Outreach Sessions- Brindavan Public School, Coonoor
28th April 2016: The best way to teach kids about Nature and Ecology is not by lecturing them in the classroom, but by engaging with them through films and activities. At Brindavan school, almost 150 students of classes 4th and 5th participated in the viewing of two short documentary films about Nilgiris and its […]
Conservation Education at PILLUR (NELLITHURAI-SUNDAMPATTI R.F)
The Irula tribes have always been an integral part of the forests of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, but the recent ‘development’ and changes in lifestyle are affecting the way they interact with the forest. Several hamlets, each of approximately 9-10 families, dot the roads within the reserve forest. These houses are similar to the village […]
Omcar Foundation visits Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve
Omcar Foundation, a marine conservation non profit organisation (www.omcar.org), visited Keystone foundation. NNHS educator, Prudhvi Gali facilitated their tour of Keystone premises and the different groups that work there. A visit to the Keystone centre in Banglapadigai, Aracode gave these visitors from a coastal ecosystem a short introduction to the Nilgiri biosphere and its people. […]
Village Elder Program, Anaikatty
To facilitate the transfer of traditional knowledge between the older and younger generations, a session on ethnobotany was conducted along with AK Bhojan, a village elder from Anaikatty. The session involved a walk with the children from the village along with the village elder who would help identify different species of native herbs, shrubs, grasses […]
Sacred Elaeocarpus of the Nilgiris- Ecology, Culture and Conservation
PROJECTS: Sacred Elaeocarpus of the Nilgiris-Ecology, Culture and Conservation: This project funded by INTACH Delhi, is a survey on the status of the Elaeocarpus serratus (“Bikke” in Badaga dialect or commonly known as the Malabar/Nilgiri Mock Olive tree) and Elaeocarpus tuberculatus (Nilgiri Rudraksha tree) which are sacred to the different communities in the Nilgiris. These […]
Not Just Another Day at School!
On Saturday, 15 students of VSVMS, Vishwashanti, and CSI schools of Kotagiri met up with Shiny Rahel at Happy Valley, the site of a habitat restoration project in Kotagiri town that Keystone has been working on since 2006. The activity was organized by the Nilgiri Natural History Society and consisted of an interactive session discussing […]
Conservation in the mountains of Uttarakhand: A Balancing Act, Dr.A.J.T Johnsingh
Conservation in the mountains of Uttarakhand: A Balancing Act Please click on the link below, to read Mr. A.J.T. Johnsingh’s accounts from Gangotri National Park, Uttarakhand. Conservation in the mountains of Uttarakhand: A Balancing Act
Bringing back the ‘Orange-finned mahseer’, Dr. A.J.T.Johnsigh
The orange-finned mahseer is an iconic sport fish that is reported to be endemic to the Cauvery basin and which has broken thousands of fishing lines, hundreds of rods and reels and dragged numerous anglers into the water. It is also known as the hump-back mahseer, as the adults develop a dorsal hump. In addition […]
Outreach and Awareness programmes- Series 1
A series of outreach programmes and education activities has been initiated by Keystone Foundation and NNHS in the Hasanur , Punajanur and Sigur regions. The most recent camp was conducted for school students at the Keystone Resource Centre in Punanjanur. A wide array of activities were planned and implemented. The children gained an insight into […]
Tamil Birders Meet, 2015
NNHS participated at the Tamil Birders meet which took place at the Tamil Nadu Agriculture University, Coimbatore. The agenda behind the meeting was to highlight the need to collaborate for better monitoring and understanding of birds from across the state. Another aspect which was highlighted was to increase communication between birders across the state. Independent […]
