 The
Centre for Extra-Mural Studies, University of Mumbai has been
organising 'Monsoon Nature Trails' for past ten years. The
trails are arranged at reserved part of Sanjay Gandhi Borivali
National Park on every Monsoon Sunday. It is a rich experience
to observe the plants and other life in Monsoon, the season
in which mother earth is covered in unlimited shades of green.
 Various
fungi, creepers, climbers, bulbs sprouting after a long
sleep, some grasses, can only be observed in monsoon. Multicolored
butterflies, moths, spiders, amphids, flies, bugs and beetels
add to the glory of the green. Each one of these have an
identity, - a personality. It is a joy to learn about them
from experts.
The Extra-Mural Nature trails have six experts for a batch
of 60 participants. Two experts from each disciline, - botany
and zoology and ayurveda. An extensive list of flora and
fauna observable on the trail, with their latin, local and
Sanskrit names is also given to the participants. In last
ten years more than 2,000 people have participants in these
trails. You too are welcome for this trail of joy.
The trail proves to be very helpful to people in general
and students of Botany, Biotechnology and Ayurveda in particular.
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