Hillcrest’s green future takes root
Three organisations partnered up to help increase the natural beauty of the Hillcrest area.
FOR years, a section of old gum trees growing on the boundary of Inanda Road in Hillcrest has presented a huge problem for Springside Nature Reserve. Through an initiative involving concerned locals, a new era has taken root.
“These large, feral trees were a major seed bank for the invasive plants entering the reserve, and resulted in this protected area being threatened,” said the principal of the School of Garden Design, Lindsay Gray.
Initial efforts made to have the trees removed were unsuccessful and recent fires, on the adjacent Transnet property, severely burnt the trunks of the large trees. They were earmarked as hazardous to both traffic and pedestrians on that section of Inanda Road and were removed by the eThekweni Parks Department.
Hillcrest Conservancy, in conjunction with the Rotary Club of Hillcrest, turned this enormous challenge into a community effort to help solve the problem.
The Rotary Club of Hillcrest helped fund the planting of indigenous trees as part of the drive for all clubs to plant trees during 2018. Lindsay Gray kindly offered to assist with the placement of the trees.
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