12 Mar (Sat): Bird Watching along the Southern Ridges

Join us for this free birdwatching tour at the Southern Ridges, where up to 43 species of birds have been spotted so far. Volunteer guides from STMicroelectronics will take you through the Forest Walk and the Singing Forest in search of these beautiful birds. Do bring along a pair of binoculars or a camera with a zoom function for a better experience.

Maximum group size 40 persons.

More details and registration online.

Time: 7.30-9.30am
Meeting Point: Mount Faber Park, Entrance of Henderson Waves
Website: http://www.nparks.gov.sg/

12 Mar (Sat): NParks BioBlitz at Pasir Ris

Anyone can join a team of naturalists to conduct an intensive field study to document the diversity of flora and fauna at Pasir Ris Park!

Register online.

Time: 12am - 12pm
Venue: Pasir Ris Park
Contact: cin@nparks.gov.sg for more information
Website: https://www.nparks.gov.sg/biodiversity/community-in-nature-initiative/citizen-science-programmes

12 Mar (Sat): What's in my mangrove?

Mangrove forests are living borders of the freshwater and salt water. Out of 73 true mangroves species worldwide, 22 can be found in Sungei Buloh.

Join us for a lovely morning walk and get to know the mangrove trees and plants of Sungei Buloh.

Limited to 20 participants. Register online.

Time: 9.30am-11am
Venue: Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve Visitor Centre. Please meet at the Information Counter, Kranji Way entranceWebsite: http://www.sbwr.org.sg/
Contact: info@sbwr.org.sg or call 6794 1401

8 Mar (Tue): Chek Jawa Intertidal Guided Tour

Join the NParks volunteers for a tour to discover and learn about Chek Jawa's six ecosystems and the diverse array of animals that inhabits these unique habitats.

Journey through the Chek Jawa Visitor Centre, 1.1km long boardwalk, Jejawi viewing tower and sandbar with experienced guides.

Open to all ages, children under the age of 13 to be under parental/guardian guidance. More details and registration online, 'waitlist' will appear once event is fully booked.

Time: 4-6pm
Venue: Pulau Ubin, Open Lawn (Chek Jawa Visitor Centre). More on how to get to Pulau Ubin and to Chek Jawa.
Cost: $60 per group (for a maximum of 15 people)
Website: http://www.nparks.gov.sg/

29 Feb - 6 Mar: Highlights of the week ahead

Make a wild difference for our forest at risk

See the MacRitchie forests for yourself. Join these free walks
https://lovemacritchie.wordpress.com/love-macritchie-walks/

Learn more
https://lovemacritchie.wordpress.com/news/

Sign the petition to reroute the CRL
https://lovemacritchie.wordpress.com/how/

Post a photo you took in MacRitchie Forest ‪#‎MyMacRitchie ‪#‎MarchforMacRitchie‬ ‪#‎LoveMacRitchie‬ and tag 3 friends to do the same.

One of the rarest native parrot species in Singapore,
the Blue-rumped Parrot calls the MacRitchie forest home.
Protecting the forest gives this species a fighting chance
for survival in the future. This is its home, and this is #MyMacritchie
Story and photo by David Tan

March for MacRitchie!

• Love MacRitchie walk with the Toddycats
• MacRitchie Nature Walk with BES Drongos

Make a wild difference

• Island-A-Hand with Outward Bound Singapore

Walks in wild places

• Tour of the Healing Garden, Botanic Gardens
• What's in my sky?

MORE events next week

MORE events for the month ahead.

6 Mar (Sun): Love MacRitchie walk with the Toddycats

Join enthusiastic volunteer guides who will share with you stories about the amazing plants and animals living in our precious forest heritage at Venus Loop. This series of free guided walks for the public are conducted by The Toddycats, volunteer nature guides of the Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum, for the Love Our MacRitchie Forest movement

More information and online registration at the Love MacRitchie Forest blog.

5 Mar (Sat): Tour of the Healing Garden, Botanic Gardens

Launched in October 2011, the Healing Garden showcases over 400 varieties of plants used medicinally. It is laid out thematically relating to component parts of the body such as head, respiratory and reproductive systems. Spread over 2.5 hectares, this garden is designed as a tranquil retreat with medical plants traditionally used in Southeast Asia as the main focus.

Please note that the Healing Garden is closed every Tuesday, and opened 5am - 7.30pm daily. Admission is free.

Registration is required 15 minutes before the tour at the Visitor Centre. Mandarin tours are only available at 10am. English tours are available for all slots. This tour repeats every First Saturday of the Month.

This walk is conducted every first Saturday of the month.

Time: 9am and 10am, please register 15 minutes before the tour
Venue: Registration is on a first-come-first-served basis at the Visitor Centre, Singapore Botanic Gardens
Website: https://www.nparks.gov.sg/

5 Mar (Sat): Island-A-Hand with Outward Bound Singapore

OBS hosts Project Island-A-Hand once again. Do your part to help save Mother Earth, make new friends, explore the OBS campus/other parts of Ubin/Coney Island, and take lots of beauty nature pictures. We promise you an experience that's both rewarding and fun! Join us now to make a difference! ‪#‎PIAHwithOBS

What can you expect to do?

• Bond and interact with like-minded participants.
• Gain a deeper appreciation for our environment.
• Learn ways to conserve and protect biodiversity and wildlife.
• Become an Ambassador for a Sustainable Environment.

Register online http://tinyurl.com/PIAH-Mar2016.
More details and registration on the OBS website or OBS facebook page

Time: 7.30am-4pm
Reporting location: OB Reception Centre at Punggol Point, 22 Punggol Road, Track 19, Singapore 828871
Website: https://www.obs.nyc.gov.sg/

5 Mar (Sat): What's in my sky?

Birdwatchers, join us in this free guided walk and learn to identify many amazing birds of different species that passes through or make Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve their home.

Limited to 20 persons. Register online.

Time: 9.30am-11am
Venue: Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, Wetland CentrePlease meet at Information Counter, Neo Tiew entrance
Website: http://www.nparks.gov.sg/

5 Mar (Sat): MacRitchie Nature Walk with BES Drongos

Join the volunteers of BES Drongos on a remarkable adventure through the stunning forests in the Central Catchment Nature Reserve along the well-trodden Petai Trail!

The BES Drongos are a group of nature lovers from the Bachelor of Environmental Studies (BES) programme at the National University of Singapore (NUS) who have come together to manage guided walks open to everyone and anyone. We want to bring people to appreciate and understand local biodiversity and our ecological systems in Singapore through our guided walks on the Petai Trail at Macritchie Reservoir Park.

Register online.

Time: 8.45am to 12noon
Website: http://besdrongos.wordpress.com/