Posted: 25 Jun 2016 08:30 PM PDT

THE GREEN BRIGADE (PLANTS)
Sunday, June 26th
SENIOR (Age group 6 to 12 years)
Make your child's Holiday …… A Fun Day!
Join our fun filled and educative monthly WILDLIFE THEME BASED WORKSHOPS. Keep your child creatively involved in exploring wild side of Mumbai. Let the kids feel the soil, smell the fresh air and spend a day with quality edutainment.
Theme : The Green Brigade (PLANTS) Explore Flora | Nature Walk | Plant Treasure Hunt
TIME : 9.00 am to 2.00 pm
Venue : Nature Information Centre (NIC), SGNP.
Sunday, June 26th
ITINERARY
09:00 AM : Report to NIC
09:15 AM : Registration
09:30 AM : Warm up activity
09:45 AM : Stories and Presentation
10:45 AM : Nature Walk
11:45 AM : Plant Treasure Hunt
12:30 PM : Plantation
01:00 PM : Eco Games, Sloganizing
02:00 PM : Disperse
*Participants will have to get their own lunch boxes and refreshments to be had during the breaks.
WORKSHOP FEES: 500/- PER HEAD
Important Points:
• Clothing: wear dull or earth coloured clothing, Long pants and full sleeves (to protect from insect bites)
• Comfortable walking shoes
• Advisable to carry natural insect repellents
• Magnifying glasses and cameras will be useful
• Please bring along writing material for workshop
FOR REGISTRATIONS CONTACT:
Nature Information Center (NIC)
Phone: 022-28847800 (Office)
Email: nicsgnp78@gmail.com
Required Information
Name of Child:
Age: Class:
School Name:
Parents/Guardians Name:
Contact Details:
E-mail:
Profile of the Programme Co-coordinator:
Nikita Pimple runs KIDZ GREEN KLUB with an aim to engage young minds with nature and outdoor activities that will give them a ‘creative’ break from textbook learning and provide them a platform to Express, Enjoy, and Explore.
Nikita Pimple is also Founder, Principal of RISHI VALMIKI EO SCHOOL at Goregaon (West) which aims to provide quality education with an emphasis on environment conservation to the students coming from weaker financial section of the society. She has a vast experience of working with children and has been developing and designing innovative methods of teaching.
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Posted: 26 Jun 2016 05:30 AM PDT

hiiii all adventure lovers,
U ALL ARE INVITED TO CELEBRATE 2ND BDAY OF NOMAD FAMILY.
We are glad to invite you for NOMAD HIKERS one day trek to gorakhgad
Grade : EASY
Type : hill fort
Cost : 450/- per head
DATE : 26TH june 2016
Transport: private bus
#offer: group of 5 and will get 50 rupees off on each confirmation
Charges including : morning breakfast & tea, travelling from thane toThane, and all expertise charges including.
About:
Two cisterns can be seen just after emerging through the entrance and the path climbs up further ahead. Further, a small step-way descends down to the large caves that are carved out in the main rock of the pinnacle. Nature's grandeur can be appreciated here with the magnificent view of two large frangipani trees leaning over the valley and the excellent sight of Machchindragad. There are in total fourteen cisterns on the fort, however, only the three tanks near to the cave have potable water.
#TIMELINE
Meeting Point- THANE (E) GAONDEVI TEMPLE,
06:30 AM – START FROM THANE STATION 6:30 AM,
09:00 AM – Will Reach Dehri (Base Village) BY PRIVATE VEICHLE
09:00 Am – Reach at the base village- Dehri. Halt in Goraksharnath temple.
09:15 AM – introduction round AND REFRESHMENT
09:15 to 12:00 – hiking towards fort.
12:30 to 02:00 – Explore Fort, PHOTOGRAPHS, ancient shankar mandir.
02:00 to 03:30 – TOWARDS BASE VILLAGE
07:00 – @Thane STN,
availbleThings To Carry:-
Pls Do carry LUNCH (compulsary)
A Water Bottle (2 Ltrs) (compulsary)
Camera, Cell Phone, Binoculars (Optional)
Pls avoid wearing Goldarrow-10×10.png and other ornaments
Some ready to eat food.
Plum cakes, biscuits etc.
Good trekking shoes.
Personal basic medical kit (if required)
.
for confirmation or any more info please call OR whats app on
y@sh : 9022727690 (CALL OR WHATS APP)
Pushkar : 9833090999 (CALL OR WHATS APP)
VAIBHAV : 8689999039 (CALL OR WHATS APP)
P.S : please hurry and confirm your seats only 50 seats
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Posted: 30 Jun 2016 11:30 PM PDT

Nisarga Bhraman has arranged a thriling trek in the Tryambakeshwar region of Nasik to the fort Harihar.
About the place:
Place: Fort Harihar
Base Village : Takeharsh Or Harshewadi and Nirgudpada
Region : Trimbakeshwar, Nasik
Grade: Easy
Height: 3676Feet
Fort Harihar is a triangular massif with sheer vertical walls & edges. The only way up the fort is by climbing rock cut steps in a 70 degree rock edge. Climbing the stone ladder is like doing a trapeze act in the sky. There are a couple of caves, a storage house, water tanks, a pond & a temple atop the fort. The top offers one a birds eye view of the entire region & also gives one the gratification of having gotten over the fear of heights.
For more details, please visit our webpage –
http://www.nisargabhraman.org/2016/06/thrilling-trek-to-harihar-fort-on-2-rd.html
The cost of the trek would be Rs. 850/- only.
To register for the event, contact – 9869509488 / 9167966042 / 9619848367
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Posted: 02 Jul 2016 07:00 PM PDT

Walk Among Wild Lilies.
Mumbaikars may wait desperately for monsoon but when it comes, there is little to rejoice about. Monsoon indeed slows down the city's machinery but its not so in the city jungle i.e. Sanjay Gandhi National Park. If you wish to enjoy the rains from the start then join us for our unique programme wherein we make you greet dainty and ephemeral lilies and other wildflowers who have sprouted after a long hibernation. They infact are monsoon special plants which are only seen in the beginning of rains. Some lilies such a Pancratiums who may only flower for a day or two and the giant lilies such as Crinums might be there only for week. We have therefore designed this programme to witness this short drama of nature.
The programme is open for all. It includes a lily walk and lily talk conducted by experts, interactive sessions such as quiz, Crinum Lily story and Pollen scope.
Venue: Nature Information Centre
Time: 7.30 am to 12.00 pm
Date: 3rd July 2016 (SUNDAY).
Programme:
7.30 a.m.: Registration
8.00 a.m.: Lily walk by experts
9.30 a.m: Breakfast
10.00 a.m.: Monsoon Flora of SGNP talk
10.45 a.m.: Flash card story and Pollinator Scope
12.00 p.m. :Feedback and end of the programme
Programme fee: Rs. 550/- per adult ( Includes study material and breakfast).
REGISTRATIONS
Nature Information Center (NIC)
Phone: 022-2886 8686 (Office)
Email: nicsgnp78@gmail.com
Profile of the Programme Co-coordinator:.
Dr. Suchindra Datta is a Botanist currently teaching at R.D. & S.H National College. Having an experience of more than 18 years in the field of Botany She has travelled across the country for studying various plants and has described more than 10 Plants species.
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