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TBNR April to June 2019 Quarterly Report CM SPATIAL PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT Department: Environmental Management Branch: Biodiversity Management Charline Mc Kie North Region Email: [email protected] Whiskered Tern on nest By Frieda Prinsloo City of Cape Town | TBNR | Quarterly Report |1 OCTOBER-31 DECEMBER 2019 Table of Contents Page 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ......................................................................................................................................................... 4 Report for 1 October to 31 December 2019 Jurisdiction 2. HIGHLIGHTS & CHALLENGES .............................................................................................................................................. 4 The Expanded Public works programme update Livestock on the Diep River Illegal Dumping at the Diep River Fishing Photograph by the TBNR staff 3. CONSERVATION PLANNING ............................................................................................................................................. 4 Proclamation process TBNR Protected Area Advisory Committee (PAAC) 4. FLORA .................................................................................................................................................................................... 5 Invasive Flora Management Indigenous Flora Management Photographs by the TBNR staff 5. FAUNA ................................................................................................................................................................................... 8 Indigenous Fauna Management Photographs by the TBNR staff 6. SOIL AND RESTORATION ..................................................................................................................................................... 14 MRC fence at Restoration site Photograph by TBNR staff 7. WATER ................................................................................................................................................................................... 14 Water Incidents Table with Rietvlei section monthly rainfall Table with Milnerton Racecourse Conservation area (MRC) annual rainfall Fixed point photographs of the MRC dam Photographs by TBNR staff 8. FIRE ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 18 Planned/prescribed burns: MRC Wildfires Photographs by TBNR staff 9. PEOPLE, TOURISM & EDUCATION ...................................................................................................................................... 19 Informal Programmes External and Internal meetings Staff, Regional and Branch meetings Photograph by TBNR staff member 10. STAFF MATTERS ..................................................................................................................................................................... 20 Staff Establishment 2 City of Cape Town | TBNR | Quarterly Report |1 OCTOBER-31 DECEMBER 2019 Staff training 11. LAW ENFORCEMENT ........................................................................................................................................................... 20 TBNR section incidents Quemic Ranger programme report Photographs by TBNR staff 12. INFRASTRUCTURE & EQUIPMENT ........................................................................................................................................ 24 Repairs and Maintenance Externally Funded Programmes Photographs by TBNR staff 3 City of Cape Town | TBNR | Quarterly Report |1 OCTOBER-31 DECEMBER 2019 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This monthly report covers all the activities for the period from the 1 October to 31December 2019 within the Table Bay Nature Reserve. Table Bay Nature Reserve (TBNR) comprises the Rietvlei, Zoarvlei, Milnerton Racecourse (MRC), and Milnerton Ridge, Coastal and Lagoon sections as well as the Diep River and Parklands Fynbos, Sandown Fynbos Corridor and Sunningdale Ephemeral Pan. 2. HIGHLIGHTS & CHALLENGES Highlights Diep River section On the 09/01/2020, Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) staff member, L Phoswa was recruited as a replacement for former member Y Mnyipika who resigned on the 28/09/2019 and on the 13/01/2020 T January was also recruited for the replacement of member, L Wem who resigned on the 26/11/2019. Two newly recruited EPWP staff members Left: L Phoswa Right: T January Challenges In the Diep River section, illegal grazing of livestock inside the conservation area is still an ongoing challenge. Also reported to the Diep River management were Sewer spillages and land invasion situation taking place adjacent to the Diep River section in the Doorenbatch area. An incident where the