Summary of CSI Activities for 2017
by Cheam May Choo Our CSI or community stream investigation programme in 2017 continues to be one of the more popular activity amongst students and adults alike.(CSI programme was initially sponsored by CIMB in 2009 and the excess funds were carried over to the next few years. In 2015 Prince Tunku Imran and Mr Paul […]
CSI Community Stream Investigation 2017- Rivers never lie
by Cheam May Choo Rivers never lie– Rivers are akin to our arteries and veins and the water that courses through them are akin to the blood that flows in us. The healthier the water the healthier the environment, the healthier our blood the healthier us. The rivers will tell us how they are faring […]
REACH receives grant from National River Care Fund for CSI Community Stream Investigation Programme
Reach is pleased to announce that we have successfully received a grant from the National River Care Fund for our CSI programme. The National River Care Fund is a small grant programme established by GEC Global Environment Centre to support local community groups/ community based organisation to pursue their own river conservation initiatives. The other […]
CSI with SJKC Cameron on the 10th November 2016
This CSI Community Stream Investigation programme with SJKC Cameron (Ringlet) was the last CSI programme for 2016 . Since the cost of conducting the CSI programme is low and funds are still available, more of such CSI activities for local schools will be carried out in 2017. For schools and groups outside of Cameron Highlands […]
CSI with Sri Kuala Lumpur International School
Our CSI programmes are usually conducted for local schools but occasionally we conduct such programmes for outstation schools,private or corporate groups. Programmes are held at the Sg Pauh site which is within the Forestry Department grounds. Each programme will start off with a briefing, followed by physical,chemical and biological analysis of Sg Pauh (the clean […]
CSI with SJKC Kuala Terla on the 9th November 2016
The CSI activity with SJKC Kuala Terla was carried out over 2 days to accomodate more students and below are the pictures taken on the 2nd day. The programme on both days are similar.
CSI with SJKC Kuala Terla on the 8th November 2016
A limitless expanse of hills – dark green with diagonal bands – stretched out before me in the misty morning light.Suddenly, with a flurry of noise, a flock of yellow-vented bulbuls took off in unison over the cusp of hills.Although Cameron Highland’s broad swathes of nature are always breathtaking, her small details are no less […]
Community Stream Investigation on the 21st September 2016
by Oon Yan Yan Everything began when Melody happily volunteered both Sue Sze and I for Regional Environmental Awareness Cameron Highlands (“REACH”) programmes during our trip to Cameron Highlands. She believed that we will learn much from the programs and understand why she is fighting so hard for Cameron Highlands. She explained repeatedly to us […]
Tales of a thousand bugs
Bugs tell tales. Our community stream investigation CSI activity is based on this. We use the presence of bugs ( in this case macroinvertebrates) to gauge the quality of the waters in our streams and rivers. The beauty of this water testing method is , it is free and in “real time”. CSI is sponsored […]
CSI with Dimension Data on the 23rd August 2015
9th September 2015-Our friendship with Dimension Data (Malaysia) goes back more than 10 years ago when it was then known as Datacraft. Almost every year they would come up to Cameron Highlands to do an environmental programme with us, either reforestation or CSI Community Stream Investigations . This year it was the latter. On the […]