Kids! Send your artwork on nature and trees!

Join the Trees for Life Art Competition 2012! Share your love for nature and win prizes!

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Calling all preschool, primary and secondary school students! Paint your love for trees and nature and stand to win attractive prizes including an Apple iPad 2. The best paintings will be showcased to thousands of visitors at the prestigious Singapore Garden Festival 2012 and at various public libraries.

More details on the NParks Heritage Trees page.

Closing date: 9 March 2012.

Enquiries: nparks_urban_gardening@nparks.gov.sg or 62739043.

9-10 Jul (Sat & Sun): Biodiversity talks at the Botanic Gardens

More biodiversity talks this weekend! Learn about our birds and how to photograph them. Find out about our orchids and efforts to conserve them. Hear about our hornbills, dragonflies and heritage trees. Learn about the effort to survey our marine biodiversity, and about the secret shores of Singapore.

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

10 Apr (Sat): Talk on "Native Trees of Pulau Ubin"

Pulau Ubin is home to some amazing trees, including huge survivors that have attained Heritage Tree status. It is thus a special treat to learn more about them from Ali Ibrahim!

New guided walk: Trees of the Fort 10 Apr (Sat)

A brand new walk at Fort Canning Park! Embark on this adventure and discover the secret lives of our heritage trees.
Nature-loving guides from The Green Volunteers will walk you through this public park that has undergone a series of historical transformation through the centuries.