https://lmwalk-7april2018.eventbrite.sg/
Our next walk is this Saturday! Do join us for a walk in the forest to recharge after a (probably) hectic week ahead! 😀

All the points for, against, in and around the Cross Island Line: http://www.straitstimes.com/…/should-the-cross-island-mrt-l…

A quick update on the site investigation (SI) works for the Cross Island Line development: http://www.straitstimes.com/…/lta-promises-to-release-findi…

Background info:
The SI works, started in March 2017 and completed near the end of last year, sought to determine the feasibility of building the MRT line under and around the Central Catchment Nature Reserve. An Environmental Impact Assessment conducted before the works began showed that the SI works within the nature reserve would cause "moderate" impact on the environment if control measures were enforced.

We were back out again, with a group of volunteers for the upcoming Festival of Biodiversity to explore the flora and fauna in our MacRitchie Forest. We uncovered a mysterious world of fungi, from beautiful white carpets of tiny umbrellas to parasitic cordyceps growing out of a fly! Perhaps their emergence was caused by the recent downpours, which created a moist, nutrient-rich environment for them?

In other news, we're experimenting with a little video during our walks - check out some of the other creatures we caught on film during this walk here: www.facebook.com/lovemacritchie/videos/2057127721169109/

A quick video of our recent Love MacRitchie walk (11 March 2018)!

It was the critters that stole the limelight in the NUS Toddycat’s first Love MacRitchie walk of the year, from fairylike Common Flashwing damselflies to war-ready Spiny orb-weavers. A few of the larger creatures did pop by too – scroll through the pictures here to see the Oriental Pied Hornbill and Plantain Squirrels!

Liking what you see? We’ll be having a lot more walks from next month onwards so do look out for the sign-ups!

It's in our own hands to conserve Singapore's green spaces!

"Do we really want to risk all this for an estimated few minutes less of travelling time and some relatively minor cost-saving?"

If you can't make it for our other walk on 4th Feb, the next walk on 10th Feb 2018 is now open for registration! Sign up now and spend a day walking the MacRitchie forest with us before the Chinese New Year craze starts!

https://lovemacritchie.wordpress.com/…/open-for-registrati…/

And we're off with the first Love Our MacRitchie Forest walk of 2018, hosted by Cicada Tree Eco-Place! 😃

Snippets of our booth at Earth Fest! It was an awesome experience interacting with everyone, sharing about our precious biodiversity and learning about fantastic environmental initiatives from other booths.

Scroll to the end to find the group photos taken in our hand-made photo frame!

With 2017 coming to an end, we've prepared a short video to look back at our moments in 2017. Thank you for being there with us this year! We certainly hope that 2018 will be an even better year, for us and our one and only Macritchie forest. 😃

Happy new year everyone!!