24-30 Mar: Highlights of the week ahead

Pulau Ubin update Pulau Ubin bumboat charges will be $2.50 up from $2 as of 15 Apr. More details on the pulau ubin stories blog.

For kids and the family, join the Chek Jawa Boardwalk tour with the Naked Hermit Crabs, or the Bounce-Go Out! programme at the National Library.

In the gardens, there's a guided tour of HortPark and a Nature and Heritage walk at Fort Canning Park.

Get active! Join PowerWalk at Sun Plaza Park or at Bishan Park.

In the mangroves, join Pui San for his end-of-the-month Painting at Sungei Buloh. Or go for the guided walk at Sungei Buloh on Saturday and Sunday.

For Nature Society (Singapore) members only, there's a nature walk at Upper Seletar Reservoir.

Want to meet the green community in Singapore? Come for Green Drinks and find out more about Earth Hour Singapore, the International Year of the Reef and Minus Plastic, a programme to reduce the use of plastic.

Lots of exciting talks too this week, including

This week's photo is shared by chimck: a praying mantis which he saw at St. John's Island. It seems to say "oops!"

Praying Mantis @ St. John's Island, originally uploaded by chimck.