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Keeping Nature’s Valley Natural
At first I hear it only in the distance, but the footsteps get louder and louder as they pass right by my bedroom window. I open my city-accustomed eyes, marveling again at the quiet, pitch...
I’ll think about you
This time my words won’t be poetic. All I can say is that I think about you. I realise I have been thinking about you nearly every day of my life. Throughout the year I long for your warm beauty...
Something about innocent Dandelion princesses, Lesser baby parots and a stray dog
It's funny really, how a small organization far away has left such a huge impression on me. Spending those months with Nature's Valley Trust was exactly what I was looking for after graduation. A...
Earth Day 2018 - Straws Suck
22 April 2018, is not just another day; it’s a day to celebrate this wonderful planet we live on! Yes, that’s right, Earth Day!
The Earth is the only home we know, a placed filled with so much...
C'est la vie, mon ami..
I thought I only just arrived? Yet here I am, writing a blog about my time in Nature's Valley with 6 weeks’ worth of wonderful, challenging and hilarious memories. So, I sit back, release a deep...
World Wildlife Day 2018
What better way to celebrate World Wildlife Day than a tour of Tenikwa Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre to experience some examples of the indigenous wild cats of Africa!
NVT facilitates Eco-schools...
*Disclaimer: I don’t really know how to start this
Stories are normally told from beginning to end; but this one in particular is an adventure that must be lived from start to finish.
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5 flights and 2 travel days...
“And into the forest I go to lose my mind and find my soul” – John Muir
This is the sentence that sums up my stay with Nature’s Valley Trust, what a soul soothing experience that I will cherish forever.
My motivation for volunteering for the Trust was that I felt...
The Importance of Environmental Education
Imagine. Imagine the smell of the Buchu bush as you softly crush its leaves between your fingers or the sound of the wind as it gently gusts past you while sitting and admiring the view from...
Nurdles: destruction in small packages
“I am a piece of marine debris, that found a way into the sea,
Over the waves and into the bay, I have traveled a long way.
But on the beach I do not belong, I get eaten by shore birds that scurry...
Entanglements due to fishing line
She was well known by our researchers. Her light colouration meant she stood out from the rest. Pearl was a White-fronted Plover never to be forgotten. She lived happily on the Nature’s Valley...
Things to do during the holidays
As the festive season is fast approaching many of us are winding down and starting to daydream about our summer holiday and for us nature lovers, this picture often includes immersing ourselves in...
The Best Time of My Life
Preamble from Mark Brown, NVT Program Director
Interning with NVT is NOT easy. We don’t do your typical ‘volunteer’ thing. We take on passionate young early career conservation minded people...
Can a non-scientist work for a conservation NPO?
That was the question I struggled with for a long time. In fact, just two months before my internship was to start, I was unsure if I should even go. I don’t study sciences, so I was worried...
…the party’s over. But wait, is the party really over with the Trust?
Dear team,
It is August 2017, meaning I’m now at the end of my journey in South Africa, but I truly hope not at the end of our journey together. I say this because I bring great memories of the...