Category: Forest And Nature
Connecting People To Nature
From your backyard to your favorite national park, nature is closer than you think. It’s time to get out and enjoy it. ‘Connecting People to Nature’, the theme for World Environment Day 2017, implores us to get outdoors and into nature, to appreciate its beauty and its importance, and to take forward the call to…
Best Picturesque Riding Destinations in and around Chikmagalur
Every biker is familiar with the feeling of freedom, the joy of flying through the freeways and shredding the tarmacs from a great ride. This is perhaps the greatest reason why those of us with a hint of madness love our two wheeled beasts. Now imagine every feeling intensify thanks to some picturesque landscapes that…
Places to Visit in Sakleshpur on Your Weekend Getaway
Sakleshpur ( kannada: ಸಕಲೇಶಪುರ) is a hill station town and headquarters of Sakleshpur Taluk in Hassan district in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is referred to as ‘poor man’s Ooty’. Sakleshpur or Sakleshpura is a hill station town in Hassan District of the South Indian state of Karnataka. It is a beautiful town located…
Leech
Holding Leech on Hand Holding leech on hand to create awareness about leaches. Quite common that urban people will be scared on seeing them and some may run too of anxiety where they will be scared to move on whether it be trekking or walk! To overcome this anxiety a video has been posted. Basically…
Experience Neelakurinji Blooms
The Western Ghats of South India gives a fabulous opportunity to the travelers to experience nature, so see the hill sides covered with a spectacular carpet of purplish blue, when the Neelakurinji flowers bloom once in 12 years. The botanical name of the shrub is Strobilanthes kunthiana, which was once used by the tribal people…
Bisle Ghat Trekking
Bisle is the rain forest of Western Ghats of Karnataka. The reserve forest spreads over 3,135 hectares of lowland evergreen forest, to the east is the Bisle Village. Kempuhole forest reserve adjoins in the North. The sub-tropical climate and heavy rains during the wet season create an environment where several unique plant and animal species…
Jenkal Betta Trekking
Jenkal Betta – Dipadakallu / Diggallu Jenkal Betta is a mountain lying in Sakleshpur of Karnataka. Jenkal Betta is the tallest among the other hills in the same range. The mountain is clearly visible from the Shiradi Ghat road which connects Bangalore and Mangalore. The villagers living nearby Jenkal Betta considers the peak as a holy place and conducts rituals during…
Nature Earth and Think of Preserving Crucial Western Ghats Life
The Western Ghats: A Crucial Biodiversity Hotspot in Need of Preservation The Western Ghats of India, a mountain range that runs parallel to the country’s western coast, is a UNESCO World Heritage site and one of the eight ‘hottest hotspots’ of biological diversity in the world. This region is not only home to an impressive…