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South African National Parks (SANParks) is pleased to announce the re-opening of Deer Park in the Northern Section of Table Mountain National Park following its closure in April due to the devastating fire that destroyed more than 650 hectares of land. The rehabilitation work has been successfully completed and the contractor was appointed to fell and remove dangerous trees.

According to Frans van Rooyen, TMNP Park Manager says, ” to date 118 dead and dangerous trees were felled and they produced a total of 472 (3m) logs, ranging from 19cm -96cm and the total volume of wood = 200.6 m3 was removed. This process has allowed us to invite members of the public to collect wood and this has helped us with the restoration process. To reduce fuel load the wood permit was issued and other wood was delivered to Redhill and Imizamo Yethu settlement areas.” The fuel reduction, wood collection and road maintenance will still continue for the next two months. This will be done while the area is open to the public and we kindly request visitors to exercise caution during this time.

The Rhodes memorial/Estate and Game Camp will still remain closed until further notice and the contractor has started with the tree felling process. “teams have been hard at work implementing rehabilitation plans to allow for the re-opening of the two areas that are still closed off to the public and we kindly request users and visitors to these areas to continue exercising patience and allow the restoration work to continue without any obstructions. SANParks wishes to thank the members of the public for the ongoing support and will continue to provide updates as the information becomes available and we would like to thank you for your patience and cooperation during this time,” concludes van Rooyen.

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Table Mountain National Park

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