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Have a Green Festive Season
(posted Nov 04)

As the year end festive season approaches and we are sucked into the frenzy of gift giving, why not consider these green gifts?

Gifts for free | Under $5 | $10 | $20 | $40-$100 | Where to buy?

These gifts either contribute to a better understanding of our nature places, or profits from their sale goes towards our nature places, or both!

Gifts under $5

50cents Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve: Young Naturalist Passport For children aged 6-12 years, an interesting activity booklet. More about the Young Naturalist Programme. Available at the Reserve Information Counter. Sale proceeds go to Sungei Buloh Education Fund. More about Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve. 50cents Endless Summer - the story of a seasoned traveller A Trail Booklet of Route One of the Reserve. Available at Bliss Café, Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve. More about Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve.
       
$1 A Guide on the Nature of Pulau Ubin A full colour illustrated self-guided booklet to the more common flora and fauna of Pulau Ubin. It has a trail map showcasing various interest points along the way and what may be encountered. Sold at Nature Society (Singapore) $1 A Guide on the Nature of Orchard Road A full colour illustrated self-guided booklet to the more common flora and fauna of Orchard Road's wildlife! It has a trail map showcasing various interest points along the way and what may be encountered. Sold at Nature Society (Singapore)
       
$1.50 Birds of
Sungei Buloh

A handy laminated coloured guidesheet with the local birds commonly seen at the Reserve. Available at Bliss Café, Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve.
More about Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve.
$2 A guide to Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve A booklet with colour photos of the delightful plants and animals encountered at the Reserve. Available at the Reserve Information Counter. Sale proceeds go to Sungei Buloh Education Fund. More about Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve.
       
$1 The Singapore Green Map
Packed with info on all the major green places in Singapore, handy for explorers on the move. On one side - the Singapore Map highlighting all the green recreational places in Singapore, where to go fishing, camping, cycling, nature walking and pinicking. On the other side – a brief description of some of our famous nature areas in Sinagapore. More on the Singapore Environmental Council website.
$4 Guidesheet to the Amazing Marine Life on the Southern Shores of Singapore Packed with more than 100 full-colour photos, it folds for handy exploration of our shores and spreads out as a nice colour poster of the fabulous reef life that is still alive and well on our shores. Profits go to the Blue Water Volunteers public education efforts for the shores, such as public reef walks. Sample pages and more about the guidesheet on the wildsingapore website. Sold at Nature's Niche.
       
$2-3 Back issues
of Nature Watch
, a publication of the Nature Society (Singapore). $3.15 per copy (forJan 04 onwards) , $2 per copy for all other back issues. For a look at selected on-line articles of the magazine. For a list of back issues and the topics covered in each.
Sold at Nature Society (Singapore)
$1 Green Groups Directory A directory of all the green associations, clubs and organizations in Singapore. Sold at the Green Volunteers Network

$2.60 each Common Marine Fish of Sungei Buloh A full colour ID chart of our local marine fishes. Proceeds go towards the Sungei Buloh Conservation Fund. Get your copy while stocks last!! Available at Bliss Café, Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve. More about Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve.



$3 made-in-Singapore dried flower bookmarks at Nature's Niche: $ 2.90 (large), S$ 2.20 (small)
$3 each Cotton Badges of Sungei Buloh Depicting the 5 common plant and animals of Sungei Buloh, each interlinks with the other forming a harmonize community of flora and fauna. Available at Bliss Café, Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve. More about Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve.

$3.30 each Greeting Cards Tropical Flower Collection
6 designs of popular plants of the Singapore Botanic Gardens and elsewhere in Singapore. The cards are sold individually together with an envelope. The images are watercolours by Jayne Norris. Sold at Nature's Niche
$4.50 per set Postcards of Tropical Rainforest Flora 5 designs in watercolour by Singapore artist Eng Tow showing plants of the rainforest of the Southeast Asia. The cards are packed in an attractive pocket which includes a write-up of each plant species. Sold at Nature's Niche
       
$4.80 Easy intro to our wild birds 18x24 cm laminated fold-out guide with lovely drawings of 50 birds. At Nature's Niche, the Botanic Garden Shop for S$ 4.80
$5 BP-Science Centre Guidebooks OK, slightly above $5 with GST. But these booklets are a goldmine of information on a vast variety of topics. Usually readily available at most major bookstores. More on the Science Centre website.
       
$5 Junk Science An activity book for primary and lower secondary school kids to do Science experiments using daily household materials. Sold at the Green Volunteers Network $2 Nature Scrapbook A colourful notebook depicting some of the common trees and scrubs found at our parks, with fun activities and things to do. Suitable for kids between 6-14 years. Sold at the Green Volunteers Network

 

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