Butterfly Trail in Orchard Rd
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Jun 22, 2010 - Straits Times
Butterfly Trail in Orchard Road
BEFORE butterflies can move into Orchard Road and transform it into an urban butterfly trail, their homes will have to be built - or rather planted.
The first phase of the Butterfly Trail at Orchard project yesterday had Professor Tommy Koh, Ambassador-at-Large with the Foreign Affairs Ministry and patron of the Nature Society of Singapore (NSS), and other guests sowing the seeds of host and nectar plants at a site along Nassim Road. The plants will provide food and shelter to caterpillars and butterflies.
More than 900 shrubs and trees will be planted on the 170 sq m plot.
The project, spearheaded by NSS, will cover a 4km stretch of the shopping belt from the Botanic Gardens to Fort Canning. NSS experts hope to draw about 50 butterfly species to the area once the trail is completed by the end of next year. NSS estimates the project will cost $400,000.
The plants may also help in times of heavy rain, said former NSS president Geh Min. 'Trees and plants... slow down the rain and help the soil absorb it, so it is released more slowly and in lesser quantity to the drainage system,' she said.
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How about a river trail?
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then comes the bees and the wasps....
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Orchard is famous for all the birds residents. Didn't they notice how much birds & how noisy they can be over there? Free flow of butterflies for them perhaps?
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Originally posted by ditzy:
How about a river trail?
Ya, they can use this excuse to say the flooding is to build up the river trail
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come on another 400,000 dollars wasted. insect belong to the rural areas. sure the plants will attract butterflies but remember its not in a garden or park but probably along a walkway. where many foreign talents will spit and litter. and kids will tell parents look lokk butterflies so cilorful and chase them all over the place. rather io think it will harm more insects than do good.
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Gahmen want to give more business to pest control companies oso not lidat lah!
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divert attention.
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each one take a mouthful drink their fill from the lokang water not need civil defence to help flood. in fact so many people high population each one drink the flood water no more flood already?
i thought someonne wrote or said before each one spit also can drown us why each one take a drink still cannot prevent floodding?
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Originally posted by troublemaker2005:
each one take a mouthful drink their fill from the lokang water not need civil defence to help flood. in fact so many people high population each one drink the flood water no more flood already?
i thought someonne wrote or said before each one spit also can drown us why each one take a drink still cannot prevent floodding?
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Originally posted by Clivebenss:
then comes the bees and the wasps....
bees are alright. wasps, hornets and even centipedes.. no worries. Mount elizabeth hospital is around the corner
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Originally posted by dangerboi:
bees are alright. wasps, hornets and even centipedes.. no worries. Mount elizabeth hospital is around the corner
how thoughtful.
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Dangerboi must be a gahmen lackey.................
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Please lor. Singapore tropical country, at most will attract ants, bugs and all pest nia -.- And those girls and tourist that are scared of such insects, die also won't go there, make the tenants there lose business. hais.
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The butterflies will all die from the exhaust fumes from vehicles and occassional flooding.
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Instead of curing flash flood and stoping terrorist, the millionsters are wasting tax payer money for useless wayang.
Bring the butterflies to the garden.
Another silly ideas thought out by stupid croonies to make their silly boss happy.
A big bunch of loonies.
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they forget butterflies are also catepillars.
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Originally posted by Clivebenss:
they forget butterflies are also catepillars.
They should just unleash locusts and get it over and done with.
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Originally posted by charlize:
They should just unleash locusts and get it over and done with.
It's a delicacy for the Thais, Viets and PRCs, nature buffet.
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Originally posted by Clivebenss:
they forget butterflies are also catepillars.
No lah. Were. -
Originally posted by charlize:
They should just unleash locusts and get it over and done with.
Difficult lah. Locusts and ciccadas seeasonal and once many years. they anyhow spend money easier. -
Originally posted by Clivebenss:
It's a delicacy for the Thais, Viets and PRCs, nature buffet.
those they fed rear ones cleaner high in proteins, sourceof food. even insects pregnant they also eat any other insect including their own to obtain protein substantial for their eggs growth process. -
Originally posted by troublemaker2005:
No lah. Were.I didn't fail biology.
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Originally posted by Clivebenss:
I didn't fail biology.
okay you win. i awarded you a cute kitty cat pussy and left it on your bed. -
Originally posted by troublemaker2005:
okay you win. i awarded you a cute kitty cat pussy and left it on your bed.thanks.