Come Away with me....[02]

Did you know that Fynbos relies on fire to survive?

Strange as it may seem, by the time a fynbos community has reached the age of about 15 years since the last fire, it is ready to burn.

Although fire is seen as a destructive power, in the fynbos community it is an essential event, which provides new opportunities for organisms to regenerate, produce offspring and then die back in anticipation of the next fire. If there are no fires for lengthy periods, some species, such as proteas, start degenerating.(www.fynbos.co.za)