Klein River Cheese Farm has expanded its reforestation site to now include the whole riparian area along the Klein River. The original WPO reforestation site (an initiative by the Women Presidents Organsiation South Africa) on the Western side of the property is now connected to the original Trees for Tourism website to the East.
The reforestation area along the Klein river in brown
The Trees for Tourism site was an expanse of the last indigenous forest remnant along the Klein river, with some impressive Milkwoods and the Southernmost naturally ocurring “Real “(opregte) Yellowwood (Podacarpus latifolius). This forest remnant has been cleared from alien vegetation and where natural regrowth did not happen by itself, juvenile trees from Klein River Cheese Farms own nursery have been planted out. New saplings were also planted out at the sides of the remnant to enlarge the expanse of the forest.
Maggie Baletta, owner of Klein River Cheese Farm and custodian of the Klein River Forest next to a Milkwood tree.
The Klein River area has seen massive rains lately as a result of climate change. The riverbanks and bridges repeatedly flushed away. Reforestation has shown to restrict erosion and keep the banks together.
Natural regrowth of indigenous forest along the Klein River in areas cleared from alien invasive vegetation.