WETlands
a publication of Sungei Buloh Nature Park

Vol 7 No 2
Aug 2000


The Truth
about Grass

Butterfly-Plant Relationships

List of butterflies
(1999-2000)

Beauty to Behold how animals see

More about the eyes of animals

Nesting Birds
at Sungei Buloh

Nesting
Little Heron


A walk with a Volunteer Guide: Keith Hillier

Nature Photographer
with a Mission:
Julian Wong

Earth Day Programmes

Nature in
the City
 
Earth Day
Programmes
linda goh
Senior Education Officer

The world celebrates Earth Day every year on the 22nd of April. Started in the United States in 1970, it has gone global and has sent far-reaching ripples to millions whom three decades later are still celebrating this day faithfully.

Sungei Buloh Nature Park has been on the bandwagon for the last four years celebrating this day with various activities.

1997 Teaming up with Timberland, the public was encouraged to make their contributions towards nature conservation by dropping their loose change into pledge boxes at Timberland stores during the month leading to Earth Day. Proceeds from the sale of the exclusive Timberland caps were also donated to the Sungei Buloh Nature Park. The funds collected from this event was channelled towards the Park's conservation education efforts.

A special programme was also planned for Earth Day to introduce the Park's flora and fauna to a group of children from various homes.

1998 A three-week long Earth Day publicity programme was held at Ngee Ann City and Centrepoint Shopping Centre in collaboration with Timberland to reach out to the yet untapped group of shoppers to promote awareness of Sungei Buloh Nature Park.

A special educational programme, Mangrove Mania, was also planned and developed to promote the beauty of the mangroves to the visitors in celebration of this day.

1999 Staff and volunteers led groups of visitors for HeronWatch, a programme where participants were led through a journey of understanding and discovery of the Park's largest birds, the Purple and Grey Herons.

2000 This year, we celebrated the day with a group of students and a special guest speaker, Mia N. Schmallenbach, who gave a talk on the the 3 Rs, reduce, reuse and recycle.

Special Mention Mia N. Schmallenbach was 14 when she started her crusade to save the world. Now 17, she has published a book "101 Ideas to Save the World: Starting at Home", and journeyed around Singapore to campaign for a better world. Invited by National Geographic Channel Asia, she was in Singapore during the week-long Earth Day Celebration to do a series of presentations and workshops to inspire young people to make a difference in this world. We were delighted to organise her talk at the Park on this special day as she shared her experiences and ideas with students as part of the Park's Earth Day Programme.

The Park will continue to celebrate this day and hope to instil the Earth Day, Every Day concept in everyone's mind. Look forward to next year's programme.
   
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