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• NParks opens Windsor Nature Park, Singapore’s sixth nature park, and announces plans for a new Rifle Range Nature Park

  22 Apr 2017

  Today, NParks opened the sixth nature park in Singapore, the 75-hectare Windsor Nature Park. A green buffer for the Central Catchment Nature Reserve, its existing habitats have been sensitively enhanced over two years.

• PM Lee Hsien Loong officially opens Singapore Botanic Gardens Learning Forest

  31 Mar 2017

  Today, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong officially opened the Learning Forest, a new conservation core of the Singapore Botanic Gardens. Visitors can now access a network of boardwalks and elevated walkways to explore wetland and rainforest habitats.

• Record number of over 1,000 individuals participated in NParks Citizen Science programmes in the last two years

  25 Mar 2017

  A record number of over 1,000 volunteers have participated in NParks citizen science programmes in the last two years since April 2015. These NParks Community in Nature (CIN) Biodiversity Watch programmes include three Garden Bird Watch, two Butterfly Watch and three BioBlitzes.

• NParks opens northern portion of Chestnut Nature Park, marking the completion of the largest nature park in Singapore

  25 Feb 2017

  The National Parks Board (NParks) launched the 64 ha Chestnut Nature Park (North) today. Together with the southern portion opened last year, Chestnut Nature Park now totals 81 ha, making it Singapore’s largest nature park to date.

• New opportunities for the public to experience kampung life on Pulau Ubin

  03 Dec 2016

  Members of the public will have new opportunities to experience kampung life, with the establishment of a new fruit tree arboretum and conservation of a Chinese kampung house on Pulau Ubin. These announcements come at the end of a year-long series of activities to “Celebrate Ubin”, and represent NParks’ commitment to further conserve the cultural heritage and rustic character of the island.

• Nearly $70,000 pledged in support of the Singapore Botanic Gardens’ new “Give to the Gardens” programme

  29 Nov 2016

  NParks has announced a new community involvement programme where members of the public can contribute towards the research, outreach and education purposes of the Singapore Botanic Gardens. With the inscription of the Gardens as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, there has been growing interest from individuals and corporations wanting to contribute to the Gardens.

• NParks launches public exhibition on Jurong Lake Gardens Central and East

  26 Nov 2016

  Having awarded the design consultancy tender for Jurong Lake Gardens (JLG) Central and East in October 2016, the National Parks Board (NParks) today launched an exhibition to gather public feedback on the winning consultant team’s proposal.

• Clean & Green Singapore Carnival calls for everyone to embrace environmentally friendly habits as a way of life

  05 Nov 2016

  Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong launched the Clean & Green Singapore (CGS) Carnival at the North West District today. Held this weekend at the open field opposite Khatib MRT station, several Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) and community groups showcased their environmental programmes at the annual Carnival, and called on visitors to begin adopting environmentally friendly habits and making them a way of life.

• NParks’ Parks Festival – Parks for Everyone enlivens Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park with a two-day carnival and performances for year-end celebrations

  01 Nov 2016

  The National Parks Board (NParks) celebrates the end of this year with NParks’ Parks Festival – Parks for Everyone, which will bring together all of NParks’ programmes from 19 to 20 November 2016, 9.30am onwards at Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park, River Plains.

• NParks announces award of the tender for Jurong Lake Gardens Central and East design consultancy

  24 Oct 2016

  The National Parks Board (NParks) today announced that the team comprising Liu & Wo Architects Pte Ltd, Landscape Design Inc. and SALD Pte Ltd has been awarded the tender for design consultancy services for the Jurong Lake Gardens (JLG) Central and East.