Gardeners’ Day Out
Whether you're a seasoned horticulturist or a budding plant enthusiast, join us for a day filled with plants, gardening and nature! 🌿
This month, find out how to upcycle reclaimed pallets into charming planters in a workshop* or check out the Travelling Art Cart by National Gallery for interactive nature art activities! 🎨
*Limited slots and fees apply.
📅: Sat, 20 Jul 2024
📍: HortPark
🔗: https://beta.nparks.gov.sg/visit/parks/hortpark/activities/gardeners-day-out
Whether you're a seasoned horticulturist or a budding plant enthusiast, join us for a day filled with plants, gardening and nature! 🌿
This month, find out how to upcycle reclaimed pallets into charming planters in a workshop* or check out the Travelling Art Cart by National Gallery for interactive nature art activities! 🎨
*Limited slots and fees apply.
📅: Sat, 20 Jul 2024
📍: HortPark
🔗: https://beta.nparks.gov.sg/visit/parks/hortpark/activities/gardeners-day-out
Over the last six months, 160 passionate youths aged 18 to 25 years old participated in the Youth Stewards for Nature (YSN) programme! They tackled real-world challenges, and gained industry-relevant experience in horticulture, landscape architecture, nature management or biodiversity conservation, with the mentorship of our NParks colleagues and YSN alumni.
Together, the youths undertook a total of 17 projects, ranging from promoting our Nature Ways, to using open-source AI platforms to improve workflows for camera trapping, and engaging international stakeholders through the World Wildlife Day Regional Youth Symposium. 🌱
If these projects excite you and resonate with your passions, join us to help transform Singapore into a City in Nature! 🌿🌏
🔗: https://go.gov.sg/youthstewardsfornature
Together, the youths undertook a total of 17 projects, ranging from promoting our Nature Ways, to using open-source AI platforms to improve workflows for camera trapping, and engaging international stakeholders through the World Wildlife Day Regional Youth Symposium. 🌱
If these projects excite you and resonate with your passions, join us to help transform Singapore into a City in Nature! 🌿🌏
🔗: https://go.gov.sg/youthstewardsfornature
If you love frogs, don't frog-et the Common Greenback (Hylarana erythraea)! 🐸
Also known as the Green Paddy Frog, it has a distinctive white band that runs along each side of its green body. It thrives in clean aquatic environments, making them a natural biological indicator of the ecosystem’s health. 💧
📸: Daniel Ng
Also known as the Green Paddy Frog, it has a distinctive white band that runs along each side of its green body. It thrives in clean aquatic environments, making them a natural biological indicator of the ecosystem’s health. 💧
📸: Daniel Ng
Have you heard of the Trap-Neuter-Rehome/Release-Manage (TNRM) programme?
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54%
Yes, of course! 😄
46%
Hmm, what’s that? 😅
The Trap-Neuter-Rehome/Release-Manage (TNRM) programme is a science-based and humane method to manage the community cat and free-roaming dog populations in Singapore. 🐈🐕
As part of the Cat Management Framework, the Animal & Veterinary Service (AVS) will partner Animal Welfare Groups, veterinarians, and community caregivers to manage community cats island-wide through the TNRM programme for community cats, starting from 1 September 2024.
AVS will enhance funding support for the sterilisation and microchipping of community cats, as well as the trapping and boarding of community cats.
To learn more about the TNRM programme for community cats, visit https://go.gov.sg/cat-tnrm
As part of the Cat Management Framework, the Animal & Veterinary Service (AVS) will partner Animal Welfare Groups, veterinarians, and community caregivers to manage community cats island-wide through the TNRM programme for community cats, starting from 1 September 2024.
AVS will enhance funding support for the sterilisation and microchipping of community cats, as well as the trapping and boarding of community cats.
To learn more about the TNRM programme for community cats, visit https://go.gov.sg/cat-tnrm
Add a touch of magic with the Nodding Witch's Tongue (Clerodendrum deflexum)! 🌱✨
Belonging to the Lamiaceae (mint) family, this native shrub is known for its attractive yellowish-white tubular flowers that are arranged in clusters surrounded by showy red bracts. In Malaysia, the root extract is used in traditional folk medicine to treat fever and stomach ailments.
