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These are all demarcated as green
belts accessible via pathways that offer
complete freedom of movement and
excellent security for our residents.

Another objective is to cultivate
and encourage in our Waterfall City
residents a sense of ownership and
pride in our green belts. Hopefully,
this will inspire them to commit to
protecting and conserving these
valuable assets, which serve as a
tangible medium of communication
with nature. Finally, it is hoped
that this guide will go some way
towards enhancing Waterfall City’s
eco-estate status – integral to the
original concept advertised when the
development was first launched.

The guide looks at mitigating threats to
our green belts, the history of Waterfall
City, its location and topography. It also
includes the area’s climate, ecology,
geology and a valuable glossary of
geological terms. It lists and illustrates
in detail all the trees and shrubs,
mushrooms and fungi, wildflowers,
grasses, birdlife and wildlife, fish,
insects and more, alongside a fold-out
map of the green belt areas.

Of course, this guide would not
have existed without the initiative
and invaluable contributions of our
Waterfall City residents. A huge thank
you to the authors of the various
chapters of this book, listed below in
“content order”, who have devoted
years of their lives to this project,
including considerable time in the
field, in addition to doing research
and desk studies required for the
preparation and assimilation of
literally hundreds of photographs
presented herein:

• Ron Searle, who, with a 65-year
connection with the birdlife
of the Waterval Farm, had the
resourcefulness to conceive of the
project and write the chapters on
fungi, birdlife, insects and other
invertebrates, all supported by many
of his photographs.

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