Pink color in summer from pompom herb (Campuloclinium macrocephalus) is beautiful but is an invasive alien plant that destroys grasslands and swamps. The City of Tshwane is working hard to eradicate it.
In line with this, young people have rolled up their sleeves to remove pompoms from the Groenkloof Nature Reserve in Pretoria. He is a volunteer of ASEZ WAO, World Mission Society Church of God.
Officials from the organization said: “Protecting the global environment is related to sustainable human happiness. Young people are involved in making forests and nature, the basis of life, beautiful and healthy. I hope more people understand the importance of protecting the environment and can do it together.
City councilor Leon Kruyshaar thanked the volunteers, saying: “As a representative of the City of Tshwane, I can only thank you. What you are doing here is wonderful and wonderful. I need you, the city needs you, and you need you. “
About 83 volunteers, including family members and neighbors, worked in groups of two and three and removed pompoms from a 2km section of the reserve. It took about three hours and the removed plants filled a one-ton truck.
ASEZ WAO member Chanelle Booysen said: “Today I am very happy to participate in this useful work as a volunteer. By eliminating alien species, we can conserve water and plants so that our environment can be protected.”
But this is not the first time for the group in this type of work. Last year, he also worked hard to remove wattle trees in the Klapperkop Nature Reserve in Pretoria. The activity is part of the Mother’s Forest initiative (Planting Trees around the world) to restore habitats by creating green forests and preventing desertification.
In addition, No More GPGP, a plastic waste reduction initiative, Green Earth, cleaning streets and parks, and Blue Ocean, cleaning beaches and seas, are implemented in Pretoria, Atteridgeville, Rietfontein, Nellmapius and other areas. This is also being done in other parts of South Africa, including Cape Town, Johannesburg, eSwatini and Sedibeng.
We hope to do more of these initiatives with more citizens in our country so that nature can be preserved for future generations.
Gavaza Tracy Masinga is a member of the Church of God