Keep our green heart beating
Over the weekend, our friend Teresa Teo Guttensohn at Cicada Tree Eco-Place penned her thoughts on the value of our natural heritage in Singapore in The Straits Times. That certainly struck a chord with us. Given the recent developments in and close to our last remaining tracts of primary and secondary forests, including the Cross …
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Cicada Tree Eco-Place's National Day Durian Walk was featured on Channel 8! Here's the video with English transcript by Lim Li Fang. National Day Durian Walk by Cicada Tree Eco-Place at MacRitchie Forest By Ms Goh Li Xin Channel 8 NEWS Mediacorp 9 Aug 2018 "This group of Singaporeans gathered at Windsor Nature Park early …
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Photographs: Dr. Oliver Seet Captions: Carmen Pang A group of NUS senior alumni joined Cicada Tree Eco Place for a Love Our MacRitchie Forest Walk on March 21, which was also the International Day of Forests. The nature walk took place at Windsor Nature Park, a 75-hectare nature area that buffers the Central Catchment Nature …
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A free public guided nature walk to Venus Forest at Windsor Nature Park conducted by Cicada Tree Eco-Place. Suitable for children 6 years and older. Walk along the pristine stream to spot the many amazing creatures which call this rainforest home. Hidden within the stream are many animals like soft-shell turtles, freshwater crabs, terrapins, fishing …
Cicada Tree Eco-Place is commemorating World Habitat Day for All with a Love Our MacRitchie Forest (LOMF) Walk at Windsor Nature Park! The United Nations designated the first Monday of October as World Habitat Day to reflect on the state of the habitats of people, and on the basic right of all to adequate shelter. …
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Happy Birthday Singapore! What better way to celebrate our nation's birthday and our precious natural heritage than by breathing in fresh rainforest air and hugging a tree? Join members of Cicada Tree Eco-Place as they enjoy a long morning stroll. On the way, take a break under a shady tree to listen to Tree Tales …
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A free public guided nature walk to Venus Forest at Windsor Nature Park conducted by Cicada Tree Eco-Place. Suitable for children 6 years and older. Walk along the pristine stream to spot the many amazing creatures which call this rainforest home. Hidden within the stream are many animals like soft-shell turtles, freshwater crabs, terrapins, fishing …
Love MacRitchie Walk @ Venus Loop with Cicada Tree Eco-Place Saturday 13 May 2017 Text by Teresa Teo Guttensohn Photos by Zhang Xu Cheng and Teresa Teo Guttensohn (TTG) “Secretive critters always spark my curiosity,” said Zhang Xu Cheng, one of the Love MacRitchie Walk participants, who came equipped with essential gear – tan hat, …
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19 Apr 2017, Clean & Green Week @ Hwa Chong Institution Text by Nicole Han, Hwa Chong Institution (College) Screen grabs by Kwan Hun, photos by Nicole Han and Isabelle Wang For Hwa Chong Institution (College)’s annual Clean & Green Week, Ms Teresa Teo Guttensohn, co-founder of Cicada Tree Eco-Place, visited the school to give …
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Living in the city, what do little critters of the forest undergrowth have to do with us? The Cross Island MRT Line (CRL) is proposed to tunnel through MacRitchie Rainforest, this will negatively impact its ecosystem. "Unseen Undergrowth: MacRitchie Rainforest Singapore" is a conservation short film made in Singapore. It is produced in support of …
