What a sense of accomplishment and relief to finally arrive at our destination!
In more than one sense of the word this is very true for the 2013 Toyota Enviro Outreach. The plan is coming together after many hours of meetings and kilometers behind the wheel to scout for perfect site in our vast and varied country. The negotiation for sponsorships, vehicles and the logistics to get equipment and infrastructure is complete. The ideal environment for the invited scientists to achieve their goals has been created. We are ready to go!!
So from the far north and the south we meet the at Klein Pella Guest Farm, 40km from Pofadder with one singular goal in mind - Everybody is anxiously awaiting the opportunity to explore this arid Namakwa Karoo and to sample the different plant species that can be found in this beautiful, and for many, unknown part of South Africa.
The floral richness of the Northern Cape has not been explored and documented and this void needs urgent attention for various reasons but in particular to estimate the impact of the proposed “fracking” process on the vegetation in this region.
Prof Michele van der Bank, the project leader, has invited specialists in their different fields of botany to be part of this project and they hope to sample and collect many, if not all, examples of the available plants species.
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| Enroute to Klein Pella |
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| Team from Gauteng |
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| Elmarie & Isa preparing food for a hungry Outreach Team |
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