7-13 Apr: Highlights of the week ahead

For the kids, join PrawnWatch, a special event at Sungei Buloh that introduces traditional prawn farming with a fascinating hands on demonstration. Or join the Earth Day special workshop on the 3Rs at the Botanic Gardens.

In the forests, join the guided tour of the Rainforest Trail at the Botanic Gardens.

In the mangroves, join the guided walks at Sungei Buloh on Saturday and Sunday.

For the more active, there the Bike Asia 100 at Tampines Mountain Bike Park. Or join PowerWalk at Bishan Park and Sun Plaza Park.

For Nature Society (Singapore) members only: Ramble at Ulu Pandan and Plant Walk at Kent Ridge Park.

Weekday talks include

• “Carbon and Forests” Symposium at NIE
• Talk on "Quantifying biodiversity patterns in human-dominated tropical forests" at NUS

Next week, a frenzy of events to celebrate Earth Day! Do have a look to book your places early.


For this week's photo, Budak shared this gorgeous sunset. Our wild places can be quite spectacular too! Read more about it on his budak blog.

IMG_2669, originally uploaded by budak.