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ON THIS WEEK?! Nature activities and events happening this week 13-19 Dec 17 Dec (Fri): Educational trip to Pulau Semakau with the Green Volunteers Network Time: 11am-6pm, meet at 11am at the Harbour Front MRT control station, cost $15/person (for boat transport). Are you keen to know where all the solid waste in Singapore ends up? Are you a curious enviromentalist or a budding geography, enviromental, chemical, civil engineering student or even teacher. Join us! The Green Volunteers Network is organising an Educational trip to Singapore's only offshore landfill at Pulau Semakau. The trip will include a tour of the landfill and a talk by the National Enviroment Agency on how the landfill works. It is the only offshore landlill in the world, is state-of-the-art and co-exists with a mangrove habitat. Only 36 places are available for the visit, so do sign up early. Contact: Zengrong at hengheng84@yahoo.com.sg 18 Dec (Sat): Free guided Adventure Walk at Pulau Ubin Time: 10am Free 1 and a half- 2 hour guided walk by the Green Volunteers Network. The newest of all their walks, it will take you to more remote parts of the island. Meet 10am sharp at Changi Point Jetty, under angsana tree nearest to jetty. More details about Ubin and about the walk at the GVN website. PRE-REGISTRATION IS NECESSARY for this event. Bookings are on a first come first serve basis, up to a max of 25. Contact: To register, please contact Joe at info@gvn.com.sg with your name, no of people and handphone number. 18 Dec (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 about Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve. Contact: sbwr@pacific.net.sg or call 6794 1401 18 Dec (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 19 Dec (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 Want MORE events? View all the upcoming events in the calendar for the next 3 months. |
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