Nature Trekker Singapore

LATEST PROGRAMMES / OUTDOOR TRIPS ANNOUNCEMENT

Trip Schedule for July 2009

(1) Mid-Year Bird Census at AP Nature Wilderness on 12 July 2008.

(2) Talk/Video on Endangered Wildlife, Law & Penalties for illegal animal poachers in S'pore on 17 July 2009.

(3) Nature Photography @ Ponggol Grassland Wilderness on 18 July 2009.

(4) Nature Exploration @ Dairy Farm Wilderness on 25 July 2009.

(5) Outdoor trekking at the HSBC Tree Top Walk on 26 July 2009.

Trip Schedule for August 2009

(1) Jungle Trekking @ Bukit Timah Nature Reserve on 1 August 2009.

(2) Bird-watching cum Nature Trip to Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve on 16 August 2009.

(3) 28-km Outdoor Adventure Trekking in Singapore on 22 August 2009.

(4) Exhibition on Nature Conservation by Nature Trekker @ Singapore Management University (SMU) on 24 August 2009.

(5) Nature Photography @ Pulau Ubin on 29 August 2009.

Trip Schedule for September 2009

1) School Holiday Special - Chek Jawa Nature Exploration @ P. Ubin on 6 Sept 2009.

2) Bird Census at AP Nature Wilderness on 6 Sept 2009.

3) School Holiday Special - Chek Jawa Nature Exploration @ P. Ubin on 12 and 13 Sept 2009.

4) 3-Day Endau Rompin Nature Exploration & Wildlife Photography Expedition on 18 - 20 Sept 2009.

5) Nature Photography (Macro) at Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve on 26 Sept 2009.

6) Butterfly Appreciation & Photography Trip at Pulau Ubin on 27 Sept 2009.

Trip Schedule for October 2009

1) Bird-Watching @ Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve on 11 Oct 2009.

2) Chek Jawa (Pulau Ubin) Nature Exploration & Marine Biodiversity on 17 Oct 2009.

3) Outdoor Adventure Trekking at HSBC Tree Top Walk on 18 Oct 2009.

4) Nature (Macro) Photography at Dairy Farm Nature Park on 25 Oct 2009.

5) Chek Jawa (Pulau Ubin) Nature Exploration & Marine Biodiversity on 31 Oct 2009.

6) Nature Exploration Tour at Singapore Southern Rigdes on 1 Nov '09.

Trip Schedule for February 2010

1) Bird-Watching @ Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve on 6 Feb 2010.

2) Chek Jawa (Pulau Ubin) Nature Exploration & Marine Biodiversity on 7, 13, 21 Feb 2010 (3 separate trips).

3) Nature (Macro & Landscape) Photography at Dairy Farm Nature Park on 28 Feb 2010.

Trip Schedule for March 2010

1a) Pulau Semakau Nature Exploration Tour on 6 March 2010.

1b) Pulau Semakau Nature Exploration Tour on 7 March 2010.

1c) Pulau Semakau Nature Exploration Tour on 27 March 2010 (last 10 places).

2) Nature Night Walk at the Wild Ubin (search for wildlife & crawlies) on 13 March 2010.

3) Nature Photography (Majestic Hornbill & Wild Boar Photography) at Pulau Ubin on 14 March 2010.

4) Outdoor Trekking at HSBC Tree Top Walk on 20 March 2010.

5) Chek Jawa (Pulau Ubin) Marine Biodiversity & Nature Tour on 14, 20, 21 (last 6 places) and 28 March 2010 (4 separate trips).

6) Nature Appreciation Tour at Kranji Nature Trail on 28 March 2010.

