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Wildcliff
Nature Reserve
Dedicated to
plant and wildlife conservation in South Africa's Cape Floral Kingdom
Volunteers
at
Wildcliff
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the pictures below to meet some of the individuals whose efforts
have
contributed to the research and conservation mission of Wildcliff.
Trustees of the Wild Cape Nature Trust
The trust, which owns
Wildcliff, was founded
by Ian & Jenny Giddy in 2007. It is guided by a Board of
Trustees:
Jennifer (Jenny) Giddy
Co-founder, with her late husband Ian, of the Cloudbridge Nature
Reserve in Costa Rica. Jenny is another nature-loving displaced South
African now living
in Rhinecliff, NY and Vancouver, BC - when not in Costa Rica or South
Africa. The highlight of her working career was as an environmental
librarian
in Vancouver, at Environment Canada.
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Peter Giddy
Marathon runner and business manager, family man and nature enthusiast,
Peter, Ian's brother, was personally involved in the evolution of the
Wildcliff
Reserve.
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Gael Gray
Botanist and landscaper, an expert on flora of the Cape, Gael Gray
runs the Good Hope Fynbos Nursery, in Scarborough, Cape Peninsula. |
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Victoria
(Tory) Ettlinger
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designer, nature lover, and hiker extraordinaire, Tory is Jenny's
sister-in-law and neighbor in upstate New York.
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Management:
In
February 2011, Wildcliff management was assumed by Jeannine McManus of
the Landmark Foundation, an NGO dedicated to conservation and
protection of South Africa's biodiversity. On site with Jeannine is
Kate Muller, Educational Outreach officer. Kate will strive to bring
environmental education to local students in the schools, and also to
encourage overnight school trips to Wildcliff for first hand experience
of the wilderness, its beauty and the lessons to be learned therefrom.
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