THE  YEAR    2011-2012

Nature Walk: The year started with a Nature Walk to the Kamla Nehru Ridge on the 6^th of August, 2011.Its aim was to spread awareness among junior members about their beautiful surrounding and its rich heritage.

Plantation Drive: Next we had a Plantation Drive on 24^th of August in collaboration with Delhi’s ‘Plant a million trees’ campaign. Its main objective was to increase greenery on campus. For this purpose the area behind Mukarjee East was used and we planted about 50 trees.

Environment Week: This year ‘The Environment Week’ is something new that we came up with. We celebrated the entire 1^st week of September as the Environment Week which included a myriad of events throughout seven days.

1) Talk on Wildlife Photography: It was a talk by Mr.Anish Andheria, Director of Sanctuary Asia and Wildlife Conservation Trust.

2) Treasure Hunt: It was based on the topic of Tiger Conservation.

3) Nature Walk: To Asola Bhatti Mines with the people from Sanctuary Asia.

4) Workshop: There was a Workshop by Mr.Rohit Prakash, founder of i-dream, an NGO, on ‘Waste Management’.

5) Photography Competition: Throughout the Week we had a Photography Competition on the theme ‘Nature at its Best’.

Inventory of Trees on Campus: In the months of September and October, we did an Inventory List of Trees on Campus. We found out the Botanical, family and common name of all tree on campus.

Case Study Competition: On the 19^th of October we had a Case study competition on Cities for Forests which also was with the motive of creating awareness among the youth.

Nature Walk: We organized another Nature Walk to Kamla Nehru Ridge on the 20^th of October in collaboration with the WWF’s Cities for Forests Campaign.

Society Trip: The trip to Ranathambhor National Park was an amalgamation of fun and learning.

Paper Bag Making: an unique initiative was taken to create awareness and make youngsters more environment friendly.

Prakriti: The much awaited annual fest, comprising of an array of events along with NGOs adorning our lawns with their stalls of eco-friendly products and a photography exhibition on the themes-‘Man vs. Wild’, ‘Nature’s Miracle’ and ‘Jewels of the Wild.’

Day 1- Began with the Inauguration Ceremony, moved on to Student Paper Presentations and ended with the fun filled event of ‘Pictionary.’

Day 2- Had a lot in store, ranging from Treasure Hunt, Debate, the Terra Green Quiz, to Crossword and Wealth from Waste.

Journal: Last, but not the least, the year would come to close with the publication of our annual journal- ‘Naturally Yours’.

                                                               APARNA UPADHYAY

                                                              

                                                            Secretary,

                                                            The Wildlife Society

                                                              St. Stephen's College, Delhi