-the-zandvlei-trust-spring-talks/" target="_self" >Dive into Local Environmental Solutions with the Zandvlei Trust Spring Talks!</a></h2>
1258
1259<div class="entry-content alignfull wp-block-post-content has-medium-font-size has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-post-content-is-layout-constrained">
1260<p class="wp-block-paragraph"></p>
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1264<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Get ready to be inspired! The Zandvlei Trust is thrilled to announce our annual Spring Talks, a series of fascinating public discussions aimed at shedding light on critical local environmental issues and how we can all be a part of the solution. This is a unique opportunity to learn from leading experts and connect with like-minded community members who are passionate about the future of our vlei and its surrounding ecosystem.</p>
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1268<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Our first talk, taking place on <strong>September 9th</strong>, features Dalton Gibbs, a long-time conservation manager for the City of Cape Town’s reserves. Dalton will share the incredible story of the endangered Cape Flats Erica (<em>Erica verticillata</em>) and the central role he played in rescuing it from extinction. This is a powerful story of perseverance and a testament to what dedicated conservation efforts can achieve.</p>
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1272<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Then, on <strong>September 16th</strong>
1272, join us for an eye-opening discussion with Professor Kevin Winter from the University of Cape Town. Prof. Winter will present on nature-based solutions for treating polluted stormwater—a topic of immense importance to the health of Zandvlei. Discover how innovative, natural approaches can help manage the significant challenges of water quality in our waterways and wetlands.</p>
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1276<p class="wp-block-paragraph">These talks are more than just presentations; they are a chance to gain new perspectives, ask questions, and contribute to the ongoing conversation about our environment. By attending, you&#8217;re not only expanding your knowledge but also supporting the vital work of the Zandvlei Trust.</p>
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1280<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Our program for the final talks in September will be confirmed soon, so keep an eye on our website and social media for updates!</p>
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1284<p class="wp-block-paragraph">We invite you to join us and become a more informed, engaged, and empowered environmental steward. Your participation helps us grow our community and continue our mission. To find out more about these events and other ways to get involved, please visit the <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://zandvleitrust.org.za/events/spring-talks/">events page on our website</a>.</p>
1285</div>
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1287<div style="margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)" class="wp-block-post-date has-small-font-size"><a href="https://zandvleitrust.org.za/2025/09/07/dive-into-local-environmental-solutions-with-the-zandvlei-trust-spring-talks/"><time datetime="2025-09-07T10:55:50+01:00">September 7, 2025</time></a></div></div>
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1516			<li><a class="cmplz-link cmplz-manage-third-parties cookie-statement" href="#" data-relative_url="#cmplz-cookie
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1521
1522	<div class="cmplz-divider cmplz-footer"></div>
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1524	<div class="cmplz-buttons">
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1527		<button class="cmplz-btn cmplz-view-preferences">View preferences</button>
1528		<button class="cmplz-btn cmplz-save-preferences">Save preferences</button>
1529		<a class="cmplz-btn cmplz-manage-options tcf cookie-statement" href="#" data-relative_url="#cmplz-manage-consent-container">View preferences</a>
1530			</div>
1531
1532
1533	<div class="cmplz-documents cmplz-links">
1534		<ul>
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1536			<li><a class="cmplz-link privacy-statement" href="#" data-relative_url="">{title}</a></li>
1537			<li><a class="cmplz-link impressum" href="#" data-relative_url="">{title}</a></li>
1538		</ul>
1539			</div>
1540</div>
1541</div>
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1582
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1605
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1606
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1613
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1629
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1636
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1637
1638<script id="mc4wp-forms-api-js" defer src="https://zandvleitrust.org.za/wp-content/plugins/mailchimp-for-wp/assets/js/forms.js?ver=4.14.1"></script>
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1638
1639<script id="googlesitekit-events-provider-mailchimp-js" src="https://zandvleitrust.org.za/wp-content/plugins/google-site-kit/dist/assets/js/googlesitekit-events-provider-mailchimp-ae89b2302ee1e23a78ac.js" defer></script>
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1639
1640<script id="googlesitekit-events-provider-wpforms-js" src="https://zandvleitrust.org.za/wp-content/plugins/google-site-kit/dist/assets/js/googlesitekit-events-provider-wpforms-fdbd42f50702ca1e0c36.js" defer></script>
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1644
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1649
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