February 2024 – Cicada Tree Eco-Place

Article by Teresa Teo Guttensohn
Saturday 24 February 2024, 9am to 12pm

Thanks to our amazing volunteers who sweated it out on a hot morning to make the Rail Corridor a greener place.

The sheer hard task of clearing densely tufted clumps of tall Elephant Grass (Pennisetum purpureum) and invasive weeds paves the way for forest tree saplings to provide future canopy cover.

The bamboo-like grass, also known as Napier Grass, is an introduced herb species from Africa and is naturalised in tropical Singapore. In Africa, the grasslands or savannah support millions of wildlife and communities. Elephant grass (Pennisetum purpureum) is useful for feeding livestock. They are very robust and can survive fires with roots deep underground.

The clearing work was back-breaking but most satisfying! The aim of the project is to fulfil our goal of keeping the Green Rail Corridor a lifeline for wildlife and people.

Kudos to all volunteers! Those who registered under Cicada Tree Eco-Place were: Teresa Teo Guttensohn, Elena Sandalova, Sean Guttensohn, Claudia Bui, Nicholas Hong, Supatra, Winston Teo, Grace Teo, Wyzston Teo and Victor Toh.

Join us for our next monthly Rewilding session on Saturday 30 March 2024 at 9am. To register please email contactctep@gmail.com

Join us in greening the Rail Corridor to help combat climate change and enhance habit for wildlife. Activity includes manual grass & weed clearance, site maintenance and tree planting.

Date - Saturday 24 February 2024
Time - 9am to 12pm
Meeting Point - To be advised.
Registration - By registration only, email Teresa at contactctep@gmail.com

Organised by Cicada Tree Eco-Place in support of the NSS Rewilding Project

About the Project
The NSS Rewilding Project works in collaboration with NParks’ One Million Trees Movement along the Rail Corridor (North). Our main aim is to fulfill the goal of having the Rail Corridor as a conduit for plants and wildlife and also to provide a continuous canopy cover. This increases the opportunities to bring back rare species and contributes to carbon sequestration and storage along this stretch of potential green space. We are encouraging our NSS members and members of the public to be involved in the whole process of tree planting.

Month: February 2024

Rewilding the Rail Corridor (in support of NSS & NParks)

Rewilding the Green Rail Corridor – Tree Planting