Report and photographs by Megan Griffiths The weekend of 30 September to 2 October was the much anticipated “Wilderness weekend”. Arriving on Friday was less complicated than usual, considering no tents needed to be set up. Still, it did include a rundown on the toilet procedure for the weekend, which included a bush of yourRead more ⟶

Weekend Report by Darren Oosthuizen They Came, They Saw, They Learned, We Succeeded! This is it, the Communication Practical weekend. The weekend we had heard stories about. The weekend where almost all the Bushveld Mosaic students were unsure of what to expect and appeared to be stressed to a level they had not yet experiencedRead more ⟶

Web report and photographs by Waldemar Wellmann The archaeology weekend was held at Pilanesberg, with the now-familiar Potokwane camp as our base. On Friday evening, the usual task of writing a test had to be completed before we could relax and enjoy the rest of the weekend. Coming towards the end of Winter, Saturday morningRead more ⟶

Edited text by Tebogo Dhlamini, photos by Ronnie Henderson For this weekend, from 22-24 July 2022, we were doing our First Aid training at Pilanesberg, where we camped in the official section of the Manyane camp site. The Manyane camp site is not the one we normally use in the Park, but it is alsoRead more ⟶

Weekend report by Darian de Bruin The geology weekend has always been known for being one of the coldest weekends we will experience this year, and so far, it is living up to its reputation. Arriving at Fish Eagle camp on Friday afternoon, the atmosphere was stressed and different to the usual atmosphere as weRead more ⟶

Report by Jacek Zawada, photographs by Megan Griffiths. We all seemed to arrive a bit late at Pilanesberg for our Veld Management test and mammal behaviour practical. This was mostly attributed to the earlier gate times, due to the earlier sunset. The lateness was also attributed to the pouring rain that seemed to hit everyoneRead more ⟶

Report by Maeva Louis Dewas, photographs by Ronnie Henderson For the Veld Management  weekend we were supposed to all meet at Borakalalo. Unfortunately, Peter told us we had to change the initial venue as Fish Eagle camp and surrounds were under water. We ended up driving to Pilanesberg on a beautiful Friday afternoon.  Arriving at PotokwaneRead more ⟶

Report by Tracey Andrews The 2022 weekend for catchments, wetlands and rivers took place from 8-10 April at the beautiful Kgaswane Mountain Reserve near Rustenburg. The weather report for the weekend predicted 15mm of rain on Friday, 36mm of rain on Saturday and 60mm of rain on Sunday! We were warned to come prepared, andRead more ⟶

Report and photographs by Waldemar Wellmann After negotiating the somewhat treacherous road to Borakalalo National Park (Peter assures us that it has never been in such a good condition), we arrived for the second time at Fish Eagle Camp.  The focus of the weekend was to be trees. The camp was quiet as everyone wasRead more ⟶