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| Hack at Rietvlei - 17
October 2009 |
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Early
on
Saturday
17
October
a
few
of
us
gathered
in
The
Paddocks
parking
lot
for
a
hack
in
the
southern
part
of
the
Rietvlei
Wetland
Reserve.
The
hack
was
in
the
area
next
to
the
R27
just
south
of
Otto
du
Plessis
Bridge.
There
was
a
fire
in
this
area
a
few
years
ago,
and
the
Port
Jackson
has
been
resprouting
ever
since. |
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After
the
heavy
rains
we
had
over
the
last
few
months,
the
grass
growth
was
quite
high
-
this
obscures
the
alien
vegetation
so
that
from
the
road
the
area
appears
to
be
clear
of
aliens.
But
once
we
arrived
on
site,
we
found
numerous
small
Port
Jackson
growing
amongst
the
grass. |
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With
our
trusty
tree
poppers
we
cleared
an
area
of
about
600
square
metres
in
the
two
hours
we
were
working
there.
This
is
probably
about
a
third
or
more
of
the
area
to
be
cleared,
so
all
in
all
we
think
we
did
a
good
job. |
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Thanks
to
the
seven
(and
a
bit)
people
who
joined
in
the
hack,
hopefully
there
will
be
more
next
time
we
tackle
the
aliens
in
Rietvlei. |
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Click
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to
the
following
pages
with
pictures
of
the
hack. |
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The
group
meets
in
the
parking
lot
of
The
Paddocks
Shopping
Mall. |
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The
group
consisted
of
Charl,
Koos,
Lulama
(plus
daughter),
Bongani,
Nelis
and
John.
The
shadow
on
the
ground
in
front
is
the
seventh
member,
Niel. |
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On
site
and
getting
to
work. |
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John
worried
about
being
on
candid
camera. |
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Charl,
Bongani
(with
daughter)
and
Lulama
doing
their
bit. |
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Koos,
as
usual,
hard
at
work. |
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Nelis
tackling
that
alien,
and
winning! |
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Finally,
done
for
the
morning,
the
group
can
be
satisfied
with
a
good
day's
work. |
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