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Trees of Singapore and trees in Singapore in general
Whither the trees? Letter from Albano Daminato and Lisa Garris Today Online 6 Nov 07 Singaporeans can join Plant-A-Tree Programme Channel NewsAsia 3 Nov 07 Chainsaw massacre: loss of big trees in urban areas By Tom Geoghegan BBC 24 Sep 07 Remembering a landmark Lorraine Chee Straits Times 10 Sep 07 100 trees planted in Kent Ridge Park to tackle global warming Channel NewsAsia 29 Aug 07 NParks plans new measures to prevent mishaps Leong Wee Keat Today Online 27 Jul 07 NParks has regular tree-care programme Reply from Simon Longman Director, Streetscape National Parks Board Straits Times Forum 26 Jul 07 Check huge, tall trees growing near roads Letter from Wong Yew Kwan Straits Times Forum 24 Jul 07 Much greenery at aerospace saved Letter from Kelly Wee Director, Communications Department, JTC Corporation Today Online 23 Jul 07 Help save Katong Park and heritage tree on it Letter from Jack Sim Juek Wah Straits Times Forum 23 Jul 07 A parting letter from Ang Sar Nah Letter from Tham Chen Munn Straits Times Forum 18 Jul 07 Spare bodhi tree that's 100 years old Letter from Ng Siek Moi (Mdm) Straits Times 18 Jul 07 The Braddell Tree: It's like losing a friend By Andre Yeo The New Paper 17 Jul 07 Keep Seletar green Letter from George Pasqual Today Online 17 Jul 07 Goodbye, Earth; Hi, Green Heaven By Jamie Ee Business Times 13 Jul 07 Responses to plan to cut down Braddell Angsana tree No way to get drivers to slow down: LTA By T. Rajan Straits Times 13 Jul 07 Spare the tree, educate motorists Letter from thomas lim pai tong Today Online 13 Jul 07 Braddell Rd Angsana tree to be removed after 'near accidents' Channel NewsAsia 11 Jul 07 Helping native plants bloom: School finds namesake tree By Michelle Neo Straits Times 9 Jul 07 Tree's Company A group of nature lovers has put together a book to remember and celebrate the old trees at Bukit Timah campus By Ho Ai Li Straits Times 8 Jul 07 Seletar's new (old) face Masterplan for new aerospace park will preserve some 200 bungalows, rare trees Valarie Tan and Lin Yanqin Today Online 27 Jun 07 Strike a balance between loving nature and modern living Letter from Richard Goh Chee Kok Straits Times Forum 22 Jun 07 Don't take our lovely trees for granted Letter from Yap Yang Ming Straits Times 20 Jun 07 Many fine Tembusu trees Letter from Chen Sen Lenn Straits Times 16 Jun 07 For the love of the tembusu Letter from Shawn K. Y. Lum Straits Times 9 Jun 07 Resorts World at Sentosa launches tree conservation programme Channel NewsAsia 13 Jun 07 NParks has trained arborists to tend to trees Reply from Dr Leong Chee Chiew Chief Operating Officer and Commissioner, Parks & Recreation National Parks Board Straits Times 12 Jun 07 Angsanas and raintrees too tall for comfort Letter from Thomas Hwang Liang Keng Straits Times 12 Jun 07 Who looks after trees not under NParks' care? Letter from Richard Goh Chee Kok Straits Times 11 Jun 07 Nature guide calls for more regular checks along Tree Top Walk Channel NewsAsia 9 Jun 07 NParks to continue to boost tree-maintenance programme Letter from NParks Straits Times 6 Jun 07 Nature lovers continue trekking Sheralyn Tay Today Online 2 Jun 07 Man dies after being hit by fallen branch near Tree Top Walk Channel NewsAsia 31 May 07 Fewer trees are falling NParks staff paying closer attention to defects in trees Sheralyn Tay Today Online 30 May 07 Conserve green areas in HDB estates Letter from Thierry Tan Today Online 24 May 07 Time for a health report on S'pore trees Letter from Jeffrey Law Lee Beng Today Online 22 May 07 Letters about falling trees Watch out, falling trees can happen anywhere Letter from Chong Seow Kheng Straits Times Forum 4 Jun 07 Insurance plan to protect victims of falling trees? NParks should check soil around big trees Letter from Richard Goh Chee Kok Straits Times Forum 23 May 07 Letter from Goh Kian Huat Today Online 18 May 07 NParks should act to prevent future accidents Letter from Albert Tay Beng Guan Today Online 18 May 07 Bishan Family Park - a plea from the trees Letter from Jo Marion Seow (Mrs) Straits Times 18 May 07 Heavy rain, strong winds caused tree