📸: Cerlin Ng
Belonging to the Lamiaceae (mint) family, this native shrub is known for its attractive yellowish-white tubular flowers that are arranged in clusters surrounded by showy red bracts. In Malaysia, the root extract is used in traditional folk medicine to treat fever and stomach ailments.
📸: Cerlin Ng
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Immerse yourself in a world of vibrant blooms and innovative garden designs at the Singapore Garden Festival. 🍃✨
Check out the stunning show gardens from past editions – this year’s festival is something that you don't want to miss! 😜
Singapore Garden Festival 2024
📅: 3 – 11 Aug 2024
📍: Suntec Singapore Convention and Exhibition Centre
🔗: https://go.gov.sg/sistic-sgf2024
🎟: Passion Card and SAFRA members can enjoy 15% off ticket purchases.
🎟: For group purchases (min. 20 tickets), enjoy 20% off ticket purchases by contacting groupsales@sistic.com.sg to make your purchase.
Check out the stunning show gardens from past editions – this year’s festival is something that you don't want to miss! 😜
Singapore Garden Festival 2024
📅: 3 – 11 Aug 2024
📍: Suntec Singapore Convention and Exhibition Centre
🔗: https://go.gov.sg/sistic-sgf2024
🎟: Passion Card and SAFRA members can enjoy 15% off ticket purchases.
🎟: For group purchases (min. 20 tickets), enjoy 20% off ticket purchases by contacting groupsales@sistic.com.sg to make your purchase.
Over 150 community stakeholders, including residents, students, volunteers and donors, planted trees at the upcoming Japanese Garden at Jurong Lake Gardens today! ✨
This is one of the many ways that the Japanese Garden is shaping up through community involvement. The contributions of various stakeholders will be reflected in new features such as the Water Lily Garden, which will house Singapore’s largest water lily collection, and Floral Garden, which will feature community plots designed by students and volunteers.
Stay tuned for updates and keep a lookout for these key features when Japanese Garden opens in September this year!
More on Jurong Lake Gardens: https://www.nparks.gov.sg/juronglakegardens
This is one of the many ways that the Japanese Garden is shaping up through community involvement. The contributions of various stakeholders will be reflected in new features such as the Water Lily Garden, which will house Singapore’s largest water lily collection, and Floral Garden, which will feature community plots designed by students and volunteers.
Stay tuned for updates and keep a lookout for these key features when Japanese Garden opens in September this year!
More on Jurong Lake Gardens: https://www.nparks.gov.sg/juronglakegardens
[Progress of Oil Spill Clean-up Operations]
Good news! 🙌🏼 The beaches along East Coast Park Areas B & E are now open, as cleaning for these areas have been completed. Non-primary contact water sports, such as kayaking, conducted from both areas can resume.
A big thank you to all members of the community who volunteered their time to help remove tar balls from the beaches over the weekend. ☺️
The rest of the beachfront at East Coast Park remains closed to beach-goers until further notice to facilitate clean-up operations. While it is safe to use the beach, the public is also advised against swimming and primary contact water activities such as wakeboarding and stand-up paddling in the beach waters. All other areas at East Coast Park remain open, including food and beverage outlets.
For the latest updates, visit beta.nparks.gov.sg/noticeboard
Good news! 🙌🏼 The beaches along East Coast Park Areas B & E are now open, as cleaning for these areas have been completed. Non-primary contact water sports, such as kayaking, conducted from both areas can resume.
A big thank you to all members of the community who volunteered their time to help remove tar balls from the beaches over the weekend. ☺️
The rest of the beachfront at East Coast Park remains closed to beach-goers until further notice to facilitate clean-up operations. While it is safe to use the beach, the public is also advised against swimming and primary contact water activities such as wakeboarding and stand-up paddling in the beach waters. All other areas at East Coast Park remain open, including food and beverage outlets.
