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 VAN MAHOTSAV CELEBRATION (1 July 2021): On the eve of this auspicious day we announced our Invasive Plant Removal Programme of Non-resident Plants (NRP). 

American Mint or Pig Nut (Hyptis suaveolens) is an annual herb that grows in disturbed habitats. It is a prolific seed producer which grows into dense thickets in a short period. Thanks to its capability to stick to fur and cloth it disperses to undisturbed areas, where it can remain dormant for extended periods until vegetation is cleared. It has the ability to shade out and displace native vegetation, especially in grazed or disturbed areas.

 We are finally started our very first plantation drive at Achari Kunta Lake, Hyderabad. It was also a launch of 10-day Harita Haram (annual plantation drive) of Municipal Corporation. The event included Plantation by Government officials inside the lake. The commissioner, Mayor, MLA and Corporator also joined this event.  

 On the occasion of NMW 2021, Our Moth Lady, Ecopreneur Shubha / Dr. V. Shubhalaxmi Vaylure shed some light on the Life History of Moths, which go unknowingly unnoticed very often. She spoke about the difference between moths and butterflies and how coevolved these citters are e.g. Moths and their host-plants and the tiny intricacies that lies within their lifecycle. The highlight of this talk was how to identify moth caterpillars and rear them by documenting in the data sheet and photographs.    

  Tree tagging activity 

 we successfully conducted a tree tagging event on a sunny sunday morning. The volunteers turned out to be in great numbers and worked with zeal. A total of 16 volunteers joined us on Friendship day! Volunteers indeed have an amazing contribution/influence on our organization's mission.  We tagged 460+ trees in less than two hours 

Plantation Review atTaloja Hill Forest: After our successful plantation of 5000 saplings in last two years, we carried out Plantation review(Counting the number of individual saplings/ trees & classifying them by species) in order to digitize and inventorize them. 

Plantation review helps in monitoring the plant mortality rates. Our team members Suhas Gosavi and Ved More. Overall 5% mortality was recorded.

  Sketch the Lake: A painting competition was organised on the banks of Achari Kunta Lake on the occasion of Independence Day. Over 60 students participated in the event which was conducted on 14-15 August. This was organised by our local partner Prahari Trust and our newly appointed Lake Warden Shri Ram Krishna Kumar. Participants received their certificates.  

  On the occasion of 'Clean up the world weekend' held on the 3rd weekend of September every year. We Conducted a Deweeding Activity at Achari Kunta Lake, Hyderabad on Sunday morning. This activity was led by Mr. Raghu (Prahari trust) with the help of  Mr. Ram(Caretaker). A total of 14 enthusiastic volunteers joined us for the event which helped us to remove obnoxious weeds growing around the lake area. It is a crucial Lake management intervention to encourage native species growth. Also, it helps for the beautification of the lake. 

 we celebrated Wildlife week at Ambivli Biodiversity Park by organizing a volunteering event. 

This activity was led by Mr. Santosh Nishad  and Ambivli caretakers team .A group of 14 volunteers joined us, which included @dcb_bank  employees and community volunteers. They helped in in planting 100 plus saplings in the thematic zones of the Biodiversity park..  

 we celebrated World Food Day (October 16th) at our SGNP restoration site. A group of 5 enthusiastic volunteers joined us for the Tree guard making, Deweeding, Seed dibbling and Mulching activity. The Volunteers worked efficiently and, They made 7 tree guards which will provide protection to our plants, sowed 150+ fever nut seeds and added mulch to our existing saplings in a span of two hours. 

On 10th December 2021, we conducted an event for KPMG Indiacorporate employees. A total of 40 volunteers attended the event. Dr. V Shubhalaxmi (Moth Lady of India) delivered her talk on basics Nature Club, volunteers were trained for starting a Recycling programme at schools. She emphasized on diverse topics like environmental pollution, sustainability, waste audit, composting  recycling, and how our little efforts can have a tremendous positive impact on the planet earth. The volunteers were delighted and the talk bought a change in their perception about nature and environment!

Also, Our team members Nishtha and Ved demonstrated on How to make a grow bag from recycled plastic bags to the volunteers