Our Living Community - 1 October 2025

In this final episode focusing on the Newlands Forest Conservation Group, Willem Boshoff tells Otto van der Walt about the human impact in Newlands Forest, and how listeners can help the organisation. Our Living Community is broadcast every Wednesday Morning on the Classic Breakfast with Mike Mills at 07:15.

Have you ever considered that taking your dog for a walk in Newlands Forest, or going for a picnic there, might have more benefits than just giving your dog its exercise or socialising with friends? In this episode of Our Living Community, Willem Boshoff of the Newlands Forest Conservation Group…

Bark stripping combined with other environmental factors can potentially create the perfect conditions for a catastrophic wild fire. In this episode of Our Living Community, Willem Boshoff from the Newlands Forest Conservation Group tells Otto van der Walt about this and other far reaching impacts of bark stripping in Newlands…

Various plants have been proven to have medicinal properties, and many cultural and religious groups use them as remedies or in rituals. In this episode of Our Living Community, the co-founder of the Newlands Forest Conservation Group, Willem Boshoff, explains to Otto van der Walt the core activity they were…

Finding a sustainable solution to bark stripping, that doesn't cost the earth ánd is practically implementable, is not an easy task. Willem Boshoff, who is the co-founder of the Newlands Forest Conservation Group, told Otto van der Walt about how they researched, tested and eventually, found a solution to the…