MARCH SPECIALS

Kranji Marshes Is Now Open to Public

Take your family on a wild adventure to ! Home to a rich array of flora and fauna, Kranji Marshes plays an important role in nature conservation by enhancing ’s biodiversity. It is a habitat for biodiversity such as marsh birds, just to name a few among more than 170 species of birds!

Sign up for the guided walks to discover this unique nature area and what lives in it. To find out more, read here.

Singapore’s Inaugural BioBlitz 12 March, 12am to 12pm,

Here’s a chance for you to do your part for our biodiversity! Join us in a race against the clock to discover and identify the flora and fauna in Singapore. Bring your family and unleash the inner scientist in you.

Register to take part in the survey here.

Other Activities for your family

Soak up the wonders of nature this school break! Join us for guided walks and workshops to discover Singapore’s rich biodiversity and learn the importance of conservation. End the month with a concert, as you relax and picnic with your family among the lush greenery of the Gardens.

NAC-ExxonMobil Concert in the Park Gardeners’ Day Out

When: 6 Mar (Sun), 4.30pm - 6.30pm When: 12 Mar (Sat), 9am - 5pm

Where: Shaw Foundation Symphony Stage, Where: HortPark Singapore Botanic Gardens Cost: Free entry to HortPark

Head down to the Gardens for an afternoon of Join us for a day of gardening fun with activities nostalgic tunes by Ding Yi Music Company and and workshops, and snag a bargain at the fun fringe activities for the entire family. gardening bazaar.

I heART Nature Workshop What's In My Mangrove?

When: 12 Mar (Sat), 9am - 10.30am When: 12 Mar (Sat), 9.30am - 11am

Where: Nature Park Where: Meet at Information Counter, Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve (Kranji Way Go on a beautiful nature appreciation walk with entrance) your child and create artwork together! Do you know that Sungei Buloh has 22 true

Registration closes on 7 Mar, or when full, mangroves species? Join us for a walk to find out whichever is earlier. more.

Registration opens on 4 Mar and closes on 8 Mar, or when full, whichever is earlier.

Alien Invaders: Freshwater Edition (A School's Out!: A Botanic Gardens Talk cum Guided Tour) Movie Series

12 Mar (Sat), 10am - 11am When: When: 12 Mar (Sat), 7.30pm – 9.30pm

Where: Jacob Ballas Children's Garden Where: Lawn E, Singapore Botanic Gardens

Cost: $6 per child & $6 per accompanying Sit back, relax and unwind. Pack yourself a picnic adult basket and join us for an enjoyable movie under the stars. Invaders alert! Learn to identify the alien plants and animals and help protect the home of our native species.

Registration closes on 10 Mar, or when full, whichever is earlier.

Young Naturalist Camp Heritage on the Hill

12 Mar (Sat), 4pm - 6pm When: 12 Mar (Sat), 8.30am - 3.30pm When: Where: Meet at the roundabout between Fort Where: Meet at Information Counter, Sungei Canning Centre and Hotel Fort Buloh Wetland Reserve (Kranji Way Canning entrance)

Fort Canning Park holds reminders of Singapore's Cost: $5.50 (including $0.50 Young Naturalist Passport) rich past. Join this walk as you learn and witness the changing faces of Fort Canning through the Join our fun-filled one-day camp and learn about centuries. the wetlands and nature conservation issues. Registration closes on 5 Mar, or when full, Registration closes on 7 Mar, or when full, whichever is earlier. whichever is earlier.

Thomson Jazz Club: Big Band Bash Adventure with Plants: Sara at the 2016 Evolution Garden (A Guided Tour)

When: 13 Mar (Sun), 5.30pm - 7pm When: 14 Mar (Mon), 10am - 11am

Where: Shaw Foundation Symphony Stage, Where: Visitor Services Desk, Singapore Singapore Botanic Gardens Botanic Gardens (Nassim Gate)

Thomson Jazz Club is back with its yearly Cost: $8.50 per child (including a performance in the Gardens. Don't forget to bring workbook) & $6 per accompanying your picnic mats! adult

Travel back in time with Sara and help her search for her squirrel friends. Along the way, learn more about ancient plants too!

Registration closes on 10 Mar, or when full, whichever is earlier.