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Trip Eligibility : Those who're keen to join any of the trip must submit via email : (1) full name (2) home tel (3) occupation (4) office tel (5) email address (6) mobile phone

Trip detail, itinerary, venue & time of meeting will only be sent to registered participants who complete the above or existing NT members :

Trip Schedule for March 2007

(1) Nature Explore cum Jungle Trek @ Fraser's Hill (M'sia) on 8 March 2007

Trip Schedule for April 2007

(1) Dairy Farm Nature Exloration on 8 April 2007

(2) Jungle Trekking (MacRitchie to Lower Pierce) on 14 April 2007

(3) Nature Exploration @ Sime Forest on 22 April 2007

(4) Nature Trip to Kranji Nature Trail on 29 April 2007

Trip Schedule for May 2007

(1) Nature Explore cum Jungle Trek @ Fraser's Hill (M'sia) on 3 May 2007

(2) Nature Trip to Sime Forest on 13 May 2007

(3) Jungle Trekking at Bukit Timah Nature Reserve on 20 May 2007

(4) Nature Trip to Rifle Range on 27 May 2007

Trip Schedule for June 2007

(1) Trekking @ HSBC Tree Top Walk on 9 June 2007 (Meet @ 9.00 am)

(2) Nature Trip to Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve on 10 June 2007 (Meet @ 8.30 am)

(3) Outdoor Adventure @ Bukit Timah Nature Reserve on 16 June 2007 (Meet @ 9.00 am)

(4) Nature Trip to Fort Canning Park on 17 June 2007 (Meet @ 8.00 am)

Trip Schedule for July 2007

(1) Bird Census Exercise at Lower Seletar on 14 July 2007 (Meet @ 7.00 am)

(2) Park Policing Programme briefing cum field trip on 15 July 2007 (Meet @ 2.00 pm)

(3) Trek to Chek Jawa (Pulau Ubin) on 22 July 2007 (Meet @ 9.00 am)

(4) Jungle Trek from MacRitchie to Bukit Timah on 28 July 2007 (Meet @ 9.30 am)

(5) Nature Trip to Chek Jawa (Pulau Ubin) on 29 July 2007

Trip Schedule for August 2007

(1) Nature Night Walk @ wild Ubin (Sat night) on 4 August 07

(2) Nature Exploration at Chek Jawa (Pulau Ubin) on 5 August 2007

(3) No activity for 11 & 12 August 2007

(4) Nature Trip to Sime Forest on 18 August 2007

(5) Nature Exploration @ Chek Jawa & Goddess of Mercy's viewing on 25 August 2007

(6) Nature Trip to Dairy Farm Nature area on 26 August 2007

(7) Nature Night Walk @ wild Ubin (Sunday night) on 26 August 07

Trip Schedule for September 2007

(1) No activity for 1 & 2 September 2007

(2) Trekking & Nature Exploration @ Fraser Hill (4-Night / 3-Day)

(3) Nature Photography Trip @ Bukit Timah Nature Reserve on 16 Sept. '07

(4) Bird-watching @ Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve on 16 Sept. '07

(5) Bird-watching on bike at Pulau Ubin on 22 Sept. '07

(6) Bird-watching @ Chinese Gardens on 23 Sept. 07

(7) Park Policing trip for volunteers to Pulau Ubin on 29 Sept. 2007

Trip Schedule for October 2007

(1) Bird-watching Trip to Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve on 7 Oct. 2007

(2) Adventure Trekking @ HSBC Tree Top Walk on 14 Oct 2007

(3) Taman Negara Adventure & Nature Exploration (5-Day / 4-Night)

Trip Schedule for November 2007

(1) Bird-Watching & Nature Exploration @ Fraser Hill (4-Night / 3-Day) on 1 Nov. 2007

(2) Nature Appreciation @ Bird-watching @ Bukit Batok Nature Park on 10 Nov. 2007

