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Using Repeat Photography to Document Post Fire Change in Overberg Renosterveld
Overberg Renosterveld Conservation Trust
It has been an incredibly busy spring for our Renosterveld conservation team . During the spring season the Renosterveld of the Overberg reaches its peak time to bloom , offering spectacular displays of bulbs , annuals and more in a plethora of different colours .
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But for those who work tirelessly to conserve what little survives of the Renosterveld , the spring season is far more than the gorgeous flowers to be enjoyed in the field .
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Spring is a season of biodiversity surveys and monitoring , particularly at the
conservation easement sites where we work alongside landowners to support them in conservation and effective veld management as custodians of their Renosterveld . Last autumn we partnered with several easement landowners and other key conservation partners to effect successful ecological burns in areas of Renosterveld that had not burnt for many years . These ecological burns help to reduce the chance of wildfires by reducing fuel loads as well as rejuvenating areas of old veld .
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Figure 1 - 9 . The spring season is far more than the gorgeous flowers to be enjoyed in the field .
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