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ST. XAVIER’S COLLEGE, MUMBAI BLATTER HERBARIUM |
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Biodiversity, Nature education, Nature Conservation, Sustainable development are today’s buzzwords. Our country has a treasure of natural resources, most of which are over utilized and destroyed e.g. mangroves; or under utilized - such as plants which can be used as medicine. This is largely due to over-population, and ignorance about these natural resources. Before it’s too late, we need to take measures to save this wealth of our mother land, our natural resources. One of the easiest ways to do so, is to educate young minds at an early stage. If we inculcate the values and importance of nature in young minds, while they are receptive, fresh and unpolluted, we would achieve this goal. Once they learn to appreciate this biological wealth, its utility and management, for their future, they will look after nature themselves. St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai takes the lead in this endeavor of educating young minds. The Blatter Herbarium (a renowned museum of St. Xavier’s College which holds 200,000 specimens of flowering plants) organizes Nature Education Field Trips to Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Mumbai and camps to Khandala for school children during the Monsoons.
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at Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Borivli, Mumbai
Duration and time: This is a One day program. Nature walk will start at 9 am from SGNP and will return from the park in the late afternoon.
Who can participate? A Group consisting of 30-40 : Students accompanied by their teacher/s (preferably a Biology teacher). A Group of school teachers. A group of College students with their teacher/s. College and University Botany Students Nature Clubs Anyone who loves nature and wants to learn!
Registration fee: Rs. 200/- per person. What Would You Learn? The group will be accompanied by subject experts including botanists and zoologists who will show and explain the various components of ecosystems such as plants, insects, animals etc. to the participants. Emphasis will be given on the utility of these natural resources and the need for their conservation.
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OVER- NIGHT NATURE CAMP AT KHANDALA: Duration : Friday Evening to Sunday Afternoon. Stay at : St. Xavier’s Villa, Khandala. Number of Particiants : 25-30 per group Registration Fee : 1250/- per person (this includes ordinary lodging and meals and excludes any transportation charges). Participants will assemble at Xavier’s Villa, Khandala and at the end of camp, will disperse from the same place. Group will be accompanied by experts in the study of plants, birds and animals. They will be taken for Nature walks in the forest areas around Khandala. There will be lectures and slides shows on various aspects of Conservation by speakers form various fields, including interactive sessions for the participants. |
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