Hennops River Revival

🌳 Nature's Resilience 🌳

One thing in life that never fails to amaze is the incredible difference it makes when trees are stripped of plastic dressing from floods in years gone by.

Seeing these majestic giants breathe freely again, unburdened by the remnants of past disasters, is a powerful reminder of nature's resilience and our role in protecting it.

With gratitude to our team is able to continue to clean, restore, and cherish our environment.

Every action counts! 💚🌍

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It was so amazing to be a part of this special day with We Are South Africans Thank you for inviting me to speak to the kids about our Rivers and Water ways 💧💙💧

We have NO support from any outlets. Never have.. Why?

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We're 5 years in..

Competition Time! Please add your likes or loves to my photos 💙 photo credit to Jacques Nelles 🙏💙

To help Tarryn Johnston win, like this picture on our page! Most liked Photo on our FB page WINS!🎉

Photographer: Jacques Nelles- Tarryn Johnston, Tshwane, South Africa

Title of the photo: Water Is Life!

Camera Type: NIKON D750

Tell us more about the photo: Grace amidst Grit! Hennops Revival Founder plays in the sewage polluted Hennops River, highlighting the severe contamination and urgent need for River conservation and awareness about pollution.

Competition Time! Please add your likes or loves to my photos 💙 photo credit to Jacques Nelles 🙏💙

To help Tarryn Johnston win, like this picture on our page! Most liked Photo on our FB page WINS!🎉

Photographer: Jacques Nelles - Tarryn Johnston, Tshwane, South Africa

Title of the photo: "Rivers in Focus: Trash or Treasure?"

Camera Type: NIKON D750

Tell us more about the photo: This photo captures the Founder of Hennops Revival floating amidst trash in the Hennops River, South Africa, highlighting severe pollution and the urgent need for river conservation.

🌟 Heartfelt Gratitude and Joy 🌟

Today was a day filled with blessings and emotions as we delivered a generous donation from the Gymnastics Club the Sthembile Early Childhood Development Centre in .

As a former gymnast, it was incredibly moving to witness the impact of this generosity.

When I opened my car and showed the Principal what we had brought, her eyes filled with tears of gratitude. She had been praying for this moment, and we were fortunate enough to deliver abundance to her crèche. The joy on the faces of the children and teachers was palpable, and I was delighted to share free hugs with everyone!

We extend our deepest gratitude to the Centurion Gymnastics Club, and the parents of the gymnasts who donated so selflessly.. This Club played a significant role in shaping my life. I wouldn’t be where I am today without the invaluable lessons learned through gymnastics.

Gymnastics is both an individual and team sport, imparting crucial life skills such as discipline, respect, toughness, perseverance, determination, balance, consistency, tenacity, nutrition, endurance, dedication, trust, and teamwork! It teaches us to take responsibility for our goals, work through pain, and build strength, hard work, and patience. It helps us face our fears and stay positive, focused, and committed! (Just the fact that my coach Gerhard Ferreira is still running the club is testament to the truth of this commitment!)

A huge thank you to Councillor Tembeni Thabatha for joining us and guiding us to the areas in need within your ward. And to Monica Coetzeefor accompanying Learnmore Chauke and myself, and please know that I honour you for all the amazing work that you do through OUTsurance within the community.

I feel blessed to be a channel through which love flows. 💖 I just love watching them dancing for joy as we drove away - its pure magic!

We will return to the community with donations for older children soon!

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We are blessed to have the support of our South African National Water Authority 💧 🙏 Department of Water and Sanitation South Africa and TCTA / Trans-Caledon Tunnel Authority along with local government City of Tshwane | Official (Page) and all our private sector partners and golden volunteer hands and network of DOERS! 💙💙💙🇿🇦

Volunteering is good for the soul! 💙

🌍 Can you believe it? We're still discarding items from 1988... and it's 2024!

36 years later, we've found a death certificate for a doggie called "Jingle Bell" from a in the , recently illegally dumped in , , City of Tshwane ..

How much waste have you accumulated over the past 36 years, if you have even been alive for that long! 🫣

Time to rethink our consumption and waste habits for a sustainable future.

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🌍🚮 South Africa: Where trash takes a vacation! 🌊💔

Illegal dumping is the ultimate party crasher for our pure elements. Earth? Smothered. Water? Contaminated. Air? Tainted. Even fire isn't safe from this pollution parade! 🔥

Sadly, this pollution doesn't stop there. It seeps into our lives, polluting our bodies, minds, and even our blood.

Let's clean up our act before we all become trashy humans! 💧🧠🩸

"So, Tarryn, what do you do for fun?"

Me: "I take crazy pictures with trash and sewage to emphasize the level of insanity that prevails in humanity! Trying to make it more REAL for people, because we ARE a serious problem!"

When you work with Waste, you learn a LOT! And it's absolutely imperative to have a sense of humour..

We would hugely appreciate your support to clean up this mess and protect our environment, and minimize the potential flooding under the bridge..

