Day to Day operations

Category

Yearly Cycle Periods per facility

Quarterly per facility

Horticulture Maintenance

Flagship Parks

12 cycles

3 cycles

Developed Parks

3 cycles

1 cycle

Main Arterials

3 cycles

1 cycle

Landscaped islands and town entrances

6 cycles

3 cycles

518 hectares active & 560 hectares passive cemeteries

1 cycle

6 cycles

Cemeteries Horticulture Maintenance

Active/Flagship Cemeteries

6 cycles

1 cycle

Passive Cemeteries

4 cycles

1 cycle

Conservation Areas Maintenance

Johannesburg Botanical Garden (JBG)

48 cycles

12 cycles

Nature reserves (Flagship)

48 cycles

12 cycles

Nature reserves (undeveloped)

12 cycles

3 cycles

Ridges and koppies

4 cycles

1 cycle

Bird sanctuaries

12 cycles

3 cycles

Conservation & research farm

48 cycles

12 cycles

Zoo Management & Maintenance

Zoo Horticulture Maintenance

48 cycles

12 cycles

Bio-Aquatics & Ecological Areas Maintenance

Wetlands rehabilitated

68 wetlands

13 wetlands

Number of areas of reeds controlled

68 areas

13 areas

River trails cleaned/rehabilitated

290 ha

58 ha

Areas cleaned of alien invasive plants from water bodies (mainly water lilies and hyacinth)

10 areas

2 areas

Alien vegetation

1400

350ha

Environmental Enforcement (Park Rangers)

Patrols undertaken in flagship parks

52

13

Patrols undertaken in Flagship Nature Reserve inclusive of JBG & The Wilds

52

13

Patrols undertaken in active cemeteries

52

13

Patrols undertaken in developed parks

12

3

Patrols undertaken in nature reserves, koppies, ridges and Birds Sanctuaries

12

3

Patrols undertaken in passive cemeteries

12

3

Patrols undertaken in identified ecological areas

52

13

Tree Management & Maintenance (Arboriculture)

Turnaround time of fallen trees removed

Within 10 hours of logged call