Looking after the river and its environs

The aim of the Friends of the Liesbeek is to rehabilitate, enhance, and conserve it and its environs and to create an awareness of the importance of the Liesbeek as a green corridor in an urban setting.

About Us

The Organization

The aim of the Friends of the Liesbeek is to create an awareness of the importance of the Liesbeek as a green corridor in an urban setting and to rehabilitate, enhance, and conserve it and its environs.

History and Ecology

The Liesbeek River (also spelt Liesbeeck) is a small river in Cape Town in South Africa. It was the first river in Cape Town named by Jan van Riebeeck. “Beek” is Dutch for stream and “lies” is a reed.

Projects

Maintenance Project

The focus of the LMP is to rehabilitate and restore the river’s ecological functioning, clean the riparian edge, manage and control alien invasive species whilst replanting with indigenous vegetation and enhancing the recreational and social value of the river and its trail.

Support technician

Sponsors

Associations