Mushroom Season at Grootbos
Do you know your mushrooms?
Today was a special treat for our biodiversity stewardship teams, who work tirelessly as independent contractors to clear invasive plants from our landscape. Their hard work is crucial in safeguarding the unique fynbos landscape of the Walker Bay Region.
To show our appreciation, we organised a field trip day, giving them a chance to experience the very landscape they dedicate themselves to protecting. The morning was spent hiking a private trail through the stunning milkwood forest at Grootbos Nature Reserve, and the feedback was overwhelmingly positive.
It's moments like these that remind us that we can't protect what we don't love.

Grootbos Foundation is a registered non-profit organisation in Gansbaai dedicated to conserving the Cape Floral Kingdom while uplifting the communities that call it home. The foundation protects over 22,200 hectares of fynbos and biodiversity across Grootbos Private Nature Reserve and the Walker Bay...
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