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Name: Harvey Croze
Date registered: 7 April 2012

Latest posts

  1. Karura by Night — 10 February 2013
  2. FKF-KFS Sign Management Agreement for Karura — 1 February 2013
  3. Record Rainfall in 2012 — 2 January 2013
  4. Karura Volunteers Wanted – Update — 2 January 2013
  5. Transparency at the Forest Gates — 16 November 2012

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Feb 10

Karura by Night

African Clawless Otters

Our new KaruraKam is providing an exciting glimpse into what’s going on after the gates close at 18:00 hours. The virtual capture of three Africa clawless otters on midnight of 4th Feb was a particular surprise: they are usually found closer to or in water and are usually diurnal. Maybe all the human traffic in …

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Feb 01

FKF-KFS Sign Management Agreement for Karura

Karanja, FKF Deputy Chair Cristina Boelcke-Croze, KFS County Coordinator Stephan Kahunyo and Charity Munyasaya discuss the terms of the Agreement

The Kenya Forest Service and the Friends of Karura Forest Community Forest Association have signed a 5-year Forest Management Agreement. The far-reaching and forward-looking document is a major milestone for stakeholder citizen involvement in joint-stewardship with government of an important national resource. The terms of the agreement cover such areas as security (electric fence, manned …

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Jan 02

Record Rainfall in 2012

Rain in Karura 96-12

2012 appears to have been the wettest year in 67 years: nearly twice the long-term average (dotted line in chart on right). Rainfall measurements taken near the Karura’s southern boundary since 1945 at the Muthaiga Country Club suggest that only the famous flood year 1963 came close to the 1,770 mm (70″) measured along the …

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Jan 02

Karura Volunteers Wanted – Update

Karura Forest Nursery

Further to the earlier post below asking for help in the KFS Nursery, we also invite volunteers to join the FKF Scouts patrolling the forest trails, helping to clear Lantana and collect litter. If interested, please contact John Chege, Chief Scout on 0724 215423. FKF is still looking for plant-lovers to help out in the …

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Nov 16

Transparency at the Forest Gates

Spot Security Check Form

We need to reinstate spot checks in the forest to ensure that ticketing is being done properly.  So please help by responding positively to FKF Scouts or KFS Rangers who may approach you with a Spot Security Check Form. In addition, gate staff will be rotated between gates, so you may not find your usual …

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Nov 15

Don’t Jeopardise Your Dog’s Fun

A few dog owners are still ignoring the Dog Guidelines and letting their dogs run wild in Dogs-On-Leash areas. Uncontrolled dogs, especially in groups, endanger forest wildlife (duikers, bushbuck) and in some areas poses a risk to the dogs themselves: if your GSD meets an angry bushpig mother protecting her young, the dog will come …

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Nov 13

FKF Support to the Community…

Supervised deadfall collecting

… is more than providing a monthly average of 4,300 paying visitors safe, secure and serene access to the forest through, for example, construction of the electric perimeter fence… FKF is also directly helping the the surrounding communities, in particular the Huruma and Deep Sea villages that border the forest to the north and south, …

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Aug 27

Orchids Back in Karura: UPDATE

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      The rare indigenous orchids replanted at key sites in the forest by the Kenya Orchid Society and FKF back on 27 August last year obviously didn’t mind the intense rains. Here is one of the Aerangis already in flower.           Precious indigenous orchids — representatives of nine Kenyan …

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Aug 15

New Sign Posts

FKF Scouts install post at No. 4

All main junctions on Karura trails are now numbered and sign-posted thanks to a very generous CSR donation from Pelican Signs Ltd. The junction numbers are keyed to the new Karura Forest Map, to help visitors get around. For running and walking enthusiasts, there are colour-coded trails: 5 km, yellow; 10 km, blue; and 15 …

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Apr 23

KARURA IMAGES

Photos by Croze

A semi-permanent exhibition of photos by Harvey Croze will hang in the KFEET Centre until further notice. The images are for sale. 25% of proceeds will go to Karura Forest conservation. Ask Lucy Njoka at the Centre for a pricelist. Or contact Harvey Croze directly: 0722 677711 hcroze@karurafriends.org