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| Esmé Morris (right) with Luyanda Mjuleni on Meadowridge Common. |
It was very sad to hear of the passing of Esmé Morris earlier this month. Esmé was involved with the Friends of Meadowridge Common for many years and it was partially through her work on the Protea Atlas Project that the Common's Critically Endangered little Cape Flats Silky Puff (Diastella proteoides) was first noticed and the Common seen for what it is - a valuable remnant of Cape Flats Sand Fynbos. See article here. Esmé had a deep and prodigious knowledge of the Cape's extraordinary sand fynbos flora and fauna, having grown up on a farm in Philippi and maintained an interest in it all her life. She has contributed immensely to the conservation of Meadowridge Common over the years, and will be greatly missed.