Ezemvelo honorary officers are selfless, unpaid volunteers who dedicate their time, knowledge and passion for nature to support Ezemvelo Wildlife, which is based in KwaZulu-Natal. These officers do the fund-raising themselves for projects like the restoration of picnic areas to offer visitors a pleasant experience.
The aims and objectives of the honorary officers are:
– To forge good relations between members, Ezemvelo and staff;
– To promote the interests of Ezemvelo;
– To render assistance to Ezemvelo wherever possible and required;
– To promote the learning and understanding of all aspects of environmental education and protection with the public.
Local rangers / officers have been hard at work updating and restoring tourist attractions in and around Vryheid. But more specifically, they have renovated and restored the following at the Vryheid Hill Reserve:
– All directional signage, from the gate to the top circle to the picnic site, has been restored;
– Gate entrance boards were erected;
– The gate register book was updated;
– The register book box was repaired;
– Ablution facilities revamped;
– Battlefield signage has been repaired;
– Point of interest signage restored;
– View site bench revamped;
– All braais renewed.
The rangers / officers urge the public, when making use of these sites, to respect the property and not vandalise or damage anything – leave it in the condition you found it in.
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