Photo courtesy of Niels van Gijn

 

On Tuesday, the Eburu Rafiki group organised a tree planting session to put in place 1000 seedlings covering 1.5 acres in the Eburu forest. All of the 1000 seedlings were donated by Governors Camp/Loldia house and included two species of indigenous hardwood tree – The Podocarpus (Yellow Wood evergreen) and the Albezia Gummifera (Peacock Flower). These trees were chosen as they habituate well to the steep valleys where the site was situated, and the local fauna such as the reed buck and duiker dont eat the seedlings – giving them a good chance to mature.

 

 

Photos courtesy of Thor Karstad

 

Before the Eburu forest was fenced by the Rhino Ark roughly two years ago, illegal loggers and charcoal burners had decimated the site, cutting down all the hardwoods through slash and burn. Slowly but surely, with the help of NGO’s, the private sector and the Eburu Rafiki group, we hope to rejuvenate these areas: restoring this precious, important water tower that is the Eburu to its former glory.

 

Heather Wallington, Manager Loldia House.