conservation area’s boom gate was vandalism was also reported. Illegal dumping by tenants living in the residential complexes/flats adjacent to the conservation area are still challenges where the EPWP and Field Ranger team spends a large amount of time having to undertake consistent litter clean-ups versus attending to actual biodiversity related tasks on the conservation area. Fishing: The land based fishing resource has unfortunately not shown any signs of improvement during this reporting period. Fishermen continue to try to catch fish, but none has been caught. As reported in during the last quarter, the last fishing survey was completed in April 2019 by Corne Erasmus from the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. Small mullet, size 20 - 25 mm, was caught in the net during the survey, an average of about 200 mullet were caught, and released back into the waterbody. 3. CONSERVATION PLANNING 4 City of Cape Town | TBNR | Quarterly Report |1 OCTOBER-31 DECEMBER 2019 The following stil remains to be proclaimed, namely, Wolfgat, Zandvlei and Table Bay Nature Reserves’ have been notarized and but remain on the waiting list for gazetting with the MEC. As per the National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act, Act 57 of 2003, Protected Area Advisory Committees (PAACs) for each of the City of Cape Town’s nature reserves and protected natural areas have been established including for the Witzands Aquifer Nature Reserve. The eighteenth TBNR PAAC meeting will take place on the 23/01/2020. The Table below indicates all PAAC meetings from May 2019: No Date 15 02/05/2019 16 18/07/2019 17 24/10/2019 4. FLORA Invasive Flora Management Rietvlei section: The TBNR team assisted with clearing invasive plants along the R27, hand pulling and cut stump treatment method of Port Jackson (Acacia saligna). Felled Port Jackson along the R27 Milnerton Racecourse section Weeds (Echium, Vicia, Wild mustard, Yellow sweetclover, Umbrella milkweed) were manually removed on 1, 2, 16 and 18 of October, six person days were used. Port Jackson seedlings were removed on 16, and 21 of October, two person days were used. Melilotus officinalis (Yellow Sweetclover) Euphorbia helioscopia (Umbrella Milkweed) 5 City of Cape Town | TBNR | Quarterly Report |1 OCTOBER-31 DECEMBER 2019 Wild Mustard Port Jackson seedlings Indigenous Flora Management Diep River section: Plants Search and Rescue During this reporting period, TBNR members conducted seed collection and the search and rescue of plants for rehabilitation purposes took place on planned development areas situated near to the Diep River section. The following plants species were collected Date Location Name of plant 10/10/2019 Morningstar Chrysocoma coma-aurea Passerina corymbosa Pelorgonium triste Date Location Name of plant 08/11/2019 Parklands Fynbos Corridor Anthospermum aethiopicum Helichrusum sp. Cysticapnus vesicarius Eriocephalus africanus Leucadendron salignum 6 City of Cape Town | TBNR | Quarterly Report |1 OCTOBER-31 DECEMBER 2019 Gladiolus carinatus Trichocephalus stripulas 08/11/2019 Parklands Fynbos Corridor Erica mammosa Surreria trilopha sp. Phylica celephantha Adenogramma rigida Chrysocoma coma-aurea 05/11/2019 Baas Arries Anthospermum aethiopicum Willdenowia incurvata Erica mammosa Phylica celephantha Protea repens Trichocephalus stripulas Flora monitoring: On the 11/11/2019, twelve, 5x10 vegetation monitoring plots were set out at Parklands Fynbos Corridor in preparation of a planned ecological burn. TOP right: L Mossop (Monitoring Evaluation Co- Ordinator), H Pentz including staff setting up the plots Bottom: Staff member B Madluka assisting in setting up monitoring plots mean while learning plants names for her first time. 7 City of Cape Town | TBNR | Quarterly Report |1 OCTOBER-31 DECEMBER 2019 Milnerton Racecourse’s biophysical monitoring- vegetation Fixed point photography of the veld condition is conducted quarterly in the Northern area and the Southern area. The letters indicate the direction the photograph was taken. N E S W Quarterly fixed point photography photos, taken on 23/12/2019 at Stand 2 in the Northern Area. N E S W Quarterly fixed point photography photos, taken on 23/12/2019 at Stand 1 in the Southern Area. 5. FAUNA Indigenous Fauna Monitoring of Wildlife: On going daily routine patrols were conducted within the conservation areas including Search and Rescue operations done in areas under developments bordering the Diep River conservation area. These areas under development are Sandown Fynbos Corridor and Rivergate, including the collection of data by means of using a GPS device and other devices like Cell Phones. Several Fauna were recorded. Baboon Spider found at Sandown Fynbos Corridor Mole Snake found at Parklands Fynbos Corridor 8 City
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