Bicyle Trails

On the 14th of July Kobus told us that we are going to clean and maintain the Bicycle trails for the cycle race on the 23 of July. This is also part of our module on perform basic field infrastructural maintenance in a conservation area. Kobus gave us each a map of the trail and he told us who is working with who and where. I was selected to work with Kyle and Bianca at the top part of the trail.
The work that was to be done was cutting branches so that it doesn't hang in the way of the cyclist, taking tree stumps out of the trail and finally shoveling sand out of the trail. That in short was what to be done on our trail.
The equipment that was needed for the jobs to be completed were the following: shovel, panga, axe, slasher, rake ect.  Standard OHS equipment was also used.
At a point in time we all started to work in a big group and that was the best option because we worked very fast and more sufficient.
We started on the tails and we worked for days on it and we luckily finished on time. It was really hard work and a lot of blood sweat and tears was put into that trails but in the end it was all worth the while. Thank you for everyone that worked with me on the trails there was hard times but there was also a lot of fun times with it again thanx to everyone.  

Bullrush

Day one of R.G. we went to the dam at the back of the Boys house to take out the bullrush that is in the dam. It is in one of our modules to combat problem plants. The reason why we removed the bullrush is because if there is to much of them in a water enclosure it absorbs all of the oxygen and the results of that is that all the other creatures in the water die. The problem with the bullrush is that it grows very fast and then it over populate the water mass to quick for the total water that is in the dam area.
It was very fun working for the first time at Conservation.     

Finaly Conservation!!!

The course I have been waiting for my whole life, Conservation. The one I have started with first is Resource Guardianship for nine weeks. On our first day of R.G. Kobus our facilitator told us in a short perspective what we are going to do in the next nine weeks. After he told us all of that and gave us all the paper work we went on the Land Cruiser to the "koppies". there he told us about the cultural heritage involving the area in Warmbaths. The fact that I can be in the bush the whole day makes me smile every morning I get out of bed. Really conservation is the best thing that ever happened to me.