For those who can assist financially, we are able to provide S18a tax exemption certificates, and we have all our compliance documents available on our website

https://lnkd.in/dG2G4D_z

Hennops Revival NPO
FNB Cheque 62835063108

We appreciate your support 🙏

Tarryn Johnston
082 460 2899
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🌍🧹 **Community Alert: Massive Illegal Dumping Cleanup in Irene!** 🧹🌍

We're appalled to discover an astonishing array of items dumped in the Irene stormwater channel, near the railway bridge, which is well known for flooding: tires, pool filters, a canoeing oar, a chevron board, clothing, golf clubs, plumbing supplies... you name it, it's there. Even the blinking kitchen sink!

This behavior is shocking and unacceptable. It's as if someone's home has been tossed out in the open. Perhaps stolen items? Please let us know if you recognize anything here 🙏

This is not going to be easy, a huge amount of this stuff can simply not fit into bags, so we don't know how to responsibly dispose of this..

We would hugely appreciate your support to clean up this mess and protect our environment, and minimize the potential flooding under the bridge..

For those who can assist financially, we are able to provide S18a tax exemption certificates, and we have all our compliance documents available on our website

https://hennopsrevival.co.za/compliance/

Hennops Revival NPO
FNB Cheque 62835063108

We appreciate your support 🙏

Tarryn Johnston
082 460 2899

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SIES!

In the beautiful village of Irene, is where we will be working today..

This horrendous behaviour where illegal dumping is so everyday norms, must really shift..

This was brought to our attention by a resident, and it is in a stormwater channel beneath the train bridge, well known for flooding during the rainy season..

Joining the dots, it's completely understandable but UNACCEPTABLE!

Who in their right mind thinks this is OK?

So many words running through my head right now, and I'd probably be put in a social media jail if I typed them out..

grrrrrr Shame on whoever did this!

Tarryn Johnston
082 460 2899

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What a great morning we had with volunteers from St David's Marist Inanda 😀 These boys absolutely rocked and had so much fun removing hyacinth 🪻 at the model train ponds!

One guy was having so much fun that he asked if they could skip lunch 🤣 Commitment on the next level 🫡🇿🇦🌍

We absolutely welcome more hands! It's a Monday to Friday thing at the moment with a small team in partnership with OUTsurance 💜 Just these few extra volunteer hands today made a massive impact 🙏🏻

Huge thanks to Jacendra Naidoo and Greyling Clothes to Good for including us in the St David's Boys camp activities 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

Our ultimate goal in this area is to create wetlands from the stagnant ponds, which only receive water when it rains. The plan is to use the silt/sand from the lake desiltation to minimize transport costs for the City of Tshwane to take it to Holfontein and to partially close up the ponds to create a filter for the dirty water coming down the river.

We aim to filter the water on entry with floating wetlands in partnership with UJ PEETS and complete closure and wetland creationbon the downstream pond, ensuring that when the water re-enters the Hennops, it's triple filtered 🩵🙏🏻🩵

Tarryn Johnston
Hennops River Revival
Deep Water Movement
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY Johannes Dube !

My Main Man, My 2IC 💙💪🇿🇦🌍

Every Day I Thank Goodness for YOU!

Thank you for your endless commitment to our Rivers and Hennops River Revival Deep Water Movement

Viva

Love you 💙🌍🇿🇦

Tarryn

🌍 Citizen Science Water Quality Testing at Hartbeespoort Dam 🐟

On 8 June, from 09:37 to 10:27, I decided to take my daughter to conduct citizen science water quality testing at Hartbeespoort Dam.

This initiative is part of a broader effort to engage the community in environmental monitoring and stewardship. The following results were recorded:

- Temperature: 16°C
- Dissolved Oxygen: 0 mg/L
- Nitrates: 5 ppm
- pH: 7
- Phosphates: 2 ppm
- Turbidity: 40 JTU
- Coliforms: results to come

Analysis and Implications

Dissolved Oxygen (0 mg/L): The absence of dissolved oxygen is alarming, as it indicates hypoxic conditions. This could be detrimental to aquatic life, leading to fish kills and other ecological imbalances.

Nitrates (5 ppm): Elevated nitrate levels can lead to eutrophication, promoting excessive algal growth that depletes oxygen in the water. This further exacerbates the hypoxic conditions.

pH (7): A pH of 7 is neutral and generally suitable for most aquatic organisms. However, it must be considered alongside other parameters to fully understand the water quality.

Phosphates (2 ppm): High phosphate levels also contribute to eutrophication. Combined with the high nitrate levels, this suggests nutrient pollution, likely from agricultural runoff or wastewater discharge.

Turbidity (40 JTU): Increased turbidity indicates higher levels of suspended particles, which can affect aquatic life and reduce water quality. It can also hinder photosynthesis in aquatic plants by blocking sunlight.

🇿🇦 Community Involvement and Action

The citizen science initiative at Hartbeespoort Dam highlights the critical role that community members can play in monitoring and protecting local water bodies.

By participating in regular water quality testing, citizens can help identify pollution sources, track changes over time, and advocate for necessary interventions.

