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Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve Celebrates World Wetlands Day 2012
Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve celebrates World Wetlands Day on 4 Feb 2012!
The World Wetlands Day theme for 2012 is Wetlands and Tourism. Wetland tourism has benefits for people and wildlife in areas such as stronger economies, healthy people, quality of life and thriving ecosystems.
It is worth noting that tourism is only one of the services that wetlands deliver. Ensuring well-managed tourism practices in and around wetlands and educating visitors on the value of wetlands contributes to the health of the world's wetlands and the long-term benefits that wetlands provide to people, wildlife, economics, and biodiversity.
Join us at SBWR for a day of discovery about the rich fauna and flora of Singapore’s only protect wetland reserve.
The activities lined up are:
1. Talks
a. Migratory Birds & Wetlands by Ms Wang Luan Keng, RMBR – 10.45am
b. The Mangrove Forest by Ms Ria Tan, Conservationist – 9.30am
2. Food tasting using products from the Mangrove Forest – 9.30am to 12.30pm
3. Mangrove Forest inhabitants display
– 9.30am to 7pm
4. Fish species display
– 9.30am to 12.30pm
New Wireless Trail
Open for the first time to the public, the free wireless trail using ColorCode enables visitors holding mobile devices with cameras and internet connection (such as smartphones) to learn about the flora and fauna at SBWR.
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Public Bird Census Programme
Sungei Buloh is conducting introductory bird census programme to showcase the birds of Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve and its bird monitoring programme. Join us to have a first-hand experience on bird watching and research work. There is a limit of 40 participants. Bring along a hat, binoculars and wear comfortable walking shoes and clothing. Join us for a fun time bird watching and learning about the migratory birds at SBWR!
Date: 7 January 2012
Time: 9.30am to 12.30pm
(Registration starts at 9.15am)
Location: Visitor Centre
Register at this email: mendis_tan@nparks.gov.sg
(40 pax max – Registration closes 4 Jan 2012 at 6pm)
There is a minimum of 10 participants to start the activity.
Contact person: Mendis Tan - 67941403 |
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Young Naturalist Passport Camp
Limited to 40 children between the age of 6-10 years old, 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. More
Date: 10 December 2011
Registration: Open
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Paint Along Session
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
Date: 26 February 2012
Time: 8.30am to 12.30am
Location: Meeting place visitor centre
Art Medium: Water colour and pencil, oil and acrylic material
Admission charges apply |
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Mandarin Guided Tour
Date: 29 January 2012
Time: 9.30am
Meeting place: Information Counter, Visitor Centre Please call us at 67941401 to book this free guided tour. We need a minimum of 5 participants to commence the tour. Limited to maximum 15 participants.
Admission charges apply |
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Wireless Learning
Trail @ Sungei Buloh
The wireless learning trail at Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve
is the first of its kind in the parks of Singapore, and
possibly in the region. More...
Advisory Note: Crocodiles
Estuarine crocodiles are known to inhabit the waters of Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve. More...
Precaution against mosquito bites
SBWR is a nature reserve where mosquitoes naturally inhabit.
To prepare for a visit to the wetland reserve, visitors
are advised to wear shoes and socks, long pants and long-sleeved
shirt in preferably light colours, and apply insect repellent
on exposed skin and clothing before entering the wetland
reserve. The insect repellent can help to keep the mosquitoes
away and make your visit to the wetland reserve a more
enjoyable and safe outing.
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Marine Fish Guided
Tour
Date: 3 December 2011, (Saturday)
Time: 09.30am - 10.15am
Join
us for a marine fish tours on Saturdays. Please refer
to dates... |
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Prawn & Fish Demo
More... |
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Note to coordinators
of organised group visits
If you are planning to bring a group of more than 40 people
or/and carrying out a group activity at Sungei Buloh Wetland
Reserve or Kranji Nature Trail, do contact our Information
Counter at tel. 6794 1401 or email
info@sbwr.org.sg in advance to check that there are no other activities
on that day that may coincide with your group activity.
We will advise you on the best time to visit. |
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Advisory
Note
Carparks are limited and drivers may have to park at
the Kranji Reservoir carpark during peak periods such
as weekends and public holidays. You can walk from the Kranji Reservoir
Carpark to SBWR via Kranji Nature Trail or hop on
the hourly Kranji Express service. |
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Research
permits application for schools to conduct research
For schools that are interested
to conduct research work at Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve,
do print out this form and fill in details of your project, with signature
included. Fax it back to Mohamad Azlin at 67937271 for
approval / process. |
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Booking
of Outdoor Classroom
Designed to bring learning outdoors, the Outdoor Classroom
is surrounded by five different habitats, namely, the
mangroves, back mangroves, secondary forest, herbs and
spices garden, and freshwater pond. It is a popular
gathering place for schools to conduct activities such
as water sampling. More... |
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