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It
was
a
lovely
autumn
Sunday
afternoon
for
the
Friends
walk
at
Zoarvlei.
We
viewed
the
new
bridge
across
the
vlei
at
the
end
of
Wemyss
Street
which
provides
access
to
the
Zoarvlei
bus
station.
The
public
open
space
on
the
eastern
side
of
the
vlei
had
been
upgraded
and
it
is
now
a
neat
and
pleasant
place
for
people
to
enjoy. |
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Our
walk
took
us
northwards
along
the
eastern
side
of
the
vlei,
past
the
Brooklyn
Chest
Hospital
premises
and
the
Portuguese
Sports
Club.
We
crossed
the
vlei
on
the
stormwater
culvert
and
then
walked
south
along
the
western
bank
behind
the
industrial
buildings
of
Paarden
Island. |
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In
March
this
area
had
been
burnt
in a
control
fire
by
Biodiversity
Management.
The
purpose
of
the
fire
was
to
reduce
the
amount
of
dead
plant
material
that
had
accummulated
in
the
reedbeds,
as
well
as
to
burn
the
Typha
which
is
rapidly
taking
over
large
areas.
The
Typha
seeds
is
also
a
major
nuisance
to
surrounding
residents,
hopefully
this
burn
will
alleviate
this
problem
for
a
few
years. |
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Members
of
Friends
of
Rietvlei
were
joined
by
members
of
Friends
of
Zoarvlei,
and
it
proved
to
be
an
interesting
walk
with
lots
of
interaction
between
the
various
participants. |
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The
following
pages
have
pictures
of
the
walk -
click
here
to
continue. |
