The pink blush of the pompom herb in summer is beautiful, but it’s an invasive alien plant that destroys grasslands and wetlands. The City of Tshwane is working hard to eliminate it.
) is beautiful but it’s an invasive alien plant that destroys grasslands and wetlands. The City of Tshwane is working hard to eliminate it.
An official from the organisation said: “Preserving the global environment is closely related to the sustainable happiness of mankind. Young people joined in making the forest and nature, the foundation of life, beautiful and healthy. I hope that more people will know the importance of environmental protection and can practise it together.”
About 83 volunteers, including family members and neighbours, worked in groups of two and three and removed the pompom from a 2km section of the reserve. It took about three hours and the plants removed filled up a one tonne truck. But this is not the group’s first foray into this type of work. Last year, they also worked hard to remove wattle trees in the Klapperkop Nature Reserve in Pretoria. These activities are part of the Mother’s Forest initiative to restore the habitat by creating green forests and preventing desertification.
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