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Wild Restoration is a non-profit focused on alien clearing, rewilding, biodiversity restoration, and

08/06/2026

Sharing alien clearing techniques 🌱🎥

We’re gradually building a library of video guides covering different alien-clearing practices.

This one focuses on inoculating Hakea sericea using Hakatak. In short: mix the Hakatak spores with clean (preferably river) water, wound the stem near the base of the plant, spray the mixture onto the wound, and allow the fungal infection (gummosis) to develop. The treatment is most effective when applied in early winter under cool, moist conditions, ideally with rain forecast shortly afterwards🌧️. Leave the plant standing to allow the infection to spread through the plant.

Let us know if you have techniques you’d like to share, or suggestions for other videos we can develop over time.

23/05/2026

✨ Spot the difference! 🌿

On Thursday there was an extraordinary collaboration between , , , , , Hemel-en-Aarde Conservancy, Hangklip Hardcore Hackers, and other volunteers from Kleinmond and Pearly Beach. In total, 56 crew members and volunteers came together to raise awareness for the critically endangered Erica karwyderei and help clear space for it to flourish. 💪

Over one hectare of extremely dense pine, hakea, Port Jackson, and gum was cleared — with great care taken over where we placed our feet!

We also discovered additional species of conservation concern 🌱 and set up a couple of trail cameras to see what else moves through this special landscape and connects into the biodiversity corridors to the north. 📷

See you at the next one!

09/05/2026

Join us to save an endangered Erica!

We are partnering with a number of conservation organisations, including and to clear aliens around the near extinct Erica Karwyderi.

Date: Thursday 21 May | Time 8.30am | Location: near Hermanus.

More details in the picture. RSVPing is essential so we know who to expect!

02/04/2026

APPLY BY 12 APRIL!

We’re looking for an energetic, experienced Operations Manager to lead our expanding operations in the Western Overberg region.

For more details, see https://drive.google.com/file/d/1unfCNb5rCn6_QndLy4BgEekNh5s9vs8O/view?usp=sharing

17/03/2026

A mountain film is in the making 🎬⛰️

As part of Wild Restoration and CapeNature ongoing partnership, we are making a film celebrating the Riviersonderend Mountains — their extraordinary biodiversity, the alien clearing work underway, and our shared plans to restore the entire range.

We recently filmed interviews with Othusitse Mabi from CapeNature, botanist Nick Helme, Lance from Oliphantsbosch, Rupert, Michelle, and the clearing crew from Wild Restoration. The film is being produced by the wonderful team at Wagtale 🎥

In 2025, Wild Restoration and Cape Nature signed an MOU to prioritise, plan, and begin clearing the 28,000-hectare Riviersonderend Mountain Complex. The range is home to many vegetation types and threatened species, and provides vital habitat for keystone species such as the leopard 🐆

To date, Wild Restoration has cleared more than 700 hectares across the broader range (over 200,000 pine trees), including more than 100 hectares on Cape Nature land since operations began there in October 2025. This includes the completion of two “NBALs” (clearing areas defined by Cape Nature).

In 2026 we plan to scale up clearing activities and expand biodiversity monitoring across the reserve 🌿

16/03/2026

🎥 Trail cameras exploring biodiversity corridors

Here’s some footage from one of Wild Restoration’s 20 trail cameras monitoring wildlife activity in areas where we’re clearing invasive alien plants. This camera — Corridor Cam W11 — watches a natural pathway linking our restoration work between the Riviersonderend Mountains and Steenboksberg.

Positioned on a well-used animal path and overlooking a porcupine den, W11 has captured some incredible moments. We expected porcupines (and even spotted some mating, and their tiny porcupettes!) — but the camera has also revealed five honey badgers in a single video, plenty of bokkies, and a fleeting visit from a caracal.

These glimpses show how wildlife uses restored landscapes — and why connecting habitats matters.

A big thank you to The Sophia Foundation for supporting this corridor work: funding the cameras, helping bring landowners together to protect their shared landscapes, and most recently strengthening our biodiversity monitoring programme. 🙏

13/12/2025

Wishing you a Wild Christmas!

Our invasive pines are getting a new festive purpose as Christmas trees for the village of Greyton. Make a donation (for our local clearing team) a get a tree delivered to your door🌲. (Or pick one up from Pure Café).

25/11/2025

🎉 Hacky Birthday, Leigh! 🌿

For his 21st, .japhet chose something truly meaningful: instead of gifts, he asked his friends and family to donate to Wild Restoration. Their generosity raised thousands of rands that will directly support our local community crew doing vital alien-clearing “hacking” in the mountains. This incredible gesture helps protect biodiversity, improve water availability, and support local livelihoods.

We’re deeply grateful — and hope it inspires others. For your next birthday, consider organising a hack as part of the celebration or donating your gifts to a cause that matters. Wild Restoration would love to help make it happen! 💚

14/11/2025

Fire season is very much on us. With this hot, dry period, our teams are focusing on clearing some critical firebreaks before the holiday season.

These pictures are from our work with a group of landowners in the Kleinriviersberg mountains between Tesselaarsdal and Stanford. Working with , we have designed a set of strategic firebreaks to reduce risk and ultimately improve biodiversity. Now we are implementing. (Note the pines are cleared soon after and the biomass removed).

We wish all landowners, firefighters and agencies and safe fire season.

21/10/2025

21 hectares of invasive pines cleared in the mountains!

Seven of our best crew members, eight volunteers, and four incredible porters hiked over 1000m up the mountains to the upper slopes of Uitkyk. We carried chainsaws, camping gear, 70 litres of fuel, 30 litres of chain oil, and food for three days. Together we felled over 10,000 trees – saving more than nine million litres of water 💧 every year!

We even came across a fresh leopard meal just 30 metres from our camp 🐆 – a powerful reminder of why we do this work, and why protecting the biodiversity of these mountains matters so deeply.

All of this forms part of the Be Wild and Rewild the Cape Floral Kingdom project, supported by – huge thanks to them for their incredible support! And to every crew member and volunteer who made this possible.

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