The City of Cape Town and the Friends of Muizenberg Park (Fomp) have marked their continued partnership through an Adopt-A-Tree planting event at Muizenberg Park, as part of the City’s broader efforts to grow Cape Town’s urban forest.

The trees planted at Muizenberg Park are Wild Camphor Bush (Tarchonanthus camphoratus). Through the Adopt-A-Tree programme, the City encourages residents to play an active role in protecting and expanding Cape Town’s urban forest while fostering community pride and environmental awareness.

Improve public spaces

“Friends groups play an incredibly important role in helping us care for and improve the public spaces that communities value,” said the City’s Mayoral Committee Member for Community Services and Health, Francine Higham.

“Partnerships such as the one between the City and the Friends of Muizenberg Park create a sense of shared ownership and encourage people to take an active role in the care and future of their parks and public open spaces.”

Higham added: “Through initiatives such as Adopt-A-Tree, we are not only growing our urban forest, but also strengthening the partnerships that help keep our parks and public spaces welcoming, cared for and sustainable for future generations.

Community driven

“Fomp, a community-driven non-profit organisation, is dedicated to the environmental restoration and care of Muizenberg Park for the benefit of both local biodiversity and the surrounding community.

People’s Post previously reported in July that Fomp received significant conservation funding from the Table Mountain Fund (TMF), providing a major boost to the organisation’s efforts to restore critically endangered Cape Lowland Wetland Fynbos within the park.

The funding supports the completion and expansion of Fomp’s ecological restoration project, which aims to protect and revitalise fynbos within the urban landscape while inspiring the community to “value endemic species and become proud custodians of the Cape Floristic Region,” said Fomp chair John Venn.

The initiative forms part of the City’s broader tree planting efforts to enhance biodiversity and create more resilient and welcoming public spaces.

Residents interested in the Adopt-A-Tree programme can visit the City’s website for the application form. Information on starting a friends group for a local park is also available on the City’s website.

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