Name: Habitat Restoration at SBWR/Lim Chu Kang Nature Park (Jul 2024)
Start: 2024-07-13T15:30:00+08:00
End: 2024-07-13T18:30:00+08:00
Location: Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve (Visitor Centre)

$Habitat Restoration at SBWR\/Lim Chu Kang Nature Park (Jul 2024)$

We invite you to join us to plant trees and enhance the habitat at Lim Chu Kang Nature Park, within the Sungei Buloh Nature Park Network
About this Event

This Habitat Restoration @SBWR/LCKNP session is offered in support Go Green SG 2024.
Background

The Lim Chu Kang Nature Park is part of the Sungei Buloh Nature Park Network, which buffers the Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve to the west of the Reserve. This complementary wetland habitat will strengthen the conservation of wetland biodiversity of the Reserve and the overall biodiversity in the northwestern part of Singapore.

To this end, we are, once again, working closely with NParks to plant native trees suitable to the area. We invite you to join us in this meaningful exercise.

Planting will entail

Scraping grass off the topsoil
Digging into, and excavating the exposed soils with a changkul
Loosening any embedded rocks or items with a chiam(if neccessary)
Placing the sapling into the prepared grounds
Cover the sapling base with soil
Add mulch (leaf litter and/or wood chips) around the sapling base
Water the newly-planted saplings well

Sapling Protection Action (SPA) will entail

Scraping grass back from recently-planted saplings
Hand-weeding persistent grass sprouts at the base of recently-planted saplings
Cutting off and clearing any creepers on recently-planted saplings
Topping up leaf litter and/or approved soil mixture (ASM) around the base of recently-planted saplings
Helping to stake recently-planted saplings to give them temporary support whilst they strengthen their trunks (where necessary)
Replace old, broken or lost tree identification tags (where necessary)

Please take note

Participants MUST wear COVERED SHOES; without this, you will not be able to participate.
We strongly recommend that you bring sunblock, and a hat/cap to help shelter yourself from the sun. Arm coolers are useful too.
Bring at least 1 litre of drinking water - you will need it!
Have a hearty meal or bring some snacks to munch on and prevent exhaustion
Apply insect repellent; there are mosquitoes in the area.
Bring your own gloves, if you have a pair (we will supply otherwise)
Bring a change of clothes in case you get drenched or dirty after the muddy activity