Playing with Gibbons, Dancing with Kids: Lessons Learned from a Forest Odyssey"

"Playing with Gibbons, Dancing with Kids: Lessons Learned from a Forest Odyssey"
A joint PNHS-PPS lecture by Noah Jackson Wednesday November 4 @ 8 PM Panaga club - Teratai Room Noah Jackson comes to us with a rich background in SE Asia. A former Peace Corp Volunteer in the Philippines and a US Fulbright Scholar in Malaysia, Noah now works with indigenous communities in Borneo. He is an avid photographer whose work has been featured recently in The Expat magazine, The Malayisan Edge and Action Asia. He is currently dedicating his energies to establishing a non-profit organization, "Forest Voices" that will help document and protect the fragile relationship between the people of Borneo and their environment.
His talk will feature some of his beautiful photographs. He will tell us about the rewards and follies of working with forest communities in East Malaysia. To read more about his work and preview some of his images, see http://www.hopeinlight.com/

MD/TD BEACH CLEANING CAMPAIGN

Please come along and participate on Friday 12th June 2009 at E1 beach area (starting point) at 3.00pm
This is one of the activities organised by HSE/5 in support of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) World Environment Day (see BSP bulletin for more details)
Drinks will be provided. However to reduce waste, we strongly urge you to bring your own drinking bottle. Please come along and participate

Finless Porpoise

A Finless Porpoise, 1.2 m was found dead between E1 and Panaga Club, at extreme low tide line due to king tide, 09/05 - Neophocaena phocaenoides (G. Cuvier, 1829) - pic J Henrot, det J Henrot, http://picasaweb.google.com/PNHS.brunei/MARINEMAMMALSOfPanaga#5344561341635956866

Badas Pitcher Plant Walk

CANCELLED - The Badas Pitcher Plant Walk planned for Thursday Jun 18 unfortunately has to be cancelled because of fires currently burning there along the Badas road. It is really very sad to see this area with beautiful Pitcher plants being burned (see attachment).
See how it was and how it is now:
http://picasaweb.google.com/PNHS.brunei/NepenthesOfBadasBrunei?feat=email
Thursday Jun 18 - 5 pm @ BSP HQ canteen
Led by Jacqueline Henrot & Peter Engbers
Departure 5 pm sharp from BSP HQ canteen, 20 min drive to the Badas site, departing the site at 6:40.
The first part of the walk is a narrow trail among 2m high grass before reaching a more open area with Pitcher Plants and Sundews. There are several species of pitcher plants, some with pitchers up to 25 cm and many of them in flower.
Nepenthes ampullaria, N. bicalcarata, N. gracilis, N. rafflesiana, N. rafflesiana x gracilis
As an appetizer you can visit the Picasa web album below.
Length:
750 m/ 20 min (1 way)
Start:
Departure 5PM sharp from BSP HQ canteen, 20 min drive to the Badas site.
Equipment:
Dress with long pants, long sleeves, good shoes/boots and take some drinking water – insect repellent for sensitive people.
For pictures go to: http://picasaweb.google.com/PNHS.brunei/NepenthesOfBadasBrunei?feat=email