Ascension : Conservation Weekly
Submitted by The Islander (Conservation Office) 19.08.2010 (Article Archived on 02.09.2010)

Last week the children were taken to the Devil’s Riding School to look at some of Ascension’s Geology.

Ascension Explorers

Last week the children were taken to the Devil’s Riding School to look at some of Ascension’s Geology. Everyone enjoyed the walk over the rocky terrain and the climb up to the Letterbox. The children were shown the interesting rock formations in this area, including the Devil’s eyeballs. The eyeballs intrigued Charles Darwin when visited here in 1836. They were formed when the riding school was a shallow lake and are concretions of calcium minerals around a hard nucleus. When the lake dried out it subsided in the centre. Subsequent erosion has revealed the layers of different coloured ash layers around the perimeter of the crater.

Thank you to Raymond for helping with transport and parents.

The Explorers group at Devil’s Riding School.

(Please note: children under the age of 7 yrs wishing to attend must be accompanied by an adult).

Farewell to one of our Explorers Daniel Hiorns, we wish you and your family all the best.

Recycling

We are looking for used drink cans (not crushed) for our endemic plants. Please let us know if you are able to you’re your cans so we can collect them.

CAT OWNERS:

We would like to advise all cat owners to make sure your pets have a collar on at all times. Please inform Conservation of any change of ownership, missing or dead cats, or if you are in need of a new collar. Thank you.

Volunteers welcome. Please contact Olivia Renshaw or Natasha Williams. Ascension Island Conservation Department. Georgetown. Tel: 6359. Email:  olivia.renshaw@ascension.gov.ac

natasha.williams@ascension.gov.ac