*Dear Friends,* * *
*It’s time to sit quietly and listen to the falling leaves……..Grasses have stopped growing……… Greens of yesterday slowly blend in to Gold………Moi, Mahua, Behada, Kala Kuda, Semal, Bengal Kino, Haldu, Murud sengh, are very gently letting go off their leaves………announcing the arrival of Sharad ritu ( autumn ). But the forest floor has different plan all togather…….it chooses the pink & purple color for itself…….flowers of Forest Barleria (Barleria prattensis), Purple Heads (Phyllocephalum scabridum) are blooming……the surprise, is the sporadic flowering of a Karvi. Once again we have found a very secluded winding path which ends on a small hillock, overlooking the Cannery Caves on one side and a valley full of tall trees on the other side. We invite you all to take a Tree Appreciation Walk with us in SGNP, Borivali and discover some very interesting flora of Western Ghats on 28th October, 12.* *The 32nd walk is on Sunday 28th October, 2012 * * Venue: Cannery Cave Trail, Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Borivali* *Time: 7.30* *Duration of walk: 2 hours* *Meeting Point: SGNP’s gate near the ticket window.* * * *Very Important : Please Don’t be late….....the entrance to this trail is well camouflaged in bushes & shrubs, it will be very difficult to locate us once we leave for the Cannery Cave trail.* * * * * *Most Important: Cannery Cave trail is not in restricted area and but still we have to take permission to conduct the walk there. Vehicles will be parked at Cannery Caves which is the last point where main road ends. Our Path is just a furlong away from the parking.* * * *We are trying to arrange for a vehicle to take people to Cannery Caves from the gate......its necessary for us to know the number of people to be taken by jeep, so please register you name with we if you want go by jeep.** * * * * * *Please pay your entrance charges at the gate……..also one has to give Rs.70/- to us which have to be paid to Forest department at NIC……..Rs.50/- to NIC and Rs.20/- for the guard.* * * *And as you all are aware that in forest we have to follow certain Do's & Don'ts........Here are some....* *a) Please wear dull cloths only......preferably dark green, brown, black.* *b) No plastics bags or wrappers.....carry food or snacks in boxes which you carry back home.* *c) carry Odomos or any mosquito repellent* *f) Wear good Walking shoes....the terrain is rocky at some places & uneven* * * *Park gate opens at 7.30 am.* * * *List of the trees which we are planning to show will be forwarded very soon.* * * *Please carry food if some of you would like to stay back and explore the area around. * * * *Few pictures taken some days back on the Cannery Cave Trail can be seen on the mentioned link....* * https://plus.google.com/photos/102100535433279033845/albums/5801944989469791665?authkey=CNixncqG1O64vAE * * * *Cheers,* * * *TAW Team* * * * * --
