friends of bracken

The Friends of Bracken Nature Reserve (FoB) is a not-profit, community-based organisation that is affiliated with the Wildlife and Environment Society of South Africa (WESSA). The FoB aims to promote local environmental interests. Its focus is to assist local authorities with the conservation of our unique biodiversity, especially the much-threatened Swartland Granite Renosterveld and Cape Flats Sand Fynbos, through creating public awareness, providing environmental education and assisting with efforts to eradicate alien invasive species. Anyone who endorses the objectives and constitution of the FoB is welcome to join the Friends and become a member of the reserve. For regular photos and updates of the reserve, please visit the Friends of Bracken Facebook page.

What we do

• Lead guided walks for visitors and students.
• Organise educational talks featuring guest speakers.
• Host fun runs for walkers and runners.
• Inform community of activities and events within the reserve.
• Coordinate the annual firing of the reserve’s signal cannon.
• Participate in the City Nature Challenge.
• Identify and remove invasive alien plant species.
• Support rehabilitation efforts in disturbed areas of the reserve.
• Assist in planning and maintaining nature trails and picnic spots.
• Monitor populations of indigenous flora and fauna.
• Develop and distribute informational brochures.
• Recruit and welcome new members to support the reserve.
• Raise funds to benefit the reserve’s conservation.