Nature Walks

Nature Walk: Exploring Nanmangalam – Aug. 19, 2018

Conducted by Care Earth Trust.
Reporting time – 6 30 a.m.

This walk is designed to take participants around the Nanmangalam Reserve Forest, a protected area in the southern suburbs of Chennai. The scrub forest is a popular hangout for local birdwatchers. As part of the walk, Botanists and Ecologists from the Care Earth Team will introduce participants to the diversity of plants and animal species present in this scrubland.

Contact details – Register for the walk by sending and email to careearthtrails@gmail.com

Nature Walk: Walk of contrasts – Pallikaranai marsh – Aug. 12, 2018

Conducted by Care Earth Trust.
Reporting time – 6 30 a.m.

The importance of the marshland in Pallikaranai in providing for and sustaining innumerable species needs no mention. In addition, the marsh is a natural flood-proofing solution which is slowly being squandered away. This walk will provide participants with a basic overview of the marshland, biodiversity and the ecosystem services it provides in addition to understanding how the system has been tampered with and to what consequences. The walk will be led by Ecologists and Botanists from Care Earth team.

Contact details – Register for the walk by sending and email to careearthtrails@gmail.com