Category Archives: BioD Centre
Upcoming Activities for October, November and December 2015
Last update : 10th November 2015
19th October 2015
Below are the upcoming activities for the next 2 months-
Date Event
19.10.15 Walkabout in Brinchang to promote CHBAR activities-Day 1 -completed
20.10.15 Walkabout in Brinchang to promote CHBAR activities-Day 2-completed
24.10.15 Biodiversity Activity with SJKT Tanah Rata, 30 pax. (also included -No smoking advocacy) Pickup point school.Time 8.30am to 1 pm -postponed
24.10.15 Biodiversity maintenance work 3pm onwards -done
25.10.15 Biodiversity maintenance work including fixing hand held rail and solar water heater, from 8.30am onwards.-partially completed
26.10.15 Walkabout in Tanah Rata to promote CHBAR activities-Day 3 completed
27.10.15 CHBAR Health campaign in Hainan Association Hall (Upstairs),Brinchang from 8pm to 10.30pm. Programmes include Talk on Smoke free zone, Health screening by the local Health Department, Slide presentation,Water testing, Free Influenza immunisation ( priority will be given to the elderly and those with medical problems)-completed
A day in the mountains under the glorious sun
29th September 2015-22 students from SJKC Kg Raja with their teachers were unfazed by the ongoing haze and did not postpone their mossy forest trip. Their reward was an enjoyable outing in the mossy forests in Gunung Brinchang under the warm morning sunshine. Skies were blue, air invigorating and views panaromic.
The pictures below tell it all…
Melody briefing the students at the Brinchang Pasar malam site
Invasion of Our Cloud Forests-Haze in the Mist
14th September 2015-When I first saw this picture taken by our volunteer Miss Melody Woon with her handphone, I did not know whether to laugh or cry.
I wanted to laugh because children being children , their enthusiasm knows no bounds and having to put on masks did not dampen their spirits.
I wanted to cry because what should have been a fun outing for these young students from SJKC Tringkap in cool invigorating mists , now it is in haze laden mists. Our cloud forests have been invaded by haze.
With a large surface area 1500meteres above sea level, Cameron Highlands is usually spared from haze. However when the haze does come it is sometimes difficult to differentiate it from mists. Locals will tell you that mists tends to be whiter while haze has a greyish look to it. Of course when it envelops you there is no mistake the pungent smell of burnt leaves.
Mossy Forest Visit and Spring Cleaning at Biodiversity centre
24th August 2015-6th formers from SMKSAS ( Sultan Ahmad Shah National Secondary School) joined our mossy forest education tour today.Depending on the age group of our students, the mossy forest briefings vary in depth. For 6th formers , the information shared are rich in detail and we are pleased to note that our students were very receptive.
Mossy Forest Tours and Reforestation Continues for our local kids -2015
30th July 2015
25 Standard 5 students from SJK(C) Brinchang were the first in Cameron Highlands this year to join in REACH’s reforestation at our Bio-Diversity Centre program. Accompanied by two teachers and three REACH volunteers: Elucia, Geogina and myself, we squashed ourselves into three 4WD vehicles and hit the road at approximately 9.15am.
Our first stop was the famous Mossy Forest at G. Brinchang. En route even though it was a very bumpy ride, we managed to catch a glimpse of a large niltava and its mate as well as a Fire tufted barbet. The rolling green hills of tea were also a fine sight to behold as we made our way up the mountain.
After an educational briefing session by our guide, Satya, who shared a little of his store of knowledge of the thousands of species of herbs and fungi in Cameron Highlands, we entered the mossy forest to take a look for ourselves the fabled beauty of the forests of our own hometown.
Mossy Forest Education Tour at Reforestation for Maybank Staff and family on the 16th March 2014
16th March 2014- Our mossy forest education tours are also open to local residents and Cameron Highlands Maybank staff,family and friends make a trip on the 16th March 2014. It was a cold morning with mist enveloping them as they make a trip up the forests on the peak of Gunung Brinchang,truly a cloud forest. They then continued to our biodiveristy site to do replanting with a light home cooked lunch in between. A very cold and wet day indeed.
