16 Jul (Sat): Talk on "Seagrass meadows of Singapore" by Lim Wei Ling

Wei Ling, one of the stalwart managers of TeamSeagrass, will be sharing about our awesome seagrass meadows and of course about TeamSeagrass!

Wei Ling finds a dugong feeding trail
on the seagrass meadows of Chek Jawa
during the first TeamSeagrass field session

Come for the talk to learn more about our seagrasses and our work. Bring your friends along!

"Seagrass meadows of Singapore" by Lim Wei Ling
16 Jul (Sat) 11am-12noon
Function Room
(Level 2, Botany Centre, Singapore Botanic Gardens)

Shufen is also a dedicated manager of TeamSeagrass. She will share about her much loved mangroves in this talk. Shufen manages the special effort to restore our mangroves and will have lots of interesting stories and insights about them!

Shufen works tirelessly for the mangroves even in the rain!
Here she is with the rare Avicennia marina at Pulau Semakau.

"Our Mangrove Forests" by Yang Shufen
24 Jul (Sat) 2 - 3pm
Function Room
(Level 2, Botany Centre, Singapore Botanic Gardens)

I will also be giving a talk, about all our shores!

"Secret shores of Singapore" by Ria Tan
10 Jul (Sun) 2-3pm
Library of Botany & Horticulture
(Level 1, Botany Centre, Singapore Botanic Gardens)

No need to swim, no need to dive! Ordinary people can experience much of Singapore's amazing marine life on the intertidal shore. Otters, wild dolphins, sea turtles! Nemos, sea snakes, living corals and more. From accessible shores like Changi and Tanah Merah, to our many huge submerged reefs. I hope to share photos and stories of recent adventures on our living shores. How can we visit our shores? Are there special shore events for kids? And find out how you CAN make a difference for our little-known shores!

There will be a repeat of this talk on 23 Jul (Sat), 11am-12noon at the Function Room (Level 2, Botany Centre, Singapore Botanic Gardens)

These exciting talks are part of NPark's “Forests, People, Environment” Exhibition which runs until 24 Jul at the Singapore Botanic Gardens.

Also come for these talks about Singapore's marine biodiversity!

"Taking Stock of Singapore’s Marine Biodiversity" by Linda Goh and Jonathan Ngiam
9 Jul (Sat) 11am-12noon
Function Room (Level 2, Botany Centre, Singapore Botanic Gardens)

Find out more about the Mega Marine Survey and how ordinary people can make a difference in this effort to learn more about Singapore's marine biodiversity!

There will be a repeat of this talk on 17 Jul (Sun) 11am-12noon Library of Botany & Horticulture (Level 1, Botany Centre, Singapore Botanic Gardens)

"Sponges in Singapore waters" by Lim Swee Cheng
9 Jul (Sat) 2.30-3pm National Geographic Store #01-19 VivoCity, 1 HarbourFront Walk, Singapore

What are sponges? The speaker will tell you how sponges rank among the oddest and most fascinating animals in the world. Yes, sponges are animals! The sponges in your kitchen and bathroom are actually their skeletons! What are the other kinds of sponges that can be found in Singapore waters, where are they and just how many are there? Lim Swee Cheng is author of the Guide to Sponges of Singapore and he will share his discoveries from two years of searching and identification of sponges in Singapore waters.

"Singapore's Wild Marine Mammals" by SWiMMS

15 Jul (Fri) 8pmThe Sunflower (NSS office). 510 Geylang Road #02-05,Singapore 389466
Join Cyrena Lim to learn how you can help the National University of Singapore (NUS) researchers discover more about Singapore's wild marine mammals. Pilot studies by the Tropical Marine Science Institute (TMSI) in NUS have confirmed that several species of coastal dolphins can be found in Singapore waters, even the rare Finless Porpoise and Dugong. TMSI has launched the Singapore Wild Marine Mammal Survey (SWiMMS), a research project where it wants to establish a volunteer network and sighting reporting system, as well as carry out field studies. Reliable observations from South-east Asia are also welcome, and will help TMSI study whether Singapore contributes to seasonal trans-national migration routes. This talk is free and is open to the public.

For MORE exciting biodiversity talks see wildsingapore happenings.