Dear Friends,
Please treat this as a personal invitation to celebrate the International Year of the Reef (IYOR) Launch with us on 9 Aug at the Singapore Botanic Gardens (Botany Centre).
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You've come for our Chek Jawa Boardwalk trips and our Sentosa shore walks. Why not join us too at the Botanic Gardens to gain a bigger picture of all the reefs in Singapore? You will also get to meet the large community of nature lovers who are involved in many aspects of reef and inter-tidal shore conservation work.
The Crabs are participating in this exciting event with a number of fun activities.
Adopt a unique Singapore star and learn more about Cyrene Reef, a major Knobbly Nursery!
Celebration Guestbook: Speak up for our shores! Leave a comment, draw a drawing on this special art effort by the Naked Hermit Crabs
Colour our shores: colouring station with special cartoons to colour and learn about our shores by the Naked Hermit Crabs
Exhibition booth - 100 Stars of Cyrene: posters of unique stars found on our uniquely Singapore reef and our other shores by the Star Trackers and the Naked Hermit Crabs
A few of the Crabs will be conducting talks for the public on that day.
10.30am: "Life and Death at Chek Jawa" sharing experiences of a study of mass deaths on Chek Jawa following flooding in 2007, a talk by Loh Kok Sheng
http://cjproject.blogspot.com/11.30am: "Wishing upon a Star" about our Knobbly sea stars, a recent emergence of baby Knobblies and discovery of a large population at Cyrene Reef, a talk by Tan Sijie, Star Trackers
http://startrackers.blogspot.com/It will be an action-packed day at the Singapore Botanic Gardens on National Day. Come and join us in celebration of the wonderful reefs in Singapore. See you there!
Date: 9 August 2008 (Saturday)Time: 10am-5pmVenue: Function Hall, Botany Centre, Singapore Botanic Gardens (above Taman Serasi foodcourt)Contact: iyor08singapore@gmail.com - the Crabs