(3) Nature Photography outing @ Lower Pierce Boardwalk on 11 Nov. 2007

(4) Jungle Trekking @ Bukit Timah Nature Reserve on 18 Nov. 07

(5) Nature Appreciation & Bird-watching @ Kranji Nature Trail on 25 Nov. 2007

Trip Schedule for December 2007

(1) Adventure Trekking @ HSBC Tree Top Walk on 9 Dec. 2007

(2) Nature Appreciation & Bird-watching @ Chinese Gardens on 16 Dec. 2007

(3) Adventure Trekking (MacRitchie - Lower Pierce) on 22 Dec. 2007

(4) Nature Appreciation & Bird-watching @ Singapore Botanic Gardens on 30 Dec. 2007

Trip Schedule for January 2008

(1) Mountain Biking at Pulau Ubin on 1 Jan. 2008

(2) Nature Night walk at Pierce on 4 Jan. 2008

(3) Nature Appreciation Trip at Pulau Ubin on 10 Jan. 2008

(4) Nature Appreciation & Bird-Watching Trip at Upper & Lower Pierce Forest on 20 Jan. 2008

(5) Park Patrolling (search of illegal traps) at Pulau Ubin on 26 Jan. 2008

(6) Bird-watching Trip at Rifle Range on 27 Jan. 2008

Trip Schedule for May 2008

(1) Adventure Trekking @ HSBC Tree Top Walk on 25 May 2008

Trip Schedule for June 2008

(1) Public Exhibition by Nature Trekker Singapore @ Plaza Singapura Atrium (5 - 8 June '08)

(2) Jungle Trekking @ Bukit Timah on 15 June 2008

(3) Southern Bridges Nature Tour on 21 June 2008

(4) Public Exhibition by Nature Trekker Singapore @ Toa Payoh (28 - 29 June 2008)

(5) Garden of Eden (Part 2) Nature Trip on 29 June 2008

Trip Schedule for July 2008

(1) Southern Bridges Nature Tour on 13 July 2008

(2) Southern Bridges Nature Tour on 14 July 2008

(3) Taman Negara Nature & Adventure Exploration (5-Day / 4-Night) on 16 July 2008

Trip Schedule for August 2008

(1) Nature Appreciation / Bird-watching @ Rifle Range on 3 August 2008

(2) Nature Appreciation / Bird-watching @ HSBC Tree Top Walk on 10 August 2008

(3) Nature Appreciation / Bird-watching @ Singapore Botanic Garden on 23 August 2008

(4) Overnight Stay in Wild Ubin Nature Appreciation on 23 to 24 August 2008.

Trip Schedule for September 2008

(1) Wild Ubin Nature Night Walk on 6 September 2008

(2) Nature Exploration & visit to Natural Rock formation - Goddess of Mercy on 14 September 2008

(3) Belum Forest Nature Exploration, (Perak, Malaysia) on 18 - 21 September 2008

(4) Fraser Hill Jungle Trek & Nature Appreciation on 26 - 28 September 2008

Trip Schedule for October 2008

(1) Bukit Batok Nature Appreciation @ Bird-watching Trip on 25 October 2008

Trip Schedule for November 2008

(1) Raptor Watch at Bukit Timah Hill on 9 November 2008.

(2) Chek Jawa Nature Exploration Trip on 9 November 2008.

(3) Nature Night Walk at wild Pulau Ubin on 15 November 2008.

(4) Bird Photography Outdoor Trip at Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve on 22 November 2008.

Trip Schedule for December 2008

(1) Nature Night Walk at wild Pulau Ubin on 6 December 2008.

(2) Chek Jawa Nature Exploration Trip on 13 December 2008.

Trip Schedule for January 2009

(1) Nature Exploration & Birdwatching @ Pulau Semakau on 3 january 2009.

(2) Outdoor Trekking to HSBC Tree Top Walk on 4 January 2009.

(3) Nature Exploration & Birdwatching at Pulau Semakau on 10 January 2009.

(4) Nature Appreciation & Bird-watching at Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve on 11 January 2009.

(5) Jungle Trekking at Bukit Timah Jungle on 17 January 2009.

(6) Nature Exploration & Bird-watching at Dairy Farm Nature Wilderness on 25 January 2009.

