Milnerton Racecourse Conservation Area
MRCA News Snippets
We have some interesting news items concerning the Milnerton Racecourse Conservation Area. Click on the links below to read more and see the pictures in a separate window.
EE with Home of Hope kids	10/11 June 2010
Fourteen children from the Home of Hope in Table View were given a short Environmental Education (EE) course on the MRCA.
» Click here to read more and view pictures
Grysbok capture	3 June 2010
After the 2009 grysbok capture, there were still 7 grysbok left in the conservation area, and a count early in 2010 indicated that one or two lambs had been born meaning that the numbers were increasing again. A further capture was thus carried out in June 2010.
» Click here to view pictures of the June 2010 capture
Burning the MRCA again	9 March 2010
A fire was again lit in the MRCA, the southernmost portion was burnt 2 years after the area just north of it was burnt. It was a successful burn, professionally handled by the City's Biodiversity Branch staff.
» Click here to view pictures of this burn
Walk in the MRCA	23 November 2008
On Sunday 23 November about 30 people joined in a walk in the Milnerton Conservation Area organised by the Friends of Rietvlei. The southern part of the MCA is closed to the public, so it was an exceptional privilege for this group to be taken into this area.
» Click here to view pictures of the walk
Grysbok capture	April/May 2008
A game count towards the end of 2006 indicated that there were at least 24 grysbokkies in the Milnerton Racecourse Conservation Area. This was far too many for such a small site and the Environmental Management Committee decided to have the numbers reduced. The optimal number for an area of this size is 6 animals.
» Click here to view pictures of the capture in 2008
MRCA Burn	24 April 2008
A portion of the southern area of the MRCA was successfully burnt on 24 April 2008. You can read more about the reasons for the burn in our Controlled Burn page.
» Click here to view pictures of the burn