The project took place in the Cape of Good Hope national park that is in the Cape Floristic Region in South Africa. The project was aimed at protecting the fynbos of the natural park and eliminated the Acacia Saligna from the National Park, where it alters the fire regime that the plants in the fynbos depend upon every year. The event took place near one of the lakes that support all sorts of aquatic life and are dependent upon the natural vegetation for their migration during the wet season.

In Kruger National Park, pine trees had began to grow along the side of the Lower Sabie River and had begun to displace the indigenous acacia trees. The Working for Water program hired off duty game guards and women from the local staff village. The project used a variety of manual labor techniques and used biocides to remove the pine trees from the edge of the river. At the end of the project, the stand of pine trees was completely removed and local flora was planted in its place.