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Recent Posts
- I’ve moved!
- The last of the Greater Patagonian Trail update.
- Part 3: Puerto Ibañez to El Chaltén – Heading south in search of Mount Fitzroy
- Part 2: El Bolsón to Puerto Ibañez – hitching down the Carretera Austral, Patagonia proper & experiencing English weather
- Part 1: Coñaripe to El Bolsón – when we came close to starvation and started changing our plans
- The end of our expedition
- A month on trail
- Rekindling natural curiosities
Tag Archives: Macritchie
Keeping hopes high -valuing Singapore’s nature reserves over more infrastructure
It’s been 4 years since I left home to further my studies in the UK, and if I’m honest, I can feel the emotional connection to the place I call home getting weaker every year. In spite of advances in … Continue reading
Nature in Singapore
It’s the official opening of the Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum in Singapore tomorrow (18 April 2015)! The first and only natural history museum in Singapore, I’m gutted I won’t be around/be able to visit till many months later, … Continue reading
Posted in Natural history, Opinion, Talk
Tagged ACRES, activism, Animals, AVA, Biodiversity, Conservation, Ecolit, Education, Governance, JGIS, LKCNHM, Macritchie, NParks, Outreach, RMBR, Singapore, Team Seagrass, Toddycats, UK
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What is a nature reserve??
I’ve been back in Singapore for a little more than a week, and there’s just been so much going on. Mainly though, it concerns our Central Catchment Nature Reserve and its future. The government released its land use plan earlier … Continue reading
Posted in Opinion, Outdoor activities
Tagged Biodiversity, Conservation, Ecology, Macritchie, NParks, wildlife
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Operation No Release @ Venus stream
Today morning was spent at Venus stream for Operation No Release. My first time going to Venus trail, it’s a pretty neat place. Operation No Release is organised by NParks, mainly to tackle people who release animals into our Nature … Continue reading
World Water Day (20 Mar)
A back-dated post, but I guess it’s better than none at all. So ecolit took part in Singapore World Water Day 2011 last Sunday at Macritchie reservoir, because I think our storybook features Macritchie. It was great going there again. … Continue reading
Guiding at Macritchie Reservoir
For the past 2 Mondays and Wednesdays, I’ve been going to Macritchie Reservoir to bring P3 students from Kuo Chuan Primary School for a walk along Prunus trail (the shorter version). This was an extension of our Raffles Ecological Literacy … Continue reading
Nature rambles. 