21/10/2026
Here's what our Landscape Conservation team has been working on recently.
🌿 Our Eco-rangers carried out 6 forest patrols across 3 forests, covering 12.8 km.
⚠️ They came across illegal dumping at Auckland State Forest and one of our restoration sites. We also discovered that around 570 m² of indigenous vegetation, including protected Yellowwood trees, had been cleared along the Auckland State Forest boundary. A snare was also reported at Never Daunted in Hogsback.
🌱 Before restoration work begins at two new sites along the Wolf River, our team carried out initial surveys and installed acoustic recorders and camera traps. This will help us track how the sites change as restoration progresses.
🌳 Two years after the fire in Schwarzwald Forest, our team returned to four monitoring sites to photograph how the forest is recovering. These photos will help us track changes in the forest over time.
🤝 We met with forest-edge communities and local leaders to discuss ongoing restoration work.
🌳 We met with the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, where sustainable Yellowwood harvesting in the Amathole region was a key topic of discussion. Together, we're working to review and improve harvesting guidelines to better protect these trees.
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