28 Oct-2 Nov: Highlights of the week ahead

The school holidays are starting and there's lots of activities for the family! It's also the start of Clean and Green Singapore: a month-long celebration.

• Year of the Frog activities for kids at Sungei Buloh on Saturday and Sunday.
• Jacob Ballas Children's Garden special Clean & Green guided tour.
• MAD lessons on Frogs and Toads by Cicada Tree Eco-Place.
• Clean and Green Carnival at the Marina Barrage with lots of activities for the whole family.
  

Other wild walks

• Rainforest walk at Bukit Timah Nature Reserve.
• Nature walk at Lower Pierce Boardwalk.
• Mangrove walk at Sungei Buloh on Saturday and Sunday. Plus special Clean & Green guided walks.
• Guided tour of vegetable garden at Bishan Park.
• Guided walk at Kitchen Garden at Pasir Ris Park.

Environmental action and information, for those who want to make a difference: some talks, dialogues and other activities.

• “Pricing” the Environment: Case Studies on Climate Change and Turtle Conservation a seminar at ISEAS
• Green Drinks with Citibank presentation

From AsiaIsGreen

• 28 Oct (Tue): Dialogue Session on Sustainable Singapore: Building a Sustainable Community with Minister Yaacob Ibrahim.
• 30 Oct (Fri): Asian Youth Energy Summit 2008
  

For Nature Society (Singapore) members only

• Birdwatching Singapore 2008

Registration now open

• 30 Nov (Sun): Dive Pulau Hantu with the Hantu Bloggers
• 21 Nov (Fri): Young Naturalist Passport Camp at Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve
• 9 Nov (Sun): Children's Carnival at the Jacob Ballas Children's Garden
• 7 Nov (Fri): Workshop for Nature Guides - Echinoderms by the Leafmonkey Workshop
• 5 Nov (Wed), 12 Nov (Wed), 22 Nov (Sat), 29 Nov (Sat): MAD lesson on wild toys by Cicada Tree Eco-Place

Visit the wildsingapore happenings blog for a full listing of upcoming events for the next three weeks and to search for events by your area of interest.

Good Bat Photo During this time of the year when bats seem to get an undeserved image for being scary, it seems appropriate to highlight that Singapore has many species of bats, and that they play a very key role in our wild habitats. And some like this Roundleaf Horseshoe Bat shared by Kwok Wai, are quite endearing.

Close up of H.bicolor face, originally uploaded by kwok_wai.