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Kent Ridge's Adinandra belukar forest grew over former plantations, and has a low plant diversity. Still, it functions as an important wildlife habitat in the Southern Ridges. With careful selection, planting and maintenance of appropriate species of trees, we aim to enhance the habitat quality and connectivity of the belukar. the habitat enrochment work will overcome natural regeneration barriers such as dispersal limitation and will also be able to extend the forests into the heart of the campus.
Working with University Campus Infrastructure (UCI), we pursue restoration efforts at the Kent Ridge Forest. These forest plots will also be used to illustrate restoration ecology and the integration of forests into an urban landscape. This project is part of NUS’ target of planting 100,000 trees on campus by 2030, and will contribute towards Singapore’s One Million Tree Movement.
We will be planting a mix of early to late successional native tree species which are suited to ridge habitat.
We meet in front of house No 6, Kent Ridge Road.
By MRT, alight at CC24 Kent Ridge.
Take Exit B to Science Park. Cross over towards NUH Tower Block.
Walk along Kent Ridge Road to the planting site; about 700m away (15~20 mins walk).
If you are driving, park at Car Park 10A (NUS CRISPS); the entrance is via Kent Ridge Road.
Walk along Kent Ridge Road to the site, which is about 400m away; a 5~10 mins walk.
Planting a tree will entail:
We will provide the equipment necessary to accomplish the mission. We also highly encourage you to bring your own gloves, but we will provide gloves if you need them!