Friends Groups are a dynamic movement within The Wildlife and Environment Society of South Africa; they encourage public participation in caring for the earth by enabling volunteers to become involved with the conservation and preservation of nature areas or specific inhabitants.
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Basic operation
Residents and interested parties are invited to apply for an annual membership to the Friends of Serene Valley(Friends of Moreletaspruit - Hans Strijdom to Serene Sts) for R200 per household. Funds collected will be used to complete projects identified by the Friends of Moreletaspruit Committee.
Committee
The Committee presently consists of
Carol Martin (Chairman), Richard Glover (Vice Chairman), Stan Williams (Finance), Elizabeth Gevers, Ian Crisp.
The Committee is bound by a constitution that covers all aspects of sound governance. The Committee also works closely with the Municipality of Pretoria.
Initial projects
The committee identified fencing and restriction of access to the nature area as an initial project.
Other projects are to clean up litter, to remove alien vegetation, to identify and tag trees, to plant new trees, to identify bird species and to monitor the wetland.
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