(7) Nature Exploration & Birdwatching at Pulau Semakau on 31 January 2009.

(8) Nature Night Walk at wild Pulau Ubin on 31 January 2009.

(9) Nature Photography Outdoor Trip at Ponggol Grassland Nature Wilderness on 31 January 2009.

Trip Schedule for February 2009

(1) Nature Exploration & Birdwatching at Ponggol Grassland Nature Wilderness on 1 February 2009.

(2) Wildlife Study & Nature Photography at Khai Yai National Park, Thailand on 4 to 10 February 2009.

Trip Schedule for March 2009

(1) Nature Night Walk @ the wild Ubin on 14 March 2009.

(2) Nature Exploration @ Admiralty Nature Park on 21 March 2009.

(3) Nature Exploration @ Tagore Nature Wilderness on 28 March 2009

(4) Nature Night Walk at Mount Faber in support of EARTH HOUR event on 28 March 2009

Trip Schedule for April 2009

(1) Nature Exploration @ Tuas Grassland wilderness on 4 April 2009

(2) Nature Exploration @ Chek Jawa Nature on 10 April 2009

(3) Nature Appreciation @ Southern Ridges on 11 April 2009

(4) Nature Appreciation @ Kranji Marshland on 18 April 2009

(5) Macro Nature Photography @ Pulau Ubin on 19 April 2009

(6) Nature Exploration @ Mandai Nature Area on 25 April 2009

Trip Schedule for May 2009

(1) Macro Nature Photography at Dairy Farm Nature Wilderness on 1 May 2009

(2) Nature Photography Trip to the "Garden of Eden 2" on 2 May 2009.

(3) Macro Nature Photography at Bukit Batok West / Choa Chu Kang Remote Wilderness on 10 May 2009.

(4) Experience the wonder of Nature Night Walk at the Wild Pulau Ubin on 30 May 2009

(5) Nature Exploration @ Chek Jawa Nature on 31 May 2009

Trip Schedule for June 2009

(1) Nature Photography @ Wild Khatib Bongsu Nature Wilderness on 6 June 2009.

(2) Nature Exploration @ Chek Jawa on 7 June 2009

(3) Nature Photography @ Simpang Wilderness & its Tanjung Irau Beaches on 7 June 2009.

(4) Jungle Trekking @ Bukit Timah on 13 June 2009.

(5) Nature Photography @ the Wild Garden of Eden 2 Wildernss on 14 June 2009 (Singapore last bastian of wildlife santuary).

(6) Nature Exploration @ Chek Jawa on 21 June 2009.

(7) Nature Photography @ AP Nature Wilderness on 27 June 2009.

(8) Nature Exploration @ Chek Jawa on 28 June 2009.

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Nature Trekker Singapore

A place specially dedicated to all nature lovers & adventure seekers to share & explore.

Nature Trekker Singapore was established with a mission to cultivate outdoor adventure lovers to learn & appreciate nature, thereby giving our beautiful yet fragile environment the due respect it deserves. Hence, that simple guiding principles has it's mission carved onto a name itself.

The term "Nature" precedes "Trekker" in our establishment signifies the greater importance of appreciating nature in the group's main objective while the latter represents the adventure seekers and outdoor enthusiasts who are nature-lovers.

Established in the year 2000 as a non-profit nature organisation manage by volunteers. Nature Trekker Singapore has organised numerous outdoor, both local & overseas, with activities spanning from outdoor trekking to nature appreciation (eg. bird watching session, plant walks, nature photography trips, etc). Our membership-base has grown rapidly, hitting a record of over 2,968 members since June 2009. More are expected to join us, due in part to kind referrals from existing members who've in one way or other, enjoyed our group's events & activities.

All the wonderful adventure & nature trips are made possible because of a team of dedicated & experienced volunteer outdoor trainers/guides who, unified by their love for nature, volunteered their personal time & commitment to this unique non-profit / volunteer organisation.

