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ON THIS WEEK?! Nature activities and events happening this week 8-14 SEP 2003 8 Sep (Mon): Animal Fun Workshop for Kids Time: 2-3.30pm Place: Tampines Regional Library AnimalWatch, a registered animal welfare group in Singapore, has been busy researching for and designing a pilot programme on inculcating respect for animals in children aged 7 - 9 using story-reading and interactive learning methods. The aim is for children to have fun, be moved and leave the session with empathy for animals. The session will be run by AnimalWatch volunteer, Leigh McDonald, a professional actress from London who starred in "The Forbidden City". Each session will take in 25 participants, pre-registration required. More details. Contact: register with Shak_SAMINATHAN@nlb.gov.sg 9 Sep (Tue): Nature on Film ("Return to the Water") Time: 1-2pm Place: Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research, NUS Science Faculty, Block S6, Level 3. Public Gallery AVA Room Free screening of note-worthy nature documentaries, local and international. During the months of Jul to Sep, the screenings will feature the BBC and David Attenborough's survey of mammals. This is the seventh of 10 episodes. The series includes spectacular, often never before seen footage of 4000 mammal species from tiny two-inch pygmy shrew to the enormous blue whale; from the sloth to the swift cheetah; from the ugly naked mole rat to the adorable human baby. Each episode about 50 minutes long. AVA Room capacity: about 30. No food and drinks allowed at the venue. For more details. Contact: kelvinlim@nus.edu.sg or call 6874 5082 9 Sep (Tue): Animal Fun Workshop for Kids Time: 2-3.30pm Place: Cheng San Community Library AnimalWatch, a registered animal welfare group in Singapore, has been busy researching for and designing a pilot programme on inculcating respect for animals in children aged 7 - 9 using story-reading and interactive learning methods. The aim is for children to have fun, be moved and leave the session with empathy for animals. The session will be run by AnimalWatch volunteer, Leigh McDonald, a professional actress from London who starred in "The Forbidden City". Each session will take in 25 participants, pre-registration required. More details. Contact: register with Shak_SAMINATHAN@nlb.gov.sg 11 Sep (Thu): Animal Fun Workshop for Kids Time: 2-3.30pm Place: Bukit Batok Community Library AnimalWatch, a registered animal welfare group in Singapore, has been busy researching for and designing a pilot programme on inculcating respect for animals in children aged 7 - 9 using story-reading and interactive learning methods. The aim is for children to have fun, be moved and leave the session with empathy for animals. The session will be run by AnimalWatch volunteer, Leigh McDonald, a professional actress from London who starred in "The Forbidden City". Each session will take in 25 participants, pre-registration required. More details. Contact: register with Shak_SAMINATHAN@nlb.gov.sg 13 Sep (Sat): Guided Nature Walk at Pulau Ubin Time: 10am You’ll see orchards, vegetable gardens, mangroves, prawn farms and coconut plantations. Meet 10am at Changi Point Jetty, under angsana tree nearest to jetty. More details about Ubin. Contact: the Green Volunteer Network at 6337 6062 or email info@gvn.com.sg or grant@gvn.com.sg 13 Sep (Sat): Plant Walk at Bishan Park Time: 3pm. Meet at the void deck of Blk 218 facing Bishan Road. Open only to NSS members and associates David Tng, Silver Huang and the Plant Group will introduce Bishan Park, one of Singapore’s largest parks with a nice selection of ornamental trees, palms and shrubs. Parks are so close to our hearts, adding a touch of serenity to our neighbourhoods. And childhood visits may have played a part in our initiation to appreciating nature. To add something closer to our stomachs, there is also a small vegetable garden where one may see various vegetables up close and personal instead of just on our plates! More details about the Nature Society (Singapore). To join the NSS, email contact@nss.org.sg or call 6741 2036. 13 Sep (Sat): Free guided walk at Botanic Gardens Rainforest Trail Time: 9am, 10am, 11am, 4pm You'll see giant rainforest trees and learn about them and the other plants and animals that they shelter. Register 15 minutes earlier at the Visitor Centre. More details. Contact: Visitor Services, 64717361 or NPARKS_SBG_Visitor_Services@NPARKS.GOV.SG 13 Sep (Sat): PrawnWatch at Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve Time: 9.30am, please be at the Visitor Centre by 9am View a demonstration of the traditional method of prawn harvesting. Learn how the tides play a part in this activity. The demonstration is free but usual entry charges to the Reserve apply: $1 per adult, 50cents per child /student/senior citizen. More details Contact: sbwr@pacific.net.sg or call 6794 1401 13 Sep (Sat): Free guided walk of Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve Time: 9am, 10am, 3pm, 4pm You'll see the fabulous plants and animals of the mangroves and freshwater wetlands. Meet at the Visitor Centre. Usual entry charges apply: $1 per adult, 50cents per child /student/senior citizen. More details Contact: sbwr@pacific.net.sg or call 6794 1401 14 Sep (Sun): Birdwatching at the Central Catchment Forest (Rifle Range) Time: 7.30am. Meet at the junction of Dunearn Road and Rifle Range Road. Open only to NSS members and associates Willie Foo and Tan Ju Lin lead this trip to view forest edge species. Wonder if the Red-crowned Barbet, the Chestnut-bellied Malkoha and the Purple-throated Sunbird are still around? Trip will end at the edge of the serene Upper Peirce Reservoir. More details at the NSS Wild Birds Singapore website. More details about the Nature Society (Singapore). To join the NSS, email contact@nss.org.sg or call 6741 2036. 14 Sep (Sun): Wood Sculpture Workshop on the Hopea sangal ("Changi Tree") and Talk on "Trees and our nature" Time: all day Place: Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Wilkie Campus, 11 Upper Wilkie Road Part of a month-long event organised by the Singapore Sculpture Society to carve historical vignettes on the trunk of the Hopea sangal ("Changi Tree") that was felled in Nov 02. Sculpturing of the pieces of the recovered trunk begins 2 Sep and is expected to end 2 Oct. Nine sculptors will be involved in this project. On 14 Sep (Sun), the public can attend a workshop from 10am-12 noon, and a talk by Dr Shawn Lum of the Nature Society (Singapore) at 3.30-4.30pm on "Trees and our nature". Admission $10. From 6-14 Sep, the public may also visit the working site and talk the artists from 9am-5pm. More details about this event in an article in Streats, lots more about the "Changi Tree" and events surrounding its felling, see Changi: A Heritage on habitatnews. Contact: Ms Wang Ruo Bing sculpturesociety@hotmail.com or call 9004 9667. 14 Sep (Sun): Free guided walk at MacRitchie Prunus Trail Time: 9.30am and 10.30am. Meet at the entrance of the trail, about 300m from the fishing ground, MacRitchie Reservoir Park. To join the guided tour, you will need to pre-book. Contact: NParks Rangers at 6468 5736. 14 Sep (Sun): Free guided walk of Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve Time: 9am, 10am subject to availability of volunteer guides. You'll see the fabulous plants and animals of the mangroves and freshwater wetlands. Meet at the Visitor Centre. Usual entry charges apply: $1 per adult, 50cents per child /student/senior citizen. More details Contact: sbwr@pacific.net.sg or call 6794 1401 |
what's on this week? upcoming events for the next 3 months, for those who like to plan ahead regular events regular guided walks conducted every week/month other activities competitions, etc archives of past weekly alerts email us we will gladly include your nature events in this list do let us know of any broken links and defunct emails |
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