Year 2004

Month

Activity

Remarks

January

•  Trip to Gir Forest and Junaghadh

•  Swaminarayan Vidyapith, Valasan

February

•  Adventure Activities.

•  Bird watching camp at Bharatpur national park.

•  Anandalaya School

•  VNC Members

March

•  Bird watching trip to Kanewal

•  VNC Members

April

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May

•  Summer programs, Himalayan camps at Manali and Dalhousie.

•  Mix participants

June

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July

•  Snake Shows.

•  Various Schools

August

•  Jambughoda Forest Camp.

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September

•  Counting of rare tree 'Rukhdo' in Anand district.

•  VNC Volunteers

October

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November

•  Screening of Wildlife films and Bird Watching trips at Bio-Science Department of Sardar Patel University.

•  Wildlife week Celebration

•  In collaboration with

•  Community Science Center SP Univ.

December

•  Drawing competitions on whale shark in schools

•  200 participants of various schools.

•  Rescue and rehabilitation of around 170 snakes,

•  Treatment and release of 10 birds and also snakes

•  During the year.

Year 2005

Month

Activity

Remarks

January

•  Bird watching trips for girl students

•  Swaminarayan Vidyapith, Valasan

February

•  Drawing competition on whale shark

•  Drawing Competition on Vultures

•  Gojo Sharda mandir

•  St.Xaviers, Chavdapura

March

•  Zoo visit for students (110) of Sr.KG 1 st and 2 nd at Baroda

•  1 night outdoor education camp at umeta

•  Taxashila

•  Pinto school

April

•  Introduction talk on Activities at Environment Camp

•  Gnayan yagna vidyalaya, Mogri

May

•  Summer programs, Himalayan camps at Manali and Dalhousie.

•  Mix Participation from age 10 to 25 years.

June

•  Nature Trails for students

•  Save Whale Shark campaign in collaboration with WTI

•  Students from various school.

July

•  Photo Exhibition

•  Tree Plantation

•  Save Whale Shark campaign in collaboration with WTI

•  At fine Arts college.

•  In collaboration with Bhaikaka Foundation.

August

•  Campaign against tree cutting in V.V. Nagar

•  Nature Trails.

•  Save Whale Shark campaign in collaboration with WTI

•  Rampant Tree felling on Independence Day.

September

•  Nature Trail at Pavaghadh

•  Photo Exhibition and Talk on environment

•  Two days Camp at Rampara

•  Save Whale Shark campaign in collaboration with WTI

•  VNC Members(26)

•  Home Sci. School

•  Mix Participation

October

•  Snake Shows

•  Indroda Park trip

•  Diwali vacation program Pachmarhi camp, Gir forest camp, Hingolgadh camp, Mt.Abu camp

•  Visit to Japan at NGO/NPO conference held by GEA's VG Project.

•  Wildlife week Celebration

•  In collaboration with

•  Community Science Center SP Univ.

•  VNC Trustee.

November

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December

•  Rescue and rehabilitation of around 209 snakes,

•  Treatment and release of 7 birds and also several snakes

From Various areas of Anand District.

Year 2006

Month

Activity

Remarks

January

•  Nal sarovar

•  Pariyej

•  Nature Trail

•  Eco Club members of Gnayan Yagna Vidyalaya

February

•  Dolphin rescue from Mahi Sagar River .

•  Nature Trails.

•  Photograph exhibition and talk.

•  Near Anklav.

•  Several Families and VNC members.

•  ADIT college

March

•  Sanke Rescue & rehabilitation training.

•  23 participants

April

•  Raid on Wildlife trader, rescued 2 endangered birds

•  Nature Trails to Wadgam and other similar places in district.

•  VNC Volunteers & Forest Dept.3

•  Several Participants

May

•  Visit to Corbett national Park

•  Summer programs, Himalayan camps at Manali and Dalhousie.

•  VNC Members

•  Mix participants.

June

•  Visit to Surat Nature Club, to discuss further collaboration possibilities

•  Visit to Japan, Tokyo , to attend NGO/NPO meeting and also ECO-Asia 2006 held at Saitama city. VNC presented an Project Proposal

•  VNC Core group

•  VNC Trustee.

July

•  Nature Trails.

•  Two days Environment Education Camp at Hingolgadh

•  Save Vulture campaign

•  Visit of eight member Japanese delegation, to study proposal for Funding possibility.

•  Screening of documentary film on 'Climate Change' , 'Water is Life'

•  VNC members.

•  Anandalaya School 3 rd Standard

•  Swaminarayn Vidyapith & N V Patel Science college.

•  Consisting of three present members of parliament

•  PTC college & Gojo Sharda Mandir Bachelor in Social Work college, Slums at Lotia Bhagol,

August

•  Snake education shows using live snakes of ten different varieties

•  Screening of documentary film on 'Pollution and its effects on children', 'Water for Life' & 'Climate Change'. (Different or multiple topics in different schools and colleges) followed by talk.

•  Swaminarayan Vidyapith Valasan, Angels education centre, Gojo Sharda Mandir, Home Science school, N V Patel Science college, Kanya Shala Mogri, University Ladies Hostel.

•  Home Science College , Anadalaya, Home Science School , Angels education centre, Vrajbhoomi School , University Ladies Hostel.

September

•  Talk on 'ECO-Tourism and Environment'

•  Snake education shows using live snakes of ten different varieties

•  Screening of documentary film on 'Pollution and its effects on children', 'Water for Life', 'Ozone' & 'Climate Change'. (Different or multiple topics in different schools and colleges) followed by talk

•  Nature Trails

•  One day environment education camps at Umetta.

•  Save Vulture campaign

•  C Z Patel college of Tourism

•  Vrajbhoomi School, Veterinary College, Kasturba Kanyashala, Knedriya Vidyalaya, SNV international School, B A Agriculture College, Adarsh Kumarshala Napa.

•  Veterinary College, Department of Statistics SPU, Pintos School, Department of Business Studies SPU, Department of Mathematics SPU, Department of Bio-Science SPU, Central School, SVIT Vasad.

•  Anadalaya 1 st & 2 nd Standarad

•  Veterinary College

October

•  Snake education shows using live snakes of ten different varieties

•  Environment Education camps at Mt.Abu.

•  M U Patel Technical School .

•  Central School , Vrajboomi School , Gnayan Yagna Vdiyalaya, mogri, Sharda mandir Nadiad, Anandalaya school Anand.

November

•  Screening of documentary film on 'Pollution and its effects on children', 'Climate Change'

•  Nature Trails

•  Snake education shows using live snakes of ten different varieties

•  Shri Krishna Medical Hospital and College, Karamsad; Bawis Gam Vidyalaya, vvnagar; T V Patel Higher secondary school; N S Patel Arts College, Anand;

•  Himmat pura Village primary school.

December

•  Screening of documentary film on 'Pollution and its effects on children', 'Pesticide: A slow poison',

•  Snake education shows using live snakes of ten different varieties

•  Nature Trails

•  Gnayan Yagna Vidyalaya, Mogri; V P Science college V V Nagar; Primary school, Rupapura; Farmer community at Sagadpura; Dharam Sinh Technical School, Nadiad;

•  Science Fair at V P Science College, V V Nagar for two days.;

•  @ Wadgam, Pandad, Kanewal etc. places.