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ON THIS WEEK?! Nature activities and events happening this week 3-9 Nov 2003 First week of November: Clean and Green Week All manner of activities organised by NParks, green groups and organisations throughout the island. For more details see also the NParks website. 2-10 Nov: Guided Nature Walks in various constituencies of Singapore Nature Walks with guided commentary Nature/Greenery/Heritage tree appreciation by NParks. Northern Sector contact: Phua Kin Keng 6391 4486 Southern Sector contact: Kong Yit San 6391 6773 Eastern Sector contact: George Tay 6391 4415 Western Sector contact: Ng Cheow Kheng 6391 6702 3-4, 6-7 Nov: Free guided walks along the Sensory Trail at Ubin Time: Tours start at 9.30am and 10.30am, starting from the Ubin Information Kiosk near the jetty. Use all your senses to appreciate and learn about fascinating plants. Limited to 100 persons. More details Contact: Ubin Information Kiosk 6542-4108 6-7 Nov (Thu-Fri): Project Eco Office 2003 Roadshow Time: 12-2.30pm Place: Raffles Place Park Find out how you can help protect our environment by reducing the use of disposable containers. The Roadshow also features two days of fun and the chance to win fabulous prizes from Mitsubishi Electric, Canon and The Body Shop. Highlights include Mr Foamy, a 5m giant sculpture created with discarded plastic and styrofoam food containers. Get an exclusive 3-year calendar cum playing cards, "Save the Planet" stickers and a chance to win a Body Shop hamper when you bring down 1 kg (roughly a bagful) of recyclable items, such as old newspapers and magazines, plastic containers, glass bottles, office equipment and furniture etc. Project Eco Office is a joint initiative by CDL and SEC launched in June 2002 that aims to promote environment-friendly practices among office workers for a healthier working environment and greener Planet Earth. Contact: Singapore Environment Council info@gvn.com.sg 6337-6062 8 Nov (Sat): Launch of “Monkey and Man” exhibition Time: 9am, at the Upper Peirce Reservoir Park. Learn about nature, the relations between human beings and animals in natural environment. The exhibition will be on for the whole of Nov and on weekends, NParks rangers and volunteers will be at hand to explain the exhibits and help you learn more about the monkeys. Contact: Genevie Chua 65545127 8 Nov (Sat): Clean and Green Week Carnival Time: 9am at Blk 108 Aljunied Crescent Organized jointly by Marine Parade Town Council and NParks there will be stalls, carnival activities, and tree planting Contact: George Tay 6391 4415 8 Nov (Sat): Planting of Native trees at Pasir Ris Park Time: 9am, meet at car park C Helping to re-establish Singapore’s native trees. An event jointly organized by RICOH Asia, SEC, Northeast CDC and NParks. Contact: George Tay 6391 4415 8 Nov (Sat): Guided tour at Pasir Panjang Nursery (PPN) Time: 9am. Meet at Office Block of PPN, 100 K Pasir Panjang Road An educational visit by NParks to learn about interesting trees and shrubs Contact: Boo Chih Min 6474 2482 8 Nov (Sat): Free guided walks along the Sensory Trail at Ubin Time: Tours start at 9.30am and 10.30am, starting from the Ubin Information Kiosk near the jetty. Use all your senses to appreciate and learn about fascinating plants. Limited to 100 persons. More details Contact: Ubin Information Kiosk 6542-4108 8 Nov (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 and about the walk on the GVN website. Contact: info@gvn.com.sg or 6337 6062. 8 Nov (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 8 Nov (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 In conjunction with Clean and Green Week, there will be a special event at the Reserve: BirdWatch at 9am and 3pm at the Main Hide and Aerie Hide. Catch these guided events to learn more about the migratory shorebirds who will be in full force at the Reserve at this time. Contact: sbwr@pacific.net.sg or call 6794 1401 9 Nov (Sun): Green Discovery at Pasir Ris Park Time: 8.30am at Downtown East. Fun and adventure outdoors, organized by Northeast CDC and Aboutwe. Our very own Wildlife Singapore will be participating in this event with a photo exhibition showcasing Singapore's wild places. Volunteers will present to share with you more about these places and how you can make a difference to appreciate and conserve our wild places. See also the Wildlife Singapore website. Victor Yue describes the excitement of this event in nature-singapore. Contact: Eugene Tan 6391 6732 9 Nov (Sun): Birdwatching at Lorong Halus Time: 7.30am. Meet at the junction of Pasir Ris Drive 12 and Drive 1, on the side of the Pasir Ris Wafer Fab Park. Open only to NSS members and associates See Swee Leng will introduce what was once Singapore’s foremost birdwatching site. Development and subsequent deterioration of the site has rendered it a fragment of its former self. Looking on the bright side however, some species particular to this site and easier to find here are still eking out their existence, like the Little Grebe, Lesser Whistling-duck, Common Moorhen and White-browed Crake. The migratory period should bring in its wake some additional species for us to view. Look out also for migrating raptors above. More details about the Nature Society (Singapore). To join the NSS, email contact@nss.org.sg or call 6741 2036. 9 Nov (Sun): Free guided walk at MacRitchie Prunus Trail Time: 9.30am and 10.30am. Meet at entrance of the trail, about 300m from the fishing ground, MacRitchie Reservoir Park. You'll see breath-taking views of the reservoir and surrounding forests and learn more about the freshwater and land wildlife and plants there. To join the guided tour, you will need to pre-book. Contact: Genevie_CHUA@nparks.gov.sg or call :6554 5127. 9 Nov (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 In conjunction with Clean and Green Week, there will be a special event at the Reserve: BirdWatch at 9am and 3pm at the Main Hide and Aerie Hide. Catch these guided events to learn more about the migratory shorebirds who will be in full force at the Reserve at this time. Contact: sbwr@pacific.net.sg or call 6794 1401 |
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