Compiled by Donovan Kotze, 11 October 2021 For the Gourtiz Cluster Biosphere Reserve (GCBR), Riversdale Background Owing especially to its relatively low rainfall, the northern areas of the Langeberg mountains between Garcia Nature Reserve in the west and Ruitersbos Nature Reserve in the east support limited wetlands. However, the Kamma River catchment, which feeds the Gourtiz River 18 km north […]

The Kamma River lies below the northern slopes of the Langeberg mountains and it drains from East to West into the Gouritz River. It has the distinction of containing the only true peat wetlands in the Little Karoo but these wetlands are unfortunately under threat as a result of invasion by black wattle (Acacia mearnsii) and stinkbean (Paraserianthes lophantha). ReStory […]