The St Francis Conservancy is made up of land-owner representatives from an area stretching from Rocky Coast, Cape St Francis, along the coast to Thyspunt, Oyster Bay, and properties along the Kromme River,Sand River and the Cape St Francis road. The Conservancy also has representatives from DEAET,  Kouga Municipality, and various likeminded conservation bodies such as Fourcade, FOSTER, SCOSS and Kromme Trust who all give their valuable input and assistance at our meetings. Last year the Consevancy was officially recognised by the DEAET.

     One of the Conservancy’s main ( long-term ) aims is to help eradicate the area of alien vegetation. To this end, weevils and mites that attack the Port Jackson and Rooikranz have been introduced to strategic points in the Conservancy and we are hoping to start a manual eradication project with funding from ‘Working for Water’ in the near future. 

      An important task is to foster public responsibility for the natural heritage that

surrounds us and we organise eco-tours,beach clean-ups and have anti-snaring/game-poaching campaigns. We liase regularly with the local media to make the public aware of our existence and to get its support in matters such as reporting illegal hunting, stealing of indigenous plants, chopping down milkwoods and the destruction caused by unlawful quadbiking in the Sand River.

     Our logo is the endemic ( to the Eastern Cape) , endangered Sand Toad, existence of which represents a healthy eco-system, which is what we strive to help maintain for our and future generations.

Anyone interested in joining the St Francis Conservancy, please contact Elisabeth Rautenbach on 042 2932039 or rautenbach@grasmereostriches.com