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Our Living Community - 30 July 2025

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We all know that teaching children about the beauty and fun of nature, breeds responsible, confident and skilled adults. The Mountain Club of South Africa runs a special project taking young children into the mountains and teaching them about the fauna and flora, and valuable skills, while having fun. In this week's episode Anthea van Wieringen tells Otto van der Walt about this wonderful project.
30 Jul 2025 English South Africa Science · Nature

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