NParks Buzz

2021-09-17 08:00:06 Did you know that some common and easy-to-purchase house plants can be harmful for your pet?

Here are seven indoor plants that are suitable for pets and will add colour to your home! Open / Comment

2021-09-16 12:00:07 Follow us on a virtual tour around My Backyard Kitchen in HortPark! Discover new edibles to plant and items you could use to beautify your garden.

For more virtual tours of our green spaces, check out our NParksSG YouTube channel's Explore Our Green Spaces playlist! Open / Comment

2021-09-15 13:00:08 [NParks Spotlight Special Edition]

If you’ve missed our NParks Spotlight webinar series, we’ve got a special edition for this year’s Festival of Biodiversity! Hear how different groups of people around Singapore have been enjoying our green spaces and biodiversity and the benefits these bring us.

[A Lost World by Luke Ang, Kevin Huang and Archit Sharma from School of the Arts Singapore]
: Saturday, 25 September 2021
: 11 am – 12 pm
: Register here

[I’mPOSSIBLE in NatureSG: Engaging Students with Special Needs in Biodiversity Programmes by Jenny Lim]
: Sunday, 26 September 2021
: 10.30 am – 11.30 am
: Register here

[Making Singapore Climate Resilient by our colleagues Jonathan Tan and Zestin Soh]
: Sunday, 26 September 2021
: 3 pm – 4 pm
: Register here

More info about Festival of Biodiversity here.

: Jason Yong Open / Comment

2021-09-13 08:00:06 [Music Under the Moonlight 2021 Digital Concert]

Mid-Autumn Festival is just around the corner and we have a special programme lined up for you!

Join us for a virtual concert by homegrown artistes The Freshman, Flame of the Forest and Dawn Wong while you savour mooncakes and tea from the comfort of your home. Find out more!

: Tuesday, 21 September 2021
: 7 pm – 8pm
: Watch it on NParksSG YouTube channel

: Andrew JK Tan Open / Comment

2021-09-11 03:30:06 Don’t miss our back to back webinars held today, as part of Pesta Ubin!

[NParks Webinar – Shorebirds of Ubin]
Pulau Ubin is the second “Changi Airport” of Singapore, but for birds! Join our colleague David Li, as he shares more about shorebirds, and how they migrate and make their way to search for a warmer place to tide over the winter!

: 11 September 2021
: 1.30 pm – 2.30 pm
: NParks YouTube

[NParks Webinar – Floating Wetlands at Pekan Quarry]
Discover the history of the quarries in Pulau Ubin! From a nature area, to a quarry site and now a freshwater habitat, Pulau Ubin has come a long way to what we are now.

: 11 September 2021
: 4 pm to 5 pm
: NParks YouTube Open / Comment

2021-09-10 12:00:06 The ingredient behind our local favourite grass jelly is the Chin Chow (Platostoma palustre)! The dried shoots are boiled in water with sugar and agar. Next, the liquid is strained and left to cool. Not only is grass jelly thought to have a cooling effect for the body, it is also nice to eat! Yummy!

: Vicky Lim Yen Ngoh Open / Comment

2021-09-09 08:00:06 [Gardeners’ Day Out]

In the September edition of GDO, join our colleague Derrick for a webinar on managing pests in your garden using natural methods! Register here.

Also hear from “air-vid” Tillandsia-collector Daniel as he shares about growing air plants at home. Stay tuned for this video that will be available on our NParksSG YouTube channel on 18 Sep!

: Saturday, 18 September 2021
: 10 am onwards
: www.nparks.gov.sg/gdo Open / Comment

2021-09-08 08:00:11 [Science behind Animal Behaviour Series: Shelter Dog Behaviour]

Starting today, don’t miss our two-day free webinar series where Trish McMillan, who holds a Master of Science degree in animal behaviour, will review the science behind behaviour assessments and how it can guide decisions to achieve the most ethical outcome for shelter dogs.

Tune in to part one of this webinar tonight on NParksSG YouTube channel, 8 pm!

Science behind Animal Behaviour Series: Behaviour Assessments in Shelters
: Wednesday, 8 September 2021
: 8 pm – 9.30 pm

Science behind Animal Behaviour Series: Post-adoption Support for Shelter Dogs
: Thursday, 9 Sep 2021
: 8 pm – 9 pm Open / Comment

2021-09-07 08:00:06 [NParks Webinar Series: Human-wildlife Encounters - Reptiles in Our City in Nature]

In this edition of our monthly Human-wildlife Encounters webinar series, find out all about reptiles, their biology, ethology, distribution and what to do if you encounter them!

Our colleagues Cyrena Lin, Nicholas Chuan and Dr Benjamin Lee will be joined by Kannan Raja and Sankar Ananthanarayanan from Herpetological Society of Singapore and Dr Abraham Mathew and Dr Charlene Yeong from Wildlife Reserves Singapore for this session. Sign up now!

: Saturday, 25 September 2021
: 10 am - 11 am
: Register here or watch via NParksSG YouTube

: Max Khoo Open / Comment

2021-09-06 12:00:06 [Pets’ Day Out]

Looking to adopt a pet? Look no further! Join us for our first-ever hybrid edition of Pets' Day Out (PDO) at Jurong Lake Gardens, where you’ll get to spend quality time with the lovable cats, guinea pigs and hamsters from Cat Welfare Society, Guinea Pig Rescue Singapore and Hamster Society Singapore. Appointments are strictly by pre-registration; register here.

If you’d rather chill at home, join our host Justin Misson for our livestream to get in on the action on the ground and hear from animal experts Dr Chow Haoting, and Dr Audrey Chen.

: Jurong Lake Gardens and AnimalBuzz FB
: Sat, 18 Sep 2021
: 3pm – 6pm
: www.go.gov.sg/pdo18sep2021 Open / Comment