Nambiti General Services

Nambiti General Services Nambiti General Services provides conservation support services.

The main focus is at Ingula Pumped Storage Scheme where the Environmental officers ensure the ongoing management and conservation of the on site ecological resources.

02/03/2024

Wetland walk 2024 complete!

Thank you to all the participants and everyone who helped make today special. Was great fun getting out and leading the way through the Ingula Wetlands and grasslands and showing off a slice of our beautiful nature reserve. I hope everyone who came had fun and learnt something and will join us for the next one!

The Ingula Nature Reserve is preparing to once again host the annual Wetlands Walk!!!🐸All are welcome to join in on the ...
12/01/2024

The Ingula Nature Reserve is preparing to once again host the annual Wetlands Walk!!!🐸

All are welcome to join in on the day to take in the fresh air, mountain views and learn a bit about the wetlands that have been host and home to some very special creatures, which is what inspired the creation of the Ingula Nature Reserve, an 8000 hectare project containing and protecting 3 endangered habitats of which the high altitude wetlands are one.🪺

Come and experience Ingula's RAMSAR declared wetlands of international importance!🦆🦀🐌🐸🐍

On Thursday 6 July 2023 Steve McKean from Conservation Outcomes came to Ingula to conduct an investigation. NGS Conserva...
13/07/2023

On Thursday 6 July 2023 Steve McKean from Conservation Outcomes came to Ingula to conduct an investigation. NGS Conservation Officers along with Carina Pienaar and Steven Segang of Birdlife South Africa and Malcolm Drummond representing the Ingula partnership (BLSA, Eskom and the Middelpunt Wetland Trust) joined him for a biomass/grass fuel load assessment of key grassland areas of the nature reserve. Using a disc pasture meter( in the images below) a device featuring a disc of a known diameter and weight on a tube assembled on rod marked to measure the height that the disc stops above the ground when released, this gives an indication of the amount of grass holding the disc above the ground at the specific point tested. After testing a sufficient number of points in an area the average grass fuel load for the area can be determined.
This data can be used in conjunction with remote sensing methods to determine which areas of a veld need to be burnt, grazed, or rested and can be used to assess the effectiveness and impacts of the management practices of the reserve, farm, or land being assessed.

20/06/2023

Fire season is here!

And it has been an incredibly windy month. Due to the relentless heavy winds farmers and land owners have been unable to start burning firebreaks. The grass is dry and the winds are strong, in these conditions it is important to remember that fire can spread dangerously quickly.

Please be safe when visiting farms, nature reserves or any open fields this fire season. Avoid lighting open fires and be responsible with cigarette buds, ash from fires or braais and glass bottles any of these could cause grass fires on our sunny, dry, windy, winter days that may spread.

To all interested, Ingula will be hosting a Wetland Walk in the upper site of the Ingula Nature Reserve 11 March 2023. T...
27/02/2023

To all interested, Ingula will be hosting a Wetland Walk in the upper site of the Ingula Nature Reserve 11 March 2023. This event is free to join, but booking is essential, for further information see the image below for contact details.
Note that this is a guided walk through a wetland, not a fun run or race.
Please RSVP by 7 March 2023 by sending the following information to the email or cell phone number in the image below:

-Names of Participant(s)
-ID numbers
-Vehicle registration

24/10/2022

The main objective of this particular controlled burn conducted by NGS team was to remove unpalatable, moribund grass as well as to improve the grazing land/range condition.

A controlled fire is when we set an area on fire intentionally. It is used as a management tool to manage a specific lan...
24/10/2022

A controlled fire is when we set an area on fire intentionally. It is used as a management tool to manage a specific land area.

Advantages of controlled burning:

1. Remove unpalatable, moribund grass.

2. Conrtol encroachment of undesirable plants.

3. Improve range condition/grazing land.

4. Improve acceptability and nutritional value of species.

5. Controlled fires enrich the soil with burnt materials that decompose and become a rich source of nutrients for seeds to grow.

Happy National Reptile Awareness Day!!!🥳🐢🐍🦎Today is meant to acknowledge, celebrate, and raise awareness for our scaly f...
21/10/2022

Happy National Reptile Awareness Day!!!🥳🐢🐍🦎

Today is meant to acknowledge, celebrate, and raise awareness for our scaly friends. Reptiles fill many important roles across all levels and niches of the food webs that form the ecosystems we love and rely on. They are diverse and beautiful animals and inspire fear, awe, and in some cases excitement.

Here are some of the Reptiles recently seen and photographed around the Ingula Nature reserve.

Meet the Cape Grass Lizard. This one was found on Thursday on the De Beers pass road between Ingula's upper and lower si...
08/10/2022

Meet the Cape Grass Lizard. This one was found on Thursday on the De Beers pass road between Ingula's upper and lower sites.
These are interesting little critters with an elongated snake like body and tail and reduced limbs.

23/08/2022

22-26 August 2022 is World water week focusing on the theme 'seeing the unseen:the value of water'..

An informative video created to raise awareness about the value of water.

It is also built on a global need to not only see, but to understand and more importantly- value water.

Preserve water to preserve life.

12/08/2022

The NGS Team learning how to properly handle 4x4 offroad driving from the pro Travis Duggan 4x4. ⛰️🧭

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