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Building the Grootbos Foundation Plant Herbarium

Building the Grootbos Foundation Plant Herbar...

Snapshot 1 from the everyday tasks of the research team currently working on scientific collections.

Meet the Palpares Speciosus

Meet the Palpares Speciosus

Palpares speciosus are beautiful antlions with intricate wings found in mountain fynbos habitats, especially flitting around at night.

Valentine’s Day in Nature

Valentine’s Day in Nature

Picnic for two… wrapped in silk?

Natasha Bredekamp Featured by Common Goal

Natasha Bredekamp Featured by Common Goal

Our sports development programme manager, Natasha Bredekamp, was featured this week by the Common Goal...

Grootbos Foundation 2026 Entrepreneurship Programme

Grootbos Foundation 2026 Entrepreneurship Pro...

Please spread the word to anyone wanting to start or expand their own small business and lives between Stanford and Buffelsjag.

Building Safe Spaces for Learning, Play and Opportunity

Building Safe Spaces for Learning, Play and O...

The Masakhane Hub provides a safe and structured place for learning and homework after school.

Digitising the Grootbos Plant Collection

Digitising the Grootbos Plant Collection

This week, Grootbos Foundation welcomed Maxine and Jabulile from the Natural Science Collections Facility (NSCF).

Future Ecologists Inspired at Grootbos

Future Ecologists Inspired at Grootbos

The Stellenbosch University students from the undergraduate degree in Biology & Ecology completed their ecology fieldwork.

Life After Fire: Fynbos vs. Invaders

Life After Fire: Fynbos vs. Invaders

After the summer wildfire, life begins to return almost immediately.

Grootbos Nursery Expansion and Sundowner Sessions

Grootbos Nursery Expansion and Sundowner Sess...

The Green Futures Nursery is expanding and moving to a new site...

Ladybird Under the Microscope: Nature’s Aphid Hunter

Ladybird Under the Microscope: Nature’s Aph...

What's under the microscope this week?