Mushrooms and Fun(gi) at Grootbos
Winter in the Cape means one thing - mushroom season!
Thilivali from the Conservation Research Team shared the importance of the natural fynbos landscape with our Hospitality students this week. Understanding the role of nature and the fire-driven fynbos ecosystem is a key part of their eco-tourism training.
By combining skills training with conservation awareness, we empower students to become employable, entrepreneurial, and passionate about protecting the wild spaces around them. Together, we’re tackling unemployment and conservation at the same time!
Grootbos Foundation is a registered non-profit organisation in Gansbaai committed to conserving the Cape Floral Kingdom and uplifting the communities that reside within it. The foundation protects more than 22,200ha of fynbos landscape and biodiversity on Grootbos Private Nature Reserve and the Walk...
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Did you know Grootbos Foundation has a curated insect collection of over 60,000 pinned specimens?
Camera traps take photographs of secret animals as they go about their private lives.
Winter in the Cape, with its cooler temperatures and steady rainfall, offers the perfect climate for spores to germinate.
The Earth Rangers group from Laerskool Gansbaai had a fun and educational field trip to Grootbos!