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ON THIS WEEK?! Nature activities and events happening this week 19-25 Jul 2004 24 Jul (Sat): Native Plant Hunt at Bukit Timah Nature Reserve Time: 10am, 10.30am and 11am Are you curious about the names of some of the plants found in Bukit Timah's Hindhede Nature Park? Here's a chance to help you learn at least 8 native plant species in a fun way! Form a team of 3-5 members and join us in the Native Plant Hunt! The free plant hunts will be held on Saturdays: 26 Jun, 24 Jul, 28 Aug, 30 Oct, 4 Dec. The plant hunts are organised by NParks. The free plant hunts are conducted by the Building and Environment Green Volunteers from Ngee Ann Polytechnic School of Engineering. Registration for the free plant hunt is limited to maximum of 10 people per registrant. The plant hunt is available and chargeable for organised groups (minimum 20 participants) on other dates. At least 1 month's notice is needed to book for this specially arranged plant hunt. More details on the NParks Central Nature Reserve website. Contact: For enquiries and registration, please contact Ms. Genevie Chua, Outreach Officer of Central Nature Reserve, at 6 554 5127 or email Genevie_Chua@nparks.gov.sg 24 Jul (Sat): Pantun and Plants Fiesta II Time: 3pm. The NSS office at The Sunflower, 510 Geylang Road #02-05 Open only to NSS members and associates Angie, Geok Choo, Evelyn and the Plant Group presents a repeat performance of Pantun and Plants. Local folksongs (Malay pantuns, Chinese folksongs etc) often contain plants, insects and birds found in this region. Fruits such as jackfruit, durian and kedongdong are often used and flowers like the chempaka and jasmine too. Do you know why? Have you wondered how such local folksongs reflect the life, culture and thoughts of the “kampong people” at that time and under what circumstance these were referred to? Want to have fun with friends on a Saturday afternoon? Come join in this casual, fun sharing session and, if you have a tale or two to add, or a song that we can learn, we’d love to hear it. Contact: More details about the Nature Society (Singapore). To join the NSS, email contact@nss.org.sg or call 6741 2036. 24 Jul (Sat): Birdwatching at the Botanic Gardens Time: 4.30pm at the Botanic Gardens Visitor Centre, off Evans Road and directly opposite the junction of Nassim Road Open only to NSS members and associates Morten Strange, a veteran birder, world-class bird photographer and seasoned bird race arbitrator, will lead. Expect colourful Long-tailed Parakeets, Common Iora, Crimson Sunbird and many more of these wonderful garden birds. Contact: More details about the Nature Society (Singapore). To join the NSS, email contact@nss.org.sg or call 6741 2036. 24 Jul (Sat): Free guided walk of the Sensory Trail, Pulau Ubin Time: 9.30am and 10am Use all your senses to appreciate and learn about fascinating plants. More details Contact: Ubin Information Kiosk 6542-4108 24 Jul (Sat): Free guided walk of Pulau Ubin Time: 10am, meet at Changi Point Jetty, under angsana tree nearest to jetty. This 2-hour guided nature walk by the Green Volunteer Network brings you through orchards, vegetable gardens, mangroves, prawn farms and coconut plantations. More details about Ubin and about the walk at the GVN website. Pre-registration is required as the walk will only be held if there are people who sign up for it. Contact: info@gvn.com.sg or 6337 6062. 24 Jul (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 Tel: 6 794 1401 Fax: 6 793 7271 25 Jul (Sun): Guided walk at the Pasir Panjang Heritage Trail Time: 9am, 11pm, 2pm In conjunction with Singapore HeritageFest Kent Ridge Park, this 2-hour tour will explore the rich natural and social history of Pasir Panjang. It starts at Kent Ridge Park (Upper Car Park) and ends at Reflections at Bukit Changu (31K Pepys Road). Maximum 40 persons per group. For more details at the habitatnews website and the National Archives website. Contact: Aun Yee 6391 6706 or Eileen Ng (Ms) 6332 7973 or eileen_ng@nhb.gov.sg 25 Jul (Sun): 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 25 Jul (Sun): Free "Painting with Pui San" at Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve Time: 8.30am-11am. Pui San welcomes artists of all ages or anyone who wants to learn. His objective is to encourage creativity while enjoying nature at the same time. Bring along your favourite drawing or painting supplies. Meet 8.30am at the Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve ticketing counter (Visitor Centre). Usual entry charges apply: $1 per adult, 50cents per child /student/senior citizen. Contact: Tham Pui Sam at thampuisan@hotmail.com or the Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve at sbwr@pacific.net.sg or call 6794 1401 Want MORE events? View all the upcoming events in the calendar for the next 3 months. |
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