Kenneth Cheng Today Online 23 Oct 13;
SINGAPORE — Nature lovers can register for complimentary guided tours to two nature ways next month.
Organised by the National Parks Board (NParks) as part of the Clean and Green Singapore 2014 campaign, the tours let participants get close to birds and butterflies, and learn about various plants as they are taken around the Yishun Nature Way on Nov 2 and Tampines Nature Way on Nov 3.
Lined with trees and shrubs, nature ways are routes that facilitate the movement of birds and butterflies, among other wildlife, from one green space to another.
Ms Kay Pungkothai, NParks Deputy Director of Horticulture and Community Gardening, said the tours are a chance for the public to “enjoy rich biodiversity right at their doorstep”.
To sign up, email NParks at nparks_nature_ways@nparks.gov.sg. The tours will each accommodate 35 participants and run from 8.30am for two-and-a-half hours.
NParks also unveiled a children’s book by Mr Neil Humphreys today (Oct 22). Titled Secrets of the Swamp, it is an adventure story that aims to nurture in the young a deeper appreciation of Singapore’s biodiversity.
The campaign, a year-long initiative with the theme Every Action Counts, will be launched by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Saturday.
