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- Today: Talk on the “Living Shores of Singapore”. By Ria Tan
- Zero experience? Try station guiding the mangroves in just 8 hours!
- Joseph Lai unveils the secret of Bukit Timah’s name!
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Wed 9 Nov 2005: "Life on the Edge: Living Shores of Singapore"
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Ria Tan will share her photos and adventures on the Southern Shores to
Changi and beyond on:
- Wed, 9th November 2005: 7.30pm (today)
- Geylang East Community Library
- Map: http://tinyurl.com/98dpz
This talk provides a leisurely introduction to our shores, and the photos
Will bring to life the wonderful marine life marvellous shores that are
still very much alive today.
The near loss of Chek Jawa from a lack of awareness about the area prompted
Ria to visit and document as many of our shores as possible, during the
extreme low-water spring tides when the secrets of the shores are exposed.
For the past three years, she and a tireless team of volunteers have
conducted still photography and filming during the unearthly hours of the
early morning dictated by the tide. She will share some 600 photos that will
cover all of Singapore's shores form those efforts.
Take this chance to learn about our islands and inter-tidal habitats and be
astounded by the diversity and beauty of our very own shores! Most of these
shores are unprotected, so get a glimpse of them!
Hosted by Nature Society (Singapore).
Link: http://tinyurl.com/bvdc6
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Zero experience? Try Station Guiding in the Mangroves!
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Clueless about mangroves? No background in natural history? No worries - if you are
keen to contribute to nature, try your hand at Station Guiding. You can be
trained to be part of a mangrove guiding team in just 8 hours, and celebrate
Sungei Buloh’s 12th Anniversary.
Training and guiding dates
- Sun 20 Nov: 2pm - 5pm (content training)
- Sun 27 Nov: 9am - 12pm (review & guiding techniques)
- Wed 30 Nov: 7pm - 9pm (other preparations)
- Sun 04 Dec: 10am - 2pm (event)
Signing up
If you are interested, Send an email to: bulohguide@...
Include:
- Full Name
- Handphone number
- Email address
- Can you attend all four sessions?
- Any background in mangroves, biology or guiding?
You will receive confirmation upon registration.
Link: http://tinyurl.com/bf8mp
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How Bukit Timah got its name - unveiled
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Joseph Lai is feeling elated - he declares "Temak's Legitimacy Out of The
Woods.".
"For as many years as one can remember, the root word for 'Timah' had been
tossed up in speculation between two possible Malay words -- 'timah' for
tin, or 'temak' for Shorea roxburghii. But none of these were found to be
satisfactory...
"Temak's legitimacy actually lies in one of the annal of botanical records
for Malaya ... In 'The Malayan Forest Records - No.5; Malayan Plant Names,
J.G. Watson, 1928'; both Shorea macroptera and Shorea bracteolata were
recorded as 'Temak'."
"... it would be safe to assume that the recorded name 'temak' was correctly
applied. If so, then any of these two trees present on Bukit Timah could
have given their name to the hill. And since both species can also found in
the rain forest of Singapore Botanic Gardens, it is quite logically followed
that the entire Bukit Timah district got its name from 'temak' as well!"
Link: http://tinyurl.com/88mbo
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