to fall in nature reserve Channel NewsAsia 16 May 07 Woman dies after being pinned under fallen tree Channel NewsAsia 15 May 07 Trees cut for road works are replaced with new ones Reply from Naleeza Ebrahim (Ms) Deputy Director, Media Relations Land Transport Authority Straits Times 16 Apr 07 Save our only 100-year-old bodhi tree Letter from Ng Siek Moi (Mdm) Straits Times 11 Apr 07 500 trees planted to ease Sembawang residents' dust problem Channel NewsAsia 8 Apr 07 Spare a tree and I will give up my car Letter from Chong Chin Onn Straits Times 6 Apr 07 Build IR, but spare 3ha forest by Joseph Lai Tuck Kwong Straits Times 17 Mar 07 Not Just 'A Few Plants' How Sentosa Forest or any forest should be defined, Joseph Lai's response to this ST article on his eart-h.com website. Build the IR, but Spare the Few Plants on the tidechaser blog Hey, the trees are marked By Teo Cheng Wee Straits Times 11 Mar 07 Tree with historical significance pruned illegally By Wong Mun Wai Channel NewsAsia 30 Nov 06 Show courtesy before felling trees Letter from Ananda Perera Straits Times Online 16 Oct 06 Check trees more regularly Letter from Ang Hak Heng Straits Times Online 13 Oct 06 Trees cut down were infested with termites Reply from MOE Straits Times Online 9 Oct 06 Why cut down the old trees in Ang Mo Kio? Letter from Jackie Lau Wai Wan (Ms) Straits Times Forum 27 Sep 06 Dreadful if Singapore forests have to make way for urbanisation Letter from Joyce Chng Siok Hwee (Ms) Straits Times Forum 27 Sep 05 Visitors flock to temple's old tree by Tan Hui Yee The Straits Times 19 Aug 06 Want Orchard Road buzz? Cut down the trees by Ignatius Low The Straits Times 4 Jun 06 161 trees in Singapore designated as Heritage Trees By Patwant Singh Channelnews Asia 14 May 06 Save 100-year-old Bodhi tree: Will the authorities be swayed by non-economic arguments? Letter from Tan Swee Ann Straits Times Forum Online 2 May 06 Save both the Bodhi tree and the temple Letter from Ng Chin Guan Straits Times Forum Online 27 Apr 06 NParks starts register to track rising number of heritage trees by Jean Loo The Straits Times 23 Apr 06 100-year-old tree may save temple by Arti Mulchand The Straits Times 21 Apr 06 Roads given the rub of the green LTA projects planned to minimise felling of trees Letter from LTA and NParks Today Online 20 Apr 06 Angsana tree along Braddell Road centre of attention By Ng Bao Ying Channel NewsAsia 5 Feb 06 Split a road, save a tree by Lee Sze Yong The Straits Times, 18 Dec 05 3 years on...6 trees return to their roots at Bras Basah The Straits Times, 15 Mar 05 THREE mature rain trees between 60 and 80 years old at the junction of Holland Road and Holland Avenue will be chopped down to make way for the MRT station there by Goh Chin Lian The Straits Times, 26 Feb 05 Trees had to go due to road widening Reply in Letters to the Straits Times, 18 Feb 05 Roads now safe havens for trees by Tan Hui Yee The Straits Times, 12 Feb 05 Protect mature trees, no matter where they grow Why were trees felled for no apparent reason? Letters to The Straits Times Forum Page, 11 Feb 05 "Preserve scarce countryside" and "Heritage road under threat" The Straits Times, Letters to the Forum Page, 28 Jan 05 Towards a city in a garden: House approves Bill to strengthen nature conservation efforts Today, 26 Jan 05 Heritage roads laws were changed to conserve scenic, tree-lined roads and save mature trees from being recklessly chopped down. by Joyce Teo The Straits Times, 26 Jan 05 Developers, contractors face stiffer fines for chopping down protected trees By Wong Siew Ying Channel NewsAsia, 25 Jan 05 More links What is a Heritage Tree? What is the current list of Heritage Trees? How can I nominate a tree for the Heritage Tree scheme? Details on the NParks website with an online form to nominate a heritage tree. More about the Hopea Sangal tree that got chopped down on Siva's habitatnews Some free guided walks that include Heritage Trees: GVN's guided walk at Changi. Contact GVN for more details. Bukit Timah Nature Reserve guided walk Singapore Botanic Gardens Rainforest guided walk Fort Canning guided walk Heritage trees on Pulau Ubin? |
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