For the latest updates, visit beta.nparks.gov.sg/noticeboard
True or False? Porcupines can shoot out quills to defend itself from predators.
Anonymous Quiz
58%
True
42%
False
Porcupines cannot shoot their quills at predators as once thought, but quills do detach easily when touched !
This includes the native Malayan Porcupine (Hystrix brachyura) which has short black quills on its front and long white quills with a black band on its back. They shake these quills to make loud noises at predators and charge backwards at attackers when threatened.
A critically endangered animal, it was thought to be extinct in Singapore until it was spotted on Pulau Tekong and Pulau Ubin in recent years.
📸: Norman Lim
This includes the native Malayan Porcupine (Hystrix brachyura) which has short black quills on its front and long white quills with a black band on its back. They shake these quills to make loud noises at predators and charge backwards at attackers when threatened.
A critically endangered animal, it was thought to be extinct in Singapore until it was spotted on Pulau Tekong and Pulau Ubin in recent years.
📸: Norman Lim
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If you haven’t secured tickets to the Singapore Garden Festival 2024, here’s your chance to win a pair of tickets to the Festival AND a lifestyle prize (a dining or recreational voucher) from one of the following:
Fico, GRUB, JUMBO Seafood, Jypsy, Labrador Villa Hotel, PS.Cafe, Singapore Wake Park and Whisk & Paddle.
The giveaway ends on 28 July 2024, 1159hrs (SGT), and 27 winners in total will be selected via a lucky draw. More details at 👉 https://go.gov.sg/sgf2024giveaway-28jul
Singapore Garden Festival 2024
📅: 3 – 11 Aug 2024
📍: Suntec Singapore Convention and Exhibition Centre
🔗: https://go.gov.sg/sistic-sgf2024
Fico, GRUB, JUMBO Seafood, Jypsy, Labrador Villa Hotel, PS.Cafe, Singapore Wake Park and Whisk & Paddle.
The giveaway ends on 28 July 2024, 1159hrs (SGT), and 27 winners in total will be selected via a lucky draw. More details at 👉 https://go.gov.sg/sgf2024giveaway-28jul
Singapore Garden Festival 2024
📅: 3 – 11 Aug 2024
📍: Suntec Singapore Convention and Exhibition Centre
🔗: https://go.gov.sg/sistic-sgf2024
#Didyouknow cats can get pregnant from as early as 4 months old? 👀
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23%
Yep, I knew that!
77%
Really? 🤯
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To prevent unintended cat breeding and address animal welfare issues from the overpopulation of pet cats, the Pet Cat Sterilisation Support (PCSS) programme will be rolled out on 1 Sep 2024 to provide free sterilisation and microchipping for pet cats in low-income households!
Find out more about the PCSS programme at go.gov.sg/avs-pcss.
Keen to support the programme? You can help by making a donation via the Garden City Fund at go.gov.sg/pcss2024. 🐱
Find out more about the PCSS programme at go.gov.sg/avs-pcss.
Keen to support the programme? You can help by making a donation via the Garden City Fund at go.gov.sg/pcss2024. 🐱
Interested in hands-on floristry masterclasses to discover the beauty of blooms? 🌺
As part of our Singapore Garden Festival Master Series*, we’ll be having floral demonstrations and workshops conducted by award-winning florists and designers. ✨
Secure your slots now at: https://go.gov.sg/demo-workshop-sgf24
*Limited slots and fees apply
Singapore Garden Festival 2024
📅: 3 – 11 Aug 2024
📍: Suntec Singapore Convention and Exhibition Centre, Levels 6 and 4
🔗: https://go.gov.sg/sistic-sgf2024
As part of our Singapore Garden Festival Master Series*, we’ll be having floral demonstrations and workshops conducted by award-winning florists and designers. ✨
Secure your slots now at: https://go.gov.sg/demo-workshop-sgf24
*Limited slots and fees apply
Singapore Garden Festival 2024
📅: 3 – 11 Aug 2024
📍: Suntec Singapore Convention and Exhibition Centre, Levels 6 and 4
🔗: https://go.gov.sg/sistic-sgf2024