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Welcome to the Archive of Newsletters from the Friends of Karura Forest, a Kenyan Community Forest Association dedicated to work with the Kenya Forest Service to ensure the perpetual survival of one of the world's largest urban forests -- the Karura Forest Reserve, the people's forest.

See the FKF website for more information.

 Below are listed the contents of the main articles. There are also many snippets in the sidebars: Visitor Numbers, Works Corner, Animal Features, etc.

Click on any one of the green date headings below
to open a copy of the Newsletter.

  • FKF Newsletter Jan-Jun 2016
  • >> Forest Restoration
    >> Strategic Management Plan
    >> Karura Ancient History
    >> El Ni�o Update
    >> Top Predators
    >> Antelope Mortality
    >> Water Quality
    >> 2015 Annual Report
    >> Meet Enid Nyabundi
    >> FKF Wheel Covers For Sale
    >> 2016 TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence
  • FKF Newsletter Oct-Dec 2015
  • >> KFS Board Visits Karura
    >> Karura's Pyramid of Life
    >> FKF Secretary Changeover
    >> Climate Change in Karura
    >> KFEET Centre History
    >> Forest Restoration
    >> 2016 Karura Calendar For Sale
    >> 600,000 Visitors
  • FKF Newsletter July-September 2015
  • >> Welcome to New KFS Director
    >> Major Roadworks Completed
    >> Karura Honey For Sale
    >> World Forestry Congress
    >> FKF Scouts Trained
    >> New FKF Board Members
    >> River Caf� Karura Opens
    >> Mammal Behaviour Discovery
    >> New Colobus Monkey Babies
    >> Karura Pre-History
  • FKF Newsletter April-June 2015
  • >> New Colobus Babies in Karura
    >> Security Closure of Old Kiambu Road Gate
    >> Mini World Football Cup
    >> Crowned Eagle Breeding
    >> Karura Climate on Plus Side
    >> Welcome Back, Charity Munyasia
    >> 2015 TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence
    >> Historic Borehole Re-Commissioned
    >> KaruraKam Mammal Captures
  • FKF Newsletter Jan-Mar 2015
  • >> Super Grass - Bamboo in Karura
    >> Old Farmhouse Picnic Area Open
    >> Black-and-White Colobus Update
    >> The Blood Lily Affair
    >> UNDP/GEF Small Grants Project
    >> Huruma: Karura's Other Neighbourhood
    >> Karura Is Efficient Rainfall 'Sponge'
    >> Mammal Moments
    >> Works & Rubbish
    >> Bikes Donation
    >> TripAdvisor Praise for Karura
  • FKF Newsletter Oct-Dec 2014
  • >> First Lady's Half-Marathon
    >> Dog Worries in Sigiria
    >> Karura Has Ears on the World
    >> Black-and-White Colobus Update
    >> Sigiria Fitness Hosts Ruggers, Scouts
    >> Know Your Karura Field Staff
    >> GEF Small Grant for Karura
    >> FKF 2014 Xmas Drinks
    >> Lily Lake Invasive Beaten
    >> Good Dogs On-Leash, On-Track
    >> Railway Wanderers Contribute
    >> Tent Caterpillars
    >> Karura No. 2 on TripAdvisor
    >> 2014 Rainfall Deficit, But Well-Distributed
  • FKF Newsletter Jul-Sep 2014
  • >> Westgate Remembered
    >> New Land-Grabs
    >> Colobus Update
    >> Sigiria Fitness Experience
    >> Security Update
    >> Fight Against Invasives
    >> Mammal Moments
  • FKF Newsletter May-June 2014
  • >> Colobus Monkey Re-Introduction
    >> G4S Security Appreciation
    >> TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence
    >> Karura at UN Environment Assembly
    >> New KFEET Centre Concept
    >> Ruaka Swamp Lookout Platform
    >> Golden Weaver Nesting
  • FKF Newsletter Mar-Apr 2014
  • >> Security: Perimeter Fence Enhancements
    >> Land-Grabbers Beware!
    >> Karura Hydrology & Rainfall
    >> Rare Flowers & Birds
    >> Carbon Study
    >> FKF AGM
    >> Works & Events
  • FKF Newsletter Jan-Feb 2014
  • >> Five Years On... by Karanja Njoroge
    >> Reforestation: Two Approaches
    >> Karura Archaeology
    >> Brick History Mystery
    >> Un-Seasonal Rains?
  • FKF Newsletter Sep-Dec 2013
  • >> Indigenous Tree Planting
    >> Westgate Memorial
    >> Forest History Mystery
    >> Schoolbag Donation
    >> Karura Rainfall
    >> (Re-)Opening the North
  • FKF Newsletter Jul-Aug 2013
  • >> Security Fencing Completed
    >> New Picnic Area
    >> Borehole Discovery
    >> Forest Enrichment
    >> Kenya Olympians Training
  • FKF Newsletter Apr-Jun 2013
  • >> H.E. Margaret Kenyatta Visits Karura
    >> Indigenous Tree Planting
    >> Lily Lake Under Seige
    >> Map Updates
  • FKF Newsletter Feb-March 2013
  • >> Karura Management Agreement Launch
    >> KaruraKam Captures Night Creatures
    >> Indigenous Tree Planting
    >> HRH Princess Lalla Hasnaa of Morocco Visit
  • FKF Newsletter Dec 2012 - Jan 2013
  • >> Karura Management Agreement Signed
    >> Indian Spiritual Leader Visits Karura
    >> Green Ambassador Youth
    >> 2012 Wettest Year on Record
Friends of Karura Forest
PO Box 63402
Nairobi, 00619
[email protected]