Sandakan Talk – 18th Jan 2012 – Orchid Conservation In Sabah & Gardens by the Bay, Singapore

Poster (Tony Lamb's Talk)

We are pleased to announce that the first talks for 2012 organized by The Sabah Society – Sandakan Branch will be held as  follows:

Date:   18 January 2012 (Wednesday)

Time:  7.30 p.m. – 9.00 p.m.

 Venue:  Conference Room, Ground Floor, DOK Hospital, Sandakan.

 Topic:  Orchid Conservation In Sabah & Gardens by the

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Sandakan Branch – Fellowship Hi Tea – Sat, 17th Dec 2011

afternoon-tea-time

Dear Sabah Society KK & Sandakan Branch Members,

The Sabah Society – Sandakan Branch is pleased to announce that they will be holding a Fellowship Hi-Tea as per details attached.     Date – 17th December, 2011 (Saturday)     Time – 3.00 p.m. to 5.30 p.m.     Venue – Rainforest Discovery Centre, Sepilok, Sandakan Please contact/SMS

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Sandakan Talk – Monday, 5th Sept, 2011 – “Not so Wild Men of Borneo”

"Not so Wild Men of Borneo"

Title of Talk – “Not So Wild Men of Borneo”

Speaker – Mr. Peter Cockburn

Date – 05 September  2011 – Monday.

Time – 7:30 – 9:00 p.m.

Venue – Sandakan Yacht Club Jalan Sim Sim, Sandakan

Refreshments will be served.

Please refer to the attached flyers for details.

All SS members and friends are

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15th Oct – Borneo Bird Festival

BBF2010

The Borneo Bird Festival will be held at the Rainforest Discovery Centre (RDC), Sepilok Sandakan, Sabah. This event will take place from 15 – 17 October 2010. The RDC is a centre for environmental education situate within the famous Kabili-Sepilok Forest Reserve.

For the birding enthusiasts there will be photography competition, the Borneo Bird Race,

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Sandakan Branch – Forthcoming Talk – Under the Borneo Sun – A Tawau Story

Mr Nicholas Chung will be giving a presentation titled “Under the Borneo Sun – A Tawau Story” at the Sandakan Yacht Club, Jalan Sim-Sim, Sandakan on Friday 25th June, 2010 at 7:45 pm. For further information please contact Ms. Rosalie Corpuz on 012-8268545 or Mr. Genga. on 013-8837370

Talk Report – Spring Time All The Time: The ever-flowering tropical garden – Dr Francis Ng

In much of the tropics where there are no pronounced dry periods or seasonal variation in temperature, maintaining a garden that is continuously in bloom and colourful can be a challenge. Prominent Malaysian botanist and horticulturist, Dr. Francis Ng, was in Sandakan to share his experience in creating and maintaining a colourful garden throughout the

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A Trip to the Danau Girang Field Centre in Kinabatangan – by Zorina Khalid

Danau Girang (DG), none of us knew where it was, except perhaps Robert Ong and Arthur Chung. The name itself evokes happiness in us even before we set off for another exciting Sabah Society weekend escapade to this place somewhere in Kinabatangan.

On 1st May at about 2

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“Honeybees and the Environment” by Stephen Petersen

Sabah Society – Sandakan Talk at Sandakan DOK Hospital – 20 February, 2009

Stephen Petersen

The speaker described the role of honeybees in pollinating agricultural crops and also in the natural environment. There are 9 species of honeybees in the world and 8 are indigenous to Asia – Borneo is home to 5 species, namely

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