Motorcycle club grows Amanzimtoti’s forest

With the aim of adding to the reforestation of Amanzimtoti, motorcycle club, Iron Maiden Durban, planted 22 trees at the conservancy’s first forest recently.  The project aims to enhance Amanzimtoti’s green footprint while introducing more indigenous trees to the area. The initiative was started almost 20 years ago at the Amanzimtoti Country Club.  More recently, the concept of family or group forests were introduced. This is the 16th family forest that has been planted by the organisation.  A variety of indigenous trees were planted by Iron Maiden and these included yellowwood and mahogany trees. Since the formation of the conservancy in 2002, more than 2 000 indigenous trees have been planted in the forest.

“We encourage more families and groups to support the imitative,” said coordinator of the conservancy, Ted Holden. “The area is a lung of the community and we slowly aim to enhance the indigenous tree footprint.”

The forests are an incredible way to preserve the heritage of a family, a group of friends or a company. He encourages others to support the initiative by either donating trees or cash.  Once the trees are planted, a plaque in honour of the family is placed in the middle of the designated area. Ted also hopes that more members of the community recognise the importance of the forest.  For more information of the organisation, call Ted on 082-825-6951.

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