Intertidal and shore walks with Young Nautilus (Jan-Mar 2025)

Join Young Nautilus to explore our own coastal backyard in Singapore, and take a closer look at the amazing animals! Expose your children to science and nature, see in action what they have learnt in schools about wildlife! Here's their public programmes.

100k Coral Initiative plus new coral facility at St John's Island

100k Corals Initiative announced: to plant corals in Singapore over the next 10 years and beyond. A new facility at Marine Park Outreach and Education Centre, St. John's Island will grow corals for this effort. Corals will be cultivated by coral restoration experts and researchers from the National University of Singapore at the St John’s Island National Marine Laboratory. 

A training programme will also be developed by NParks, St John’s Island National Marine Laboratory and Friends of Marine Park for citizen science monitoring of the transplanted corals. Volunteers will be trained to assist with coral husbandry and underwater monitoring techniques. More details of volunteer training opportunities will be shared when ready.

You can visit the St John's Island facility by joining the guided tour of St John's Island held on the first Sunday of every month. Or do a self-guided tour with the Trail Guide - free for download from the NParks website.

More details: media articles, press release on the wildshores blog.

Big Sisters' Island reopens!

Big Sisters' Island reopens with new features for visitors. You can now snorkel or swim in the lagoon. Or if you prefer to stay dry, view marine life from the floating boardwalk, or climb to the hilltop view deck through coastal forest.

To visit Big Sisters' Island, take a ferry from Marina South Pier via Singapore Island Cruise or Marina South Ferries from 29 Oct 2024. The Island is open to the public 7am to 7pm every day.

More details from media articles.

12 Oct (Sat): "Welcome Waders!" at Sungei Buloh

FREE fun for the whole family! 

Every year, millions of migratory shorebirds make an extraordinary journey from their breeding grounds in the Arctic to this part of the world. The journey is a difficult one, and many of them fall prey to hunters, predators and storms. For the shorebirds that arrive at Sungei Buloh, the reserve is a constant sanctuary in a coastline that is changing everywhere.

Join us in celebrating and welcoming the return of these marvels of endurance back home to Sungei Buloh with Welcome Waders!

6-22 Sep: "SEAs The Day" by WWF at the National Library

"SEAs The Day" is WWF-Singapore's inaugural marine-themed public outreach event (6 - 22 Sep). Interactive experiences and educational opportunities, and discover how you can play a part in protecting our oceans.

Sign up here https://go.gov.sg/seastheday-wwf

Intertidal and shore walks with Young Nautilus (Oct-Dec 2024)

Join Young Nautilus to explore our own coastal backyard in Singapore, and take a closer look at the amazing animals! Expose your children to science and nature, see in action what they have learnt in schools about wildlife! Here's their public programmes.

Chek Jawa closed 1 Jul - 31 Oct 2024

 Chek Jawa Wetlands (circled in black) and the trail leading towards it (indicated in red) are closed from 1 July 2024.

This is to facilitate trail maintenance works. Expected completion date: 31 October 2024.

From NParks website.

CoralWalk at Marina at Keppel Bay: Every Friday, March-October 2024

Super safe, super fun. A reef grows on the floating pontoons of Marina at Keppel Bay in the city. Explore it without even getting wet!

Join the Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum CoralWalk. See corals, anemones, fishes! For kids aged 6 and above.

Intertidal and shore walks with Young Nautilus (Apr-Jun 2024)

Join Young Nautilus to explore our own coastal backyard in Singapore, and take a closer look at the amazing animals! Expose your children to science and nature, see in action what they have learnt in schools about wildlife! Here's their public programmes.

Founded by educators equipped with degrees in Life Science and Marine Biology, Young Nautilus is an education enrichment partner for schools and families that provide fun and engaging science learning journeys. By fostering a deeper understanding of the world and the dynamic changes that shape it, we enrich what are taught in the MOE syllabus.

Intertidal and shore walks with Young Nautilus (Oct-Dec 2023)

Join Young Nautilus to explore our own coastal backyard in Singapore, and take a closer look at the amazing animals! Expose your children to science and nature, see in action what they have learnt in schools about wildlife! Here's their public programmes.

18 Jun (Sun): FREE walk at Chek Jawa

Once a year, and only once a year, during Pesta Ubin, volunteers from several groups come together to offer a Chek Jawa Open House. Volunteers will be stationed all over the boardwalk. There will be activities for kids.

This activity is offered by the Chek Jawa community, led by the Naked Hermit Crabs with friends of Chek Jawa like NParks Chek Jawa volunteers and TeamSeaGrass. (There will be NO activities on the seashores or intertidal areas).

Date: 18 Jun 2023 (Sun)
Time: 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Venue: Chek Jawa Wetlands
No registration required, simply just turn up at Chek Jawa. This activity is free-of-charge.

More details

27 May (Sat): Talk on "Rebuilding Our Reefs: Creating Underwater Cities For Singapore’s Marine Life"

Take a deep dive with SAM Shu Qin into Singapore’s sea. She shares her journey in transforming the seabed into vibrant habitats for corals and marine life.

Join the talk physically at Heartbeat@Bedok (limited slots!) or join online via Zoom.

Talk on "Rebuilding Our Reefs: Creating Underwater Cities For Singapore’s Marine Life"
Date: 27 May 2023 (Sat)
Time: 3-4pm
Register: https://go.gov.sg/nparksspotlight-27May

Part of the Festival of Biodiversity https://fob.nparks.gov.sg/