The Blaauwberg Conservation Area (BCA) is situated on the west coast of South Africa, about 20km north of Cape Town. The historic Blouberg (Blue Mountain) is part of the conservation area, which extends from the Atlantic Ocean between Bloubergstrand and Melkbosstrand eastwards over the Blouberg down to the plains east of the hill. Click here to read more about the BCA.
This website is run by Friends of BCA, a voluntary group of concerned citizens whose mission it is to contribute to seeing that the BCA is protected and utilised to the benefit of the general public now and for the future. The organisation is affiliated to WESSA Western Cape.
The Friends of BCA is a non-profit organisation. They depend on membership fees to cover the costs of running such an organisation (this is not high, but there are costs to be covered). Members are not only the eyes and ears to warn the managing authorities of activities or threats that could harm the BCA, those that are still active can contribute to the management of the conservation area by joining hack groups, etc.
Read more about the Friends (click here), and please join - they need you.
Bruce Sutherland, Principle Photographer of the City of Cape Town, has kindly allowed us to use his photographs on the website. Several of his photo's have been added to the World Biodiversity Day celebration on the News page; others have been included in the Picture Gallery section. The photo on the right was taken by Bruce.