New Event Announcement: 5th Edition of the BNHS Naturalist Training and Leadership Workshop
CEC Mumbai
The Conservation Education Center (CEC) of the BNHS announces the fifth edition of the BNHS Naturalist Training and Leadership Training program.
This is an unique opportunity for naturalists and nature enthusiasts to get acquainted with the different aspects of the Outdoors and the Wilderness. We hereby call upon the young minds to participate in the ‘Naturalist Training Workshop’ and get acquainted in the fields of natural history studies, field biology, geology, heritage etc.
Spanning over two weekends through two over-night sessions, this workshop is bringing to you some of the well known names of natural history, conservation biology etc. to help you understand, imbibe and thereby better represent the cause of ‘Conservation’ to a much wider audience. The workshop will be a mix of field and classroom sessions and will be led by respected personalities from the various fields.
Dates:
1st session: 06th — 07th December 2025.
2nd session: 03rd — 04th January 2026
Workshop Fee:
For non-members — INR 6,800
for BNHS members — INR 6,200
(inclusive of accommodation, resource people, reading material)
PLEASE NOTE: For Food Arrangements and Internal Travel, participants are required to pay another
Rs. 2,200 separately at CEC itself.
Itinerary
Session 1: 06th - 07th December 2025 (Saturday – Sunday)
11.00 AM -- Report at ‘The CEC’ Behind Filmcity, Goregaon East’
11.15 AM -- Ice-breakers, Introduction Story Telling — Shardul Bajikar
01.45 PM -- Lunch
02.30 PM -- Geology as the Foundation of Ecology – Dr. Sunayana Sarkar
04.30 PM -- Tea Break
05.00 PM -- Nature Walk and Setting Up Camera Traps
05.15 PM -- Setting Up Insect Stations
07.30 PM -- Insects & Other Invertebrates – Meehir Pawar & Gaurang Tawde
09.00 PM -- Dinner
09.45 PM -- A Night Walk around CEC Campus
11.45 PM -- Lights Off
05.30 AM -- Wake Up Call (Sunday Morning)
06.30 AM -- Nature Trail @Upper Kanheri Trail - Dr. Anish Andheria
08.45 AM -- Stories in Stones - A Heritage Walk - Dr. Suraj Pandit
12.30 noon -- Return Journey Back to CEC
01.15 PM -- Lunch
02.15 PM -- Nature Conservation - Conundrum - Dr. Anish Andheria
03.45 PM -- Tea Break
04.00 PM -- Summary of Part 1 and Disperse
Session 2: 03rd – 04th January 2026 (Saturday – Sunday)
11.00 AM — Assemble at CEC.
12.00 noon — Recap of the previous session
12.30 Noon — Wondrous World of Plants – Shardul Bajikar
02.15 PM — Lunch
03.00 PM — Walking With the Plants – Shardul Bajikar
Tea/Coffee Break
05.30 PM — Retrieve The Camera Traps and Process the images
08.00 PM — Introduction to Reptiles and Amphibians — Saurabh Sawant
09.30 PM — Dinner
10.00 PM — A Night Walk with Saurabh Sawant
11.30 PM — Lights Off.
06.30 AM –- Birdwatching Session. (on field) — Saurabh Sawant
09.00 AM — Breakfast
09.30 AM — Birds and Bird Behaviour -- Saurabh Sawant
12.30 Noon — Lunch
01.15 PM — Life Cycle of a Wildlife Biologist -- Sarang Mishrikotkar
03.00 PM — Leave for Bandstand
04.00 PM -- Life In Between the Tides -- Pradip Patade
06.00 PM -- Feedback, Certificate Distribution and Disperse
Important Instructions:
- Accommodation will be at the CEC. Separate dormitory style accommodations for gents and ladies, with bedding. Separate wash room facilities for both gents and ladies.
- This is a learning oriented workshop. Be ready for some long sessions and schedules.
- Clean, Hygienic vegetarian and ample food along with tea and coffee will be provided in the workshop.
- As mentioned above, the participants will have to pay INR 2,200 per head separately for their food and internal travel arrangements.
- Carry your personal necessities like medicines, insect repellents, toiletries with you.
- Advisable to carry your extra set of dry clothes and stockings.
Link to Register: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd57DDoWvEAhACiNxBqqBBT1oFaqxrTymt-ckP6rs8rjdPInA/viewform?usp=header
Contact: Shardul Bajikar (9821120494); s.ba...@bnhs.org
