Creating and managing wildlife habitat at King Shaka International
Airport (La Mercy Airport) Durban, South Africa.
I have been involved in this project as an assistant consultant to the
environmental consultant Geoff Nichols engaged by the Institute of
Natural Resources which is attached to the University of Natal in
Pietermaritzburg since before the project was announced 3 August 2007
following a meeting held at the offices of the contractor at Mount
Edgecombe. As a an assistant consultant to the INR I have been involved
in surveying the area , planning etc.
Later I was appointed as the sole consultant to the L&M Joint
Venture that was engaged to commence alien plant removal and to set up
the nursery to grow local native plants occurring within a radius of 50
km of the site to be used in the re-habilitation program.
As the appointed consultant I was solely responsible for the training
of the staff in alien plant removal as well as setting up the nursery
and training the staff in nursery practice and management.
As the appointed consultant I was solely responsible for the collection
of all seeds, cuttings and showing the staff the best way to grow
them.
As the appointed consultant I was solely responsible for the selection
and collection of plant material that was sourced from the Municipal
nursery at Silver Glenn