Knysna Oyster Festival has given shoutout to the SANParks Rangers. It is a perfect place for fun and educational outing in the pristine rock pools at the Knysna Heads.
They remarked that there is nothing like discovering for a young mind and this year, in 2024, the very popular guided rock pool tours are the perfect choice.
Knysna Oyster Festival asked people to visit the SANParks Rangers for a fun and educational outing in the pristine rock pools at the Knysna Heads. They added that it is a journey of exploration and learning about life in the intercoastal marine life.
People can visit the SANParks Rangers on June 24, 2024 and June 27, 2024 between 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. People can visit the Knysna Heads parking area.
SANParks Honorary Rangers movement has a rich and diverse history. They were the first volunteers and were active in the Kruger National Park, back in 1902, where they helped to alleviate the workload of full-time rangers.
The organisation was officially established on May 05, 1964 but then functioned informally in 1987, when the Association of Honorary Rangers was formed with a collective agreement of 301 founding members.
They adopted rules, uniforms, insignia and financial structures as of 1988. The Honorary Rangers were required to attend orientation courses to be accorded with official appointments.
At present, there are over 2,000 SANParks Honorary Rangers, all volunteers, based in 31 regions around the country and working in 19 of the national parks.
Over the past 10 years, SANParks Honorary Rangers provided SANParks with more than R248.6 million in public and through business donations by volunteer support.
It’s been 60 years of serving with the purpose of love for nature in support of South African National Parks.
The team has been working diligently with the vision to be a world-class volunteer organisation operating it as an integral partner to SANParks in support of their strategic objectives.
The mission of Honorary Rangers is to support SANParks in developing, managing and promoting sustainable national parks that represent the biodiversity and heritage assets through innovation and best practice for the equitable benefit of current and future generations.