Micro-Plant Detective (Part 1): Ferns & "Celebrating Wildlife" Series: Glorious Spores (An Investigative, Planting and Trees of Botanic Gardens (A Craft Making Workshop) Biodiversity Investigative Workshop)

15 Mar (Tue), 9am - 5pm When: When: 16 Mar (Wed), 9am - 1pm Where: Botany Centre, Singapore Botanic Where: Botany Centre, Singapore Botanic Gardens Gardens Cost: $80 per child (materials and lunch Cost: $50 per child (materials and included) refreshments included) Be a micro-plant detective and peer into the world of tiny things, investigating a variety of Go on a journey to learn about our heritage trees minute plant parts. and the flora and fauna that live in and on them. You will get to create your own paper Dipterocarp

Registration closes on 11 Mar, or when full, seed! whichever is earlier. Registration closes on 14 Mar, or when full, whichever is earlier.

"Celebrating Wildlife" Series: Precious "Grow With Nature" Drama Series: The Pangolins (A Biodiversity Grumpy Tree (A Drama Workshop) Investigative Workshop)

When: 18 Mar (Fri), 10am - 11am

When: 17 Mar (Thur), 4.30pm - 8.30pm Where: Jacob Ballas Children's Garden

Where: Botany Centre, Singapore Botanic Cost: $10 per child Gardens Let your child get into character and learn about Cost: $50 per child (materials and dinner the importance of nature and its biodiversity. included) Registration closes on 16 Mar, or when full, Our precious pangolins are endangered. Learn whichever is earlier. more on how you can make a difference in their lives and you may spot yourself a pangolin on the guided walk.

Registration closes on 15 Mar, or when full, whichever is earlier.

Connecting with Nature: Animal Tree What's In My Water? Huggers of Singapore

When: 19 Mar (Sat), 9.30am - 11am When: 18 Mar (Fri), 10am - 12pm Where: Meet at Visitor Centre, Sungei Buloh Where: Visitor Services Centre, HortPark Wetland Reserve (Kranji Way entrance) Cost: $25 per child

Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve is home to many Learn about trees and the wildlife that lives on plants and animals. Join us to learn more about them and go on a guided walk to learn more. the biodiversity that lives on the edges of the Reserve. Registration closes on 8 Mar, or when full, whichever is earlier. Registration opens on 11 Mar and closes on 15 Mar, or when full, whichever is earlier.

Easter Day Special Workshop (A Showtime in the Gardens Hands-On Workshop)

When: 19 Mar (Sat), 5pm - 7pm When: 19 Mar (Sat), 10am - 11am Where: Shaw Foundation Symphony Stage, Where: Jacob Ballas Children's Garden Singapore Botanic Gardens Cost: $10 per child (materials included) Join us for an evening of band performances by Join us for an exciting time as we learn to make students in the Gardens. Don't forget to bring your an Easter Bunny out of recycled materials. picnic baskets for a musical evening!

Registration closes on 16 Mar, or when full, whichever is earlier.

Monument Tour through Empress Nature Keeper Camp Place, and War Memorial Park

When: 26 Mar (Sat), 9am - 12pm

Where: Wallace Environmental Learning Lab, When: 26 Mar (Sat) and 27 Mar (Sun) , 10am - 11.30am Get your children involved in the conservation of Where: Meet between the entrance of Asian our natural heritage! Civilizations Museum and Cavenagh Bridge Registration opens on 7 Mar and closes on 21

Take a stroll along the mouth of Singapore River Mar, or when full, whichever is earlier. and relive your memories of Singapore.

Registration closes on 19 Mar and 20 Mar respectively, or when full, whichever is earlier.

A Victorian Musical Evening @ Paint Along Session Botanic Gardens

When: 27 Mar (Sun), 8.30am - 11am When: 26 Mar (Sat), 5.30pm - 6.45pm Where: Meet at Api Api Lab, Sungei Buloh Where: Shaw Foundation Symphony Stage, Wetland Resere (Kranji Way Singapore Botanic Gardens entrance)

Catch the bands from Victoria School and Learn different drawing techniques while Victoria Junior College as they perform expressing your passion for nature. entertaining pieces from popular artistes and movies. Registration opens on 1 Mar, and closes on 23 Mar, or when full, whichever is earlier.

Do you want to do your part to improve the environment and be involved in working with the natural world around us?

The Plant-A-Tree Programme and the Orchid Conservation Fund may just be for you.

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