Tygerberg Nature Reserve has been temporarily closed after a wildfire on Tygerberg Hills last week. The reserve will stay closed until it is deemed safe to enter again.
The reserve’s staff are attending to the remaining hot spots and smouldering vegetation, preventing new flare-ups by damping the areas down with water.
The City’s Fire and Rescue Service and Biodiversity Management Department worked hard to contain the fire after it broke out on Thursday, 25 January.
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The reserve was opened up again on Saturday morning but was closed later in the day due to flare-ups.
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‘On the up-side, I can inform residents the area that burnt was old and in terms of ecological integrity the burn will rejuvenate the veld,’ says the City’s deputy mayor and mayoral committee member for spatial planning and environment, Alderman Eddie Andrews.
‘We hope to see a myriad of spring flowers on the now blackened Tygerberg Hill by September.’
‘We want to thank residents who so generously provided refreshments to staff while we were managing the fire. And to our neighbouring land owners we also want to extend our gratitude for their support, cooperation, and understanding,’ continues Andrews.
Season ticket holders can still access all of the City’s nature reserves.
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