Modderfontein Conservation Society to host interesting speaker

Well-known naturalist Karin Spottiswoode will present an illustrated talk at the Modderfontein Conservation Society’s (MCS) annual programme.

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The event will take place on April 19 at the Modderfontein Town Hall in Casino Road at 7.30pm.

Karin will tell the audience all about Kloofendal Nature Reserve, a natural gem on the West Rand, and how the reserve uses its resources effectively to promote environmental education.

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Robbie Vermont, membership secretary for MCS, said the talk is particularly relevant to Modderfontein, where environmental education is a focal point in MCS planning.

“It will also be of interest to anyone home-schooling their children,” said Robbie.

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Although she’s a qualified occupational therapist, Karin’s hobby of studying South Africa’s natural wonders led her to qualify as a field guide.

What followed was a passion for sharing her knowledge and experience of our natural heritage.

“Her work in the Botanical Society and at Kloofendal is the stuff of legend,” said Robbie.

Over the past 15 years she has organised guided nature walks in the Kloofendal Nature Reserve most weekends of the year.

She initiated a hands-on environmental educational programme for schools in the reserve using qualified field guides. She has assisted Bushveld Training Adventures with its part-time field guide training course, also in the reserve.

Visitors are welcome. An entrance fee of R30 will be charged to help cover expenses.

For more information, call Peter Olive on 011 608 2799 or 083 461 6221. Also see www.modderconserve.org and www.jhbcityparks.com

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