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PENCINTA ALAM JUNE 2015 GREEN LIVING SIG ACTIVITY REPORT EARTH DAY CLEANUP PROGRAMME AT THE AMPANG RECREATIONAL FOREST By Wong Ee Lynn The Green Living SIG subcommittee coordinated a cleanup programme at the Ampang Recreational Forest on 25 April 2015 in conjunction with Earth Day to encourage urban dwellers and nature enthusiasts to be stewards of green spaces. The Earth Day weekend was the perfect opportunity to get members of the community involved in cleaning up a popular recreational forest without leaving town. Leave No Trace Malaysia, a local chapter of an international initiative to leave environmentally-sensitive sites litter-free, collaborated with us and made a generous offer to sponsor prizes for a contest we would be organising on that day.   Based on our past experiences coordinating and participating in cleanup campaigns, we made the following preparations for the Ampang Recreational Forest Cleanup: 1. Contacted the local authorities (MPAJ) and th...

ECO KIDS COLUMN PENCINTA ALAM JUNE 2015 STRAWBERRY AND PINEAPPLE-INSPIRED POTS By Wong Ee Lynn Here is an arts & crafts project that would give your plant pots a makeover, as well as use up the acrylic paints from your Paint-Your-Own Mug/Photo Frame/Fridge Magnet/Piggy Bank kits before the said paints dry up. MATERIALS NEEDED: 1. Leftover acrylic paints from your arts &crafts DIY kits. 2. Small plant pots (Please wash and dry them thoroughly if they had previously held soil and plants) 3. A paintbrush. 4. Painters' tape, cheap washi tape or any kind of adhesive tape that is not too sticky.  5. A cotton bud. 6. Pebbles and potting soil. 7. Any small plant with spiky or pointed edges. Succulents, aloe vera plants and spider plants would work very well for this project. INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Line your work surface with newspaper. 2. Paint the pots white as an undercoat or primer. This is especially important if the pot is dark-coloured. Do not wet or dilute the acrylic paint. Just ...