Great Southern Bioblitz 27-30 November 2026
Great Southern Bioblitz 2026
iNat and citizen scientists join the Great Southern Bioblitz from Friday 27 November 2026 at 00:00 am to Monday 30 November 2026 at 12:00 pm.
Adam Welz – The End of Eden
FoTP AGM 2025: Adam Welz on “A Future for Nature”
'The End of Eden' author, environmentalist and journalist Adam Welz will speak on 'A Future for Nature' at FoTP's AGM on 10 December 2025.
Great Southern Bioblitz 2025
From October 24–27, 2025, we, together with cities from across the Southern Hemisphere, will be participating in the Great Southern BioBlitz.
The area surrounding Tokai Park used to be a commercial pine plantation, but after the exit of forestry from the Western Cape, the last pine trees are being harvested and the area is being restored to indigenous fynbos vegetation.
The Tree Myth – With special regard to TMNP
Paul and Eileen van Helden lay to rest the myth that alien pines (pinus radiata) sequester more carbon than fynbos at Tokai Park.
The Large-stipule Fountainbush (Psoralea fascicularis) is listed as endangered on the Red List of South African Plants. Photo Peter Swart / iNaturalist
Tokai Park’s new Fountainbush
Botanists discover a Large-stipule Fountainbush (Psoralea fascicularis) population not previously recorded at Tokai Park.
