NVT Blog

  • The Importance of Environmental Education

    The Importance of Environmental Education

    Imagine. Imagine the smell of the Buchu bush as you softly crush its leaves between your fingers or the sound of the wind as…

  • Nurdles: destruction in small packages

    Nurdles: destruction in small packages

    by Aidan Henri “I am a piece of marine debris, that found a way into the sea, Over the waves and into the bay,…

  • Entanglements due to fishing line

    Entanglements due to fishing line

    by Liezl Retief She was well known by our researchers. Her light colouration meant she stood out from the rest. Pearl was a White-fronted…

  • Things to do during the holidays

    Things to do during the holidays

    by Liezl Retief As the festive season is fast approaching many of us are winding down and starting to daydream about our summer holiday…

  • The Best Time of My Life

    The Best Time of My Life

    by Joy de Vos Preamble from Mark Brown, NVT Program Director Interning with NVT is NOT easy. We don’t do your typical ‘volunteer’ thing.…

  • Can a non-scientist work for a conservation NPO?

    Can a non-scientist work for a conservation NPO?

    by Alexandra Bazrafshan That was the question I struggled with for a long time. In fact, just two months before my internship was to…

  • …the party’s over. But wait, is the party really over with the Trust?

    …the party’s over. But wait, is the party really over with the Trust?

    by Mark Wildschut Dear team, It is August 2017, meaning I’m now at the end of my journey in South Africa, but I truly…

  • Love Letter to the Valley

    Love Letter to the Valley

    by Madison Foltz My time with Nature’s Valley Trust somehow seemed to be over before it had hardly begun. As an American travelling outside…

  • Just Getting Started

    Just Getting Started

    by Taylor Frerichs As I reflect back on my time as an intern with the Nature’s Valley Trust, it’s shocking how fast it went,…

  • Living in paradise…

    by Christina Marques …is something I think we all dream about at some point in our lives. Well, that’s exactly what I got to…