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River Ranger Management Company
Welcome to our website which covers many of the activities of this organisation. Our core business is that of job creation through the implementation of environmental programs. (Namely, the river and rehabilitation programs, in the Eastern Free State.)
These rivers include:
· the Small Caledon,
· the Caledon,
· the Ash River
We employ approx.140-previously disadvantaged people to assist us in this work. Our funding is mainly supported by the Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism as one of their poverty relief programmes.
In addition to this we’re instrumental in the establishment of the four conservancies that surround some of the catchment areas in which we work.
These conservation areas include:
· The Clarens Village Conservancy, that covers the upper catchment of the small Caledon
· The Hoogland Conservancy is the catchment for the Caledon River and the Ash River
· The Rooiberg which is mostly grassland.
All the Conservancies act as vital buffer zones to Golden Gate National Park.
The River rehabilitation programs are now in full swing, and will continue for the remainder of this year. The Conservancy program has completed its employment of twelve Rangers and will be embarking on training as well as meeting with the objectives outlined by the sponsor, the Maluti Drakensburg Transfrontier Park. (MDTP)
You'll find this website most interesting in that we have included as much information as is practically possible for any other organisation wishing to embark on conservation. While the documents on this site remain the property of the River Ranger Management Company, feel free to view these documents before embarking on a similar program yourselves. Obviously we would like to be involved in any projects out there as we do have over eight years experience in the implementation of poverty relief programmes and are very familiar with the pitfalls as well as benefits.
We trust that you will spend some time navigating our website and enjoy the content.
Garth Brook
Director
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Clarens Bioregion Conservancy
We have been instrumental in forming the Bio-Region Conservancy that assists four active conservancies bordering one another. The conservancies consist of the As River, Hoogland, Rooiberg, Kgubetswana and Clarens Village. All of these conservancies are registered with Free State Conservation.
The Bio-Region Conservancy is limited to fund rising, programme implementation and administration. This is especially true now that the Bio-Region Conservancy is responsible for the 12-rangers now employed. Their function is that of patrolling designated areas as well as assisting in the identification of the many plant, animal and bird species that exist in this area.
The pogramme was sponsored by the Maluti-Drakensburg Trans frontier Programme (MDTP) for which the land-owners in this area can be truly thankful.
The programme will improve land use, tourism that will therefore improve the standard of living for the rangers. This is in essence a poverty relief programme while attending to the many needs of our environment.
For more details please contact Garth Brook email garth@btwo.co.za
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Clarens Bioregion Conservancy & River Ranger Management
