Reaching out to schools in Kotagiri and Kil Kotagiri.

During October, we reached out to 4 schools and close to 500 students in Kotagiri and Kil Kotagiri to conduct awareness programs. It wasn’t all about passive observation—we immersed ourselves in interactive games that bridged the gap between theory and practice. These engaging activities provided a hands-on understanding of how to navigate encounters with wildlife […]

Listening to the biosphere with the Good Earth School.

We welcome school students throughout the year to come and learn about the biosphere with us. This is an immersive and hands-on learning program that can be customized according to your objectives. In September, 15 students and 2 staff members from the Good Earth School – Chennai, Visited Kotagiri to learn and get exposure through […]

Beyond classrooms with the Rishi Valley school

We welcome school students throughout the year to come and learn about the biosphere with us. This is an immersive and hands-on learning program that can be customized according to your objectives. In October, 25 students and 4 staff members from the Rishi Valley School, Visited Kotagiri to learn and get exposure through a 3-day […]

Into the Sholur grasslands

On the 10th of September, 13 nature enthusiasts and NNHS members met up to trek through the Sholur landscape. We drove to the last motorable point from Dunsandle estate and started walking. We walked through the streams, grasslands, Shola forest patches and multiple leech territories to reach the magnificent view point of the Moyar gorge. […]

Invasive plant mapping

On the 24th and 25th of March, the NNHS, ATREE, Keystone Foundation, and Clean Coonoor conducted the Invasive plant mapping event. Citizens, Forest department staff, college students, volunteers and scientists were all a part of the event. On the first day we trekked the Kotagiri slopes towards the Rangaswamy pillar and the second day we […]

World Wetlands Day – 2022

Nearly 90% of the world’s wetlands have been degraded since the 1700s, and we are losing wetlands three times faster than forests. Yet wetlands are critical ecosystems that contribute to Biodiversity, Climate mitigation and adaptation, Freshwater availability world economies, and more. It is urgent that we raise National and global awareness about wetlands in order […]

Banagudi Trail

NNHS ran a trail to Banagudi with a small group of NNHS members on the 29th of January 2022. The day started on a gloomy note with mist and drizzle but picked up as the sun rose up in the sky. The first visitors to greet were the giant squirrels as they clambered up the […]

Herping Trail – Longwood Shola RF

A herping trail was organized at the Longwood Shola reserve forest guided by Mr. Gnaneswar, Project Coordinator – Madras Crocodile Bank Trust. We had a lively group of nine participants that included both young and adults interested in spotting some frogs. As we walked down the trail we spotted Day Geckos, Pink Thighed Frogs and […]

Snakes of the Nilgiris & Snakebite mitigation with Gnaneswar C.H.

A conversation with Mr. Gnaneswar, Project Coordinator, Madras Crocodile Bank on the various snakes of the Nilgiris and snakebite mitigation. The seminar was conducted in the Keystone Foundation campus on the 5th of January 2022. Mr. Gnaneswar elaborated on how easy it is to misidentify some species of snakes and how snakebite mitigation is a […]

Nature trail – Kaircombai

What lives under the water, hidden below the rocks and high up in the sky? A few curious students from Kaircombai Government School and our volunteer Mr. Ryan Satish went on an expedition to explore the biodiversity around the school campus.