Peter will be talking on the subject of his recent book “Memories of a Birdwatcher”.
Enquires:
Cathy Abbott
E-mail: cathya@wol.co.za/
Tel: 021 4656440
Art exhibition of selected established artists featuring diverse paintings, ceramics and wooden sculptures.
Entrance fee:
Free entry to the exhibition but garden entry fee applies
Contact details for enquires:
021 -799 8621 / 021-7156500
Werner Voigt will be discussing Desert Mountains at this week’s Wednesday talk.
Contact details for enquires:
Cathy Abbott
E-mail: cathya@wol.co.za/
Tel: 021 4656440
Marine biologists, George and Margo Branch, will be talking on the subject of their recent book “Living Shores”.
Contact details for enquires:
Cathy Abbott
E-mail: cathya@wol.co.za/
Tel: 021 4656440
Original Cape Art will be hosting an eclectic exhibition of beautiful contemporary paintings by twenty-two artists.
For enquires: Christine on 021 799 8621/ 072 2036582
Director of Horticulture at the Toronto Botanical Garden, Paul Zammit, will be giving a talk on the interactive dynamics between plants, people and the environment at the Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden on 11 October.
He is in SA as guest of several organisations amongst them the Botanical Society of SA both in the Western Cape and Gauteng.
Paul has delivered talks across Canada and in the United States as well as in Germany, Switzerland and Bermuda. He has appeared on numerous occasions both on television and in print.
Paul had a weekly gardening column providing gardening advice on the CBC Here and Now radio program.
The talk will be at no cost to attendees and is open to the public.
Theme: Sustainable land us for our shared future
Purpose:
- To convene the National Biodiversity Stewardship community of practice through an annual conference
- To explore opportunities between Biodiversity Stewardship and the Biodiversity Economy
- To provide a platform for engagement on Biodiversity Stewardship, Land Reform and Community Conservation where they intersect
- To provide a platform to foster commitment to implementing the Land Reform and Biodiversity Stewardship
Initiative:
- To build partnerships to support protected area expansion through Biodiversity Stewardship
- To provide a platform to build commitment towards financial sustainability of protected area expansion
- To investigate opportunities for the implementation of Biodiversity Stewardship in land reform sites in the Gauteng Province (and the country at large)
Key outcomes:
- Strengthened partnerships for Biodiversity Stewardship implementation
- Implementation opportunities between Biodiversity Stewardship and the Biodiversity Economy have been unlocked
- Sustainable financing mechanisms for collaborative Biodiversity Stewardship implementation have been identified
- Improved commitment of role players to key areas of Biodiversity Stewardship implementation secured
- Strategic partnerships for governance, implementation and collaboration have been established
- Guidelines to develop a formal strategy for the inclusion of land reform considerations into Biodiversity
- Stewardship implementation in Gauteng finalised
- An action plan to implement the 2017 Biodiversity Stewardship Conference resolutions developed
Who should attend?
- High level officials from the Department of Environmental Affairs, the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform (DDGs, DGs and CDs)
- National Departments including Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, National Treasury, DBSA, SANParks, etc.
- Provincial Government: Conservation agencies and departments (HODs, CEOs and relevant officials)
- Local government: SALGA and municipalities with Land Reform and Biodiversity Stewardship priorities
- Community beneficiaries
- A selected group of conservation, land reform and rural development Non-Governmental Organizations
- Social Development NGO’s working in land reform and rural development
- Academic Institutions with key interest in land reform and conservation
Important document
For more information contact: Pam Kershaw: PKershaw@environment.gov.za or Natasha Wilson:
n.wilson@sanbi.org.za
All Members of The South African Society of Artists can still take advantage of the Members’ 2 Exhibition which starts on the 1st – 11th October 2018. Hanging day will be on the morning of 1st October. This exhibition allows each member of the Society to participate.
Members may submit up to three artworks, plus you will also be allowed to put 4 works in the portfolio stand – maximum 4 portfolios. Members submit their best works, it is their own choice. This self-selected exhibition is particularly advantageous to new members within the Society, to have the opportunity to show and sell their work, sometimes for the very first time.
It gives the confidence to submit works to all SASA’s other prestigious exhibitions.
Laura Wenman, Acclaimed Artist and Art Teacher will be opening the exhibition at 18.30 on Monday, 1 October 2018.
Enquiries:
Liz Pearson
The South African Society of Artists secretary
Tel.: (021) 671 8941
Email secretary@sasa-artists.co.za
An assortment of succulents, shrubs, aloes, trees, and container plants will be sold off at ridiculously low prices of up to 50%. Entry to the garden will be free on this weekend only. Advice on gardening, plant health and general care will be provided. For details on the selection and prices of plants please click the Plant Stock List to see what’s on offer (see attached). Buy plants to the value of R400 and get a plant voucher to the value of R100 free.
Other exciting things on offer this weekend include free guided tour of the garden on Saturday at 14:00 and Sunday at 12:00. Bookings are essential as there is only a limited amount of space available. There is a free snake talk at the restaurant on Saturday at 12:00 by André du Preez, a local snake handler. Activities for children will include an amazing race for children over 10, a potting up station, create a monster with organic play dough and a colouring competition for children between 1-5 years and 6-10 years.
Join the Cape Orchid Society in spring for their themed show ‘The Potting Shed’. This show will display a bounty of unusual and exotic orchids and for sale as well as offering members of the public an opportunity to have their orchids repotted by some of the top orchid growers in the country. Repotting will happen all weekend starting from just R10. Bring your orchids along to the show and have them repotted while you check out the display or sales area. The members of the Society are happy to help collect your plants from the entrance gate if needed. Call the number on the poster displayed at the entrance gate for assistance.
Constantiaberg Art Society is holding its Spring Exhibition. There are works by 85 artists across all styles, sizes and prices.
Contact details: 021 799 8621 or email constantiabergartsociety@gmail.com
This week we have our Wednesday talk with Dr. John Manning titled “Field guide to fynbos: recent changes in the field”.
The Cape Clivia Club will hold a display of clivia in all varieties, forms and colours. Advice will be freely given to persons interested in growing clivia, and plants and seeds will be available for sale.
Entrance to the Display is free but admission charges to the garden apply.
For more information, please contact Clayton Jonkers on: 083 267 7206
or Joy Woodward on: 021 671 7384/ 072 487 7933
Kwelera National Botanical Garden (NBG) invites you to the 2nd annual Coastal Clean-up Day in support of the International Coastal Clean-up Day.
Details
Date: Saturday, 15 September 2018
Time: 07h30
Meeting area: Kwelera Old Ski Boat Club House, Kwelera National Botanical Garden, Eastern Cape.
N.B: Please note that clean-up will take place from Kwelera River mouth to Gonubie River mouth.
Enquiries:
Siyasisanda Tom
Tel.: 043 737 0061
Email: S.Tom@sanbi.org.za or Kweleranbg@sanbi.org.za
The African Bird Fair is an annual two day event taking place on – Sat 8 – 9 Sept at the WSNBG hosted by Bird Life SA in partnership with SANBI. It is about all things birding from exhibitions of birding material such cages, feeding gadgets, books, binoculars, and paintings.
There will be talks and presentations, workshops about the “Bird of the Year 2018: The African Black Oystercatcher, photography, birding tips and guided walks.
The event is also used a fund raising platform for some bird conservation causes.
Cost : (Free except for the normal garden entrance fee. ( Donations are mostly welcome)
