Category: Steenbok Nature Reserve News

  • A Scented, Winter shrub

    Posted on by Di StrombergMetalasia muricata ENGLISH:- white bristle bush  AFRIKAANS:- blombos, witsteekbossie SA TREE No. 736 DESCRIPTION – Erect, woody shrub up to 2.5m, the leaves are often curved backwards, twisted and hooked at the tips.  The margins are rolled under. The honey scented flower... Read more »

  • Rainfall June 2019

    Posted on by Di StrombergRainfall was a disappointing 37 mm compared with a ten-year average of of 72mm for June. The cumulative graph, comparing this year with last, looks curiously like the score-chart graph in an evenly matched world cup cricket match! Thanks to... Read more »

  • New Dog Poop signs

    Posted on by Di StrombergNew Informative signs are being placed along the pathways to bring awareness of the ongoing problems of pollution caused by dog poop.  Steenbok thanks KAWS and Knysna Basin Project for their support.              The signs have... Read more »

  • The irrigation maintenance team in Steenbok

    Posted on by Di StrombergMihan of O.D.S. landscaping had a walkabout with Louis Krige.   Mihan does a quarterly maintenance check of the irrigation system and  Louis is on hand as a Steenbok volunteer to do frequent checks that the system is running properly... Read more »

  • A walk in Steenbok with Esther Townsend

    Posted on by Di Stromberg     Credo Environmental Services have agreed that, without consultation with affected residents, no further major clearing will be undertaken on the high-tide pathway to Kingfisher Creek and that the involvement of Credo will be extended to a further visit and... Read more »

  • TREE OF THE MONTH : THE CANDLEWOOD

    Posted on by Di Stromberg  Pterocelastrus tricuspidatus Candlewood (Eng.); kershout (Afr.) Tree Number: 409 Watch out for this beauty at the moment, actually you cannot miss it due to its numerous bright orange seed pods which are carried all along its branches making this... Read more »

  • Heliophila subulata

    Posted on by Di StrombergHeliophila meaning ’sun’ and phílos, meaning “dear” or “beloved”, refers to the blooms opening in sun and closing at night or in overcast conditions. Family: Brassicaceae (mustard family) Common name: Wild flax The majority of the species grow in the... Read more »

  • Steenbok Nature Reserve welcomes new volunteers

    Posted on by Di StrombergLouis and Barbara Krige are familiar faces on Leisure Isle.  They regard themselves as an ‘old Knysna’ family.  Barbara’s grandfather had the parish at Belvedere, and bought land on Leisure Island when it was first laid out as residential suburb... Read more »

  • A day out In Steenbok

    Posted on by Di Stromberg The residence and day attendees of Epilepsy Knysna, South Cape Karoo Branch enjoyed a morning walk in Steenbok Nature Reserve.  Under the supervision of Gayle Anne Campbell Schmidt, the residence were able to comfortably walk along the Tow Path and... Read more »

  • Aloes, beautiful aloes….

    Posted on by Di StrombergThese three majestic Aloes will be entertaining our visitors for the next month or two. Bright colours and impressive heights make these giants our show stoppers during autumn and early winter. While A. ferox and A. arborescens display bright orange... Read more »