Four dedicated grade 11 students took on a 4-day project to remove a section of invasive water hyacinth from the Breede River.
Breede River, South Africa (01 March 2021) – Camps Bay High School Grade 11 students have been working towards their Gold President’s Award Residential Project, and to give back, they took on the invasive water hyacinth on the Breede River.
Ben Stoltzman and Casey Bloomberg, along with Tate Moor and Vieve Staal, were involved in the project.
They spent 4 days “Helping the Breede River”, tackling the highly invasive alien aquatic plant, Water Hyacinth. This plant is considered the most dangerous weed in the world and is causing the Breede River to shrink – it has a massively negative impact on all aquatic ecosystems.
The team braved spiders, snakes, sunburn and exhaustion for 4 long days removing the Water Hyacinths along the river. Although the work was incredibly hard, they left feeling a great sense of accomplishment and pride for the difference they had made.
The four students are working towards earning a presidents award. The President’s award was established in 1956 by the Duke of Edinburgh. There are different levels of the awards, and the harder you work, the higher up you end up.
If you or your child are interested in making a difference and signing up to be part of the President’s Award for Youth Empowerment, go to their website: https://presidentsaward.co.za for more information.
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