Citizen science empowers communities to take an active role in environmental conservation, ensuring that Hartbeespoort Dam remains a valuable resource for both people and wildlife.

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🌍 World Environment Day Cleanup! 🌍

As the elements tested our commitment, boasting icicles and below zero temperatures, We SHOWED UP and do what it takes to make the world and our environment a better place for everyone!

We went to clean up at the Irene Country Club forests, joined by volunteers from Adcock Ingram, Standard Chartered and community members.

Together, we removed 263 bags of waste! The waste was draped over branches and tangled between trees, some of which were uprooted and washed down during the rainy season.

Thank you so much for participating in this amazing Cleanup and for all the hard work, you all rock! And thank you to Irene Country Club for sponsoring drinking water for us all 🙏🌍💙

Bags sponsored by Plastics|SA and #
Waste removal by City of Tshwane

With love 💙🌍

Tarryn Johnston
Hennops River Revival
In Deep Water

ATTENTION ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVISTS!

Please note: Event is planned for 5 & 6 September 2024, in Johannesburg

Apply / Nominate using the form below:

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🌿 Citizen Science in Action: MiniSASS River Quality Monitoring with Olievenhoutbosch Community 🌿

Part 3

Sharing the results of our recent Citizen Science MiniSASS River Quality Monitoring with the amazing ladies from the Olievenhoutbosch community! Together, we continued on an exciting and interesting journey to assess the health of our local River.

Our Testing Site:
1. Rietspruit River

What We Did:
Using the MiniSASS tool, we tested water quality at one site, sadly the tributary was far too contaminated, and we would not have found much life in the tributary, however, in the Rietspruit we were amazed at how MANY small aquatic organisms we found that indicate the health of the river. This hands-on approach not only provided valuable data but also empowered the community with knowledge about their natural resources.

Key Findings:
- Rietspruit River: The biodiversity found here were:
Worms, Leeches, Crabs, Mayflies, Damselflies, Bugs & Beetles, Caddiesflies, True Flies, Snails

Total Score: 39
Number of Groups: 9
miniSASS Score: 43

(I personally saw a dragonfly, but that was not while conducting the test) So although the number of organisms we found was relatively high, sadly the score was not indicative of good water quality.

Why This Matters:
MiniSASS, a simplified version of the South African Scoring System (SASS), is an incredible tool for assessing river health and water quality. Here’s why it matters so much, especially for communities like Olievenhoutbosch:

1. Empowering Community Members
Accessibility: MiniSASS is designed to be used by ordinary citizens, it doesn’t require specialized training, making it accessible to everyone.

2. Simple and Effective Monitoring
Easy to Use: MiniSASS involves collecting and identifying small aquatic organisms (macroinvertebrates) found in rivers and streams.

Cost-Effective: MiniSASS provides a low-cost alternative for regular water quality monitoring.

Real-Time Data: It allows for immediate assessment of water quality, enabling quick responses to potential pollution issues.

3. Environmental Protection
Early Detection: Regular monitoring with MiniSASS helps in early detection of pollution or changes in water quality, allowing for timely intervention.

Biodiversity: Understanding the health of aquatic ecosystems helps in preserving biodiversity, as the presence of various macroinvertebrates reflects the overall health of the river.

A huge thank you to everyone who participated and made this project possible. Let’s continue to protect and cherish our precious water resources. 🌍💧



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🌿 Citizen Science in Action: Water Quality Testing with Olievenhoutbosch Community 🌿

Part 2

We're excited to share the highlights of our recent Citizen Science Water Quality Testing project with the inspiring ladies from the Olievenhoutbosch community! Together, we embarked on an educational and impactful journey to assess the health of our local water bodies.

Our Testing Sites:
1. Rietspruit River
2. A Local Tributary

What We Did:
Basic Water Quality Testing using citizen science to test the following parameters: pH, temperature, turbidity, Oxygen, phosphates, nitrates and coliforms

Results:
- Rietspruit
Temperature: 20 degrees Celcius
pH: 8
Turbidity: 40 JTU
Nitrates: 5 ppm
Phosphates: 1ppm
Oxygen: 4ppm / 44%
Coliforms: Positive

- Tributary:
Temperature: 18 degrees Celcius
pH: 8
Turbidity: 100 JTU
Nitrates: 5ppm
Phosphates: 2ppm
Oxygen: 4ppm / 42%
Coliforms: Positive

Community Impact:
- Education: Participants learned about the water cycle, sources of pollution, and simple methods to purify and conserve water.

- Empowerment: The ladies of Olievenhoutbosch are now equipped with the knowledge to monitor their water resources and advocate for cleaner environments. Open lines of communication with Authorities to report illegal activities, or spills, changes in the River/s

- Action: We identified key areas for improvement and are committed to ongoing testing and community-driven conservation efforts.

A huge thank you to everyone who participated and made this project possible. Let’s continue to protect and cherish our precious water resources. 🌍💧



Here are some pics of the ladies conducting water quality tests in Olievenhoutbosch!

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