wild happenings in singapore

30 Nov (Mon): Plants and Their Habitats -- a guided tour for kids

Just like us, plants need a home to provide themselves with food and shelter. Plant habitats are diverse, which include gardens, ponds and even deserts.

During this tour, children will be led to observe different plant habitats and explore the features of plants and understand how certain adaptations help plants survive.

For enquiry, please contact the SBG Education Branch at 64719961 & 6465 0196 or through email: nparks_sbg_edu@nparks.gov.sg.

Suitable for children in K1 - P6 levels. Register online.

Time: 10-11am
Venue: Botany Centre, Tanglin Core of the Singapore Botanic Gardens
Cost: $6 per child and $6 per accompanying adult. Please make the payment on the spot on the event date itself.
Website: http://www.nparks.gov.sg/

30 Nov (Mon): Island-A-Hand with Outward Bound Singapore

OBS presents Project Island-A-Hand, an opportunity for volunteers to appreciate and conserve the natural environment for our community.

What can you expect to do?

Get down and dirty with your trusty hands to restore Mother Earth
A short trek to off-the hidden paths of Pulau Ubin
Reforestation of Tanjong Tajam @ the Western Tip of Pulau Ubin
Coastal Clean-up @ the Southern Coast of Pulau Ubin
Environmental educational talk by Ms Ria Tan of wildsingapore
Networking session with fellow youthful nature enthusiasts!
Light breakfast and Lunch will be provided

To register as a volunteer (minimum 14 years old) for the project, please register by 8pm, 22 Nov 2015.

More details and registration on the OBS website or OBS facebook page

Time: 8am – 3pm, registration starts at 7.45am
Reporting location: OB Reception Centre at Punggol Point, 22 Punggol Road, Track 19, Singapore 828871
Website: https://www.obs.nyc.gov.sg/

23-29 Nov: Highlights of the week ahead

For kids and the family

Walks in wild places

Make a wild difference

Island-A-Hand with Outward Bound Singapore

The school holidays are coming!
Wondering what to do with the kids during the March school holidays? Check out the highlights of exciting nature activities specially for kids lined up for the school holidays!

And MORE fun school holiday activities to discover and enjoy Singapore's biodiversity!

MORE events next week

MORE events for the month ahead.

29 Nov (Sun): Paint Along with Pui San at Sungei Buloh

Conducted by Mr Tham Pui San, a volunteer of Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve. Pui San is an avid artist who expresses his passion for nature through his art work. Bring along your art materials and enjoy learning different drawing techniques at Sungei Buloh.

More in the art in the wetlands blog.

Limited to 20 persons. Register online.

Time: 8.30-11.30am
Venue: Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, Visitor Centre. Meet at Api Api Lab (Kranji Way entrance)
Website: http://artinwetlands.wordpress.com/ and http://www.nparks.gov.sg /

29 Nov (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.

28 Nov (Sat): Young Naturalist Camp at Sungei Buloh

This one-day camp encompasses a series of fun-filled and educational indoor and outdoor learning of the wetlands and nature conservation issues through worksheets, nature walks and hands-on activities.

Limited to 40 children. Register online. Acknowledgment e-mail will be sent upon receiving the form and cheque.

Time: 9am- 5pm
Venue: Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, Wetland Centre. Meet at Information Counter (Neo Tiew Crescent entrance)
Cost: Registration fee of $5 for the camp will go into SBWR education fund. Please make your cheque payable to Garden City Fund. The form and cheque to be posted to Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve (SBWR), 301 Neo Tiew Crescent, Singapore 718925. Acknowledgment e-mail will be sent upon receiving the form and cheque. Each participant needs to purchase a 50 cents young naturalist passport at the registration table.
Website: http://www.sbwr.org.sg/
Contact: info@sbwr.org.sg or call 6794 1401

28 Nov (Sat): The Wailing Forest -- a drama workshop for kids

"Grow With Nature" Drama Series: Through nature, we can learn and grow in character. The rich biodiversity in nature makes it a good teaching tool to develop children’s character through dramatization. Children will be encouraged to care for nature and to be aware of its biodiversity. In this workshop, learn how having too much comfort might not be a good thing in this workshop.

Suitable for children in K1 – P6 Levels. Register online.

For enquiry, please contact the SBG Education Branch at 64719961 and 6465 0196 or through email: nparks_sbg_edu@nparks.gov.sg.

Time: 10-11am
Cost: $10 per child
Venue: Jacob Ballas Children’s Garden, Bukit Timah Core of the Singapore Botanic Gardens
Website: http://www.nparks.gov.sg/

28 Nov (Sat); Coney Island Park Guided Tour

Did you know that Coney Island Park has a very interesting history?

Come follow our volunteer guide to find out more and learn more about the interesting flora and fauna found on the island.

Limited to 30 participants. Register online.

Time: 10 - 11am
Venue: Coney Island Park, West Entrance
Website: https://www.nparks.gov.sg/

28 Nov (Sat): What's in my mud?

The mud at Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve is a key habitat for the plants and animals. This unique habitat is full of surprises!

Get close and personal to the mud and observe the rich biodiversity; critical to the ecosystem at Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve. Join us for an interesting free guided walk featuring our lesser known creatures of the mudflats in Sungei Buloh.

Limited to 20 participants. Register online.

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

28 Nov (Sat): NSS Kids’ Fun with Wetland Birds & Wildlife

Open to the Public

We are re-running this activity as the last one was cancelled due to haze. Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve’s 31-ha extension boasts cool facilities and scenic boardwalks. The spruced-up 171-ha old wing is richer in birds and wildlife. We will explore key areas in both wings for multitudes of migratory wetland birds, and if we are lucky, we might see animals such as the Smooth Otter, Estuarine Crocodile, Malayan Water Monitor, Mangrove Horseshoe Crab, Tree-climbing Crab, mudskippers and more.

More details on the NSS website.

Time: 9 - 11 am
Cost: $5 per child (member) or $10 per child (non-member), fee will be collected on the spot. Parents and caregivers are encouraged to join in at no charge.
Website: http://www.nss.org.sg/
Contact: email contact@nss.org.sg or call 6741 2036.