The Lower Silvermine River Wetlands are a popular community asset and a conservation success story. The development of the artificial wetlands, primarily as a flood control scheme, has resulted in an attractive indigenous landscape with a rich bio-diversity. The history of the development of these wetlands is also the story of committed members of the community who worked to ensure that the authorities acknowledged the Silvermine River as a conservation asset and understood its potential as an a valuable recreation areas. The reward for these volunteers who fought long battles to protect the most natural river system in the Cape Metro will come when the area is proclaimed a Bio-Diversity Agreement Area & the Silvermine Source to Sea Trail is formally inaugurated. Read about the History of the Silvermine River and Wetlands here.
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