Nature Trekker Singapore will continue to strive towards it's mission & welcomes those with the little "adventure seeker" in you or even the pure nature lovers to come aboard & sign up with this big family that is ready to bring you to more exciting & fascinating trips.

If you are interested in

nature walking, outdoor trekking, nordic walking, nature night walking, leisure cycling, abseiling, mountain biking, mountain climbing, rock climbing, kayating or canoeing,scuba diving, outdoor camping, overseas adventure & nature trip or just simply nature appreciating (eg. birdwatching, etc), then you're in the right place to join " Nature Trekker "

Membership is "FREE-OF-CHARGE"

As a member, you'll automatically be on our mailing list & you'll be kept informed on all the exciting activities organised by

" Nature Trekker Singapore"

To be eligible for full membership, you're require to complete the 12 questionaires (indicated below) in addition to a minimum attendance of four (4) trips with us (locally & /or overseas) per calender year organised by Nature Trekker Singapore.

Pls do not skip any of the 12 questionaires instead you may indicate "N.A." or "do not have" :

(1) Name (as in NRIC) ____________________

Christian Name ________________________

(2) Home Address _______________________________________

(3) Sex & Date of Birth ( Male / Female & _______________ )

(4) Home Tel. No. (if don't have, pls give reasons why?) __________________

(5) Job Designation in your present company ______________________

Name of Company ________________________ (if student, name of Sch, Poly or Uni.)

(6) Office Tel _________________ (if don't have or can't give, pls give reasons why?)

(7) Office or Company Email Address _______________________________________

Home Email (eg. Singnet, Pacnet, Starhub) ________________________________

(eg. Yahoo, Gmail, Hotmail) _________________________________

(8) 1st Handphone no. ________________

2nd Handphone no. _______________

(9) Are you a member of Society or Club? if so, which one? ________ (eg. NSS, SAC, GVN, RMBR, BWV, etc)

(10) Choose one (1) out of 4 interesting sub-groups formed under the purview of NATURE TREKKER S'PORE you would like to be involved with (to help us understand your needs better thru' this survey) _________

(a) Adventure & other outdoor rugged activities

(b) Nature - Fauna / Flora (pls specify either one)

(c) Nature Photography (provide name of camera & model if you have)

Our founder presenting a talk on "Photography as a hobby" at the Singapore Microcomputer Society. See below:

(d) Park Policing Volunteer (act as the eyes & ears of the forest, eg, report sighting of poachers, illegal activites in nature reserves, etc)

Our founder discovered illegal wild animal traps at Pulau Ubin. See below:

(11)Name of person who introduce you to us. eg. friends, colleagues or thru' newspaper ( Straits Times, Today's paper, New Paper, Lianhe Zaobao, etc or TV programme - name the channel) ______________________________

(12) Full Name, Relationship & Tel no of Next-of-Kin (Spouse, Father, Mother, etc)__________________________________________

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and send in your email reply through our website. Alternatively, you may copy all the 12 questions from the website & paste it onto your personal email page (Microsoft Outlook, Yahoo, Gmail, Hotmail, etc) and answer all the 12 info requested by Nature Trekker Singapore.

Membership acceptance will be decided by a Committee & it may take up to 2 months' deliberation (subject to min. of 4 trips attendance within 6 months period). Membership acceptance is not automatic but subject to approval by the Committee.

Only full member will be given priority in trip booking, trip reservation and getting first hand news on all the interesting activities organised by us.

* Successful applicant who have completed the 12 questionaires will receive a congratulatory message from John of "Nature Trekker Singapore" via email.

Please print out your email acceptance letter & keep a copy as you may be required to show proof of your membership in some of the trips.

Please be rest assured that all informations submitted to our group's database will be kept strictly confidential & we do not contact members' office or home telephone unnecessarily unless it is critical or in emergency situation. eg. last minute trip cancellation or change of venue or appt. time, etc