MEETINGS AND FIELD TRIPS
General Meetings are held on the first Tuesday in each month (except January) at the Senior Campus of Scotch Oakburn College, Penquite Road, Newstead, beginning at 7.30 pm. Visitors are most welcome. For more information on our programme contact the Programme Co-ordinator.
John Skemp Memorial Lecture is held as a tribute to John Skemp in May near the anniversary of his death. The lecture is given by an invited speaker an expert in their field of natural history.
Annual General Meeting. Members meet at a local restaurant for this meeting in October and other social evenings held throughout the year.
Field Trips are held during the weekend following the General Meeting. Members
and friends meet at the Inveresk carpark (near Museum entrance) for a 9.00 am departure, unless otherwise specified.
Please note programme is subject to alteration at short notice. Notification of changes to field trips will be advised at the General Meeting prior to the event. Please contact a club member to confirm details if you are unable to attend that meeting.
Skemp Days Members meet at the property from 10.00 am onwards for a social day where we take leisurely walks on the nature trails and participate in other activities. Visitors are welcome and should contact a club member for directions to the property.
Programme: January 2018 - December 2018
DATE |
DETAILS |
|
| January Friday 19 to Sunday 21 |
Field Trip |
Ben Lomond National Park (additional information) |
| February Tuesday 6 |
Meeting |
Guest Speakers - Helen & Mick Statham - '10 days at Spitzbergen' |
| February Sunday 11 |
Field Trip |
Big Blue Marine Community Expo from 10 am to 4 pm at the Albert Hall, Launceston |
| February Saturday 24 |
Skemp Day |
Bug hunt |
| March Tuesday 6 |
Meeting |
Guest Speaker - Rees Campbell - 'Eat wild, grow at home' |
| March Sat 17-Sun 18 |
Field Trip |
Tour of Murnong Wild Food Garden in Wynyard on Saturday at 1.30 pm and we will visit other nearby places of interest |
| March Sunday 25 |
Skemp Day |
Tree monitoring |
| April Tuesday 3 |
Meeting |
Members night |
| April Saturday 21 |
Field Trip |
Lake Mackenzie with Deb Hunter, meet at 9 am in Mole Creek (additional information) |
| April Saturday 28 |
Skemp Day |
Macroinvertebrate monitoring |
| May Tuesday 1 |
Meeting
|
John Skemp Memorial Lecture Guest speaker - Clare Hawkins, 'Tracking nature together: citizen science for Tasmania's threatened species' |
| May Sunday 13 |
Field Trip |
Tasmanian Arboretum, 46 Old Tramway Road, Eugenana, meet at QVMAG for 9.30 am departure or meet at the Arboretum carpark at 10.30 am. Afternoon tea at the Arboretum Kiosk |
| May Monday 21 |
Field Trip |
East Beach at Low Head for rockpooling and beachcombing. Meet in the carpark at East Beach at 9.30 am (additional information) |
| May Sunday 27 |
Skemp Day |
Fungi hunt & participate in the Where? Where? Wedgie! survey |
| June Tuesday 5 |
Meeting |
Guest Speaker - David Maynard - 'Tasmania's forgotten Emu' |
| June Saturday 16 |
Field Trip |
Attend the Tamar Discovery activities at Seahorse World from 10 am - 2 pm |
| June Saturday 23 |
Skemp Day |
Fungi Hunt |
| July Sunday 1 |
Field Trip |
Goblin Forest at Blue Tier - meet at Inveresk carpark for 8.30 am departure |
| July Tuesday 3 |
Meeting |
Guest Speaker - Katherine Pugh - 'The Human Impact on Kanamaluka / Tamar Estuary' |
| July Sunday 8 |
Social Lunch |
'Christmas in Winter' lunch at View Cafe Poatina booking for 12.30 pm, with a walk in the morning on the plateau (additional information) |
| July Wednesday 18 |
Field Day |
Fern foray at Skemps with Australian Plant Society members (additional information) |
| July Sunday 29 |
Skemps Day |
Tree Maintenance on Skemps Creek (National Tree Day) |
| August Tuesday 7 |
Social Evening |
Golden Brumby, Margaret Street, Launceston, (additional information) - please note no General Meeting this month |
| August Saturday 11 |
Field Trip |
Explore the roadside vegetation of the Lake Leake Highway on way to the Lost Falls |
| August Saturday 18 |
Skemps Day |
Continue with tree maintenance and social day |
| September Tuesday 4 |
Meeting |
Guest Speaker - Phillip Brumby - 'First Aid when out in the Natural Environment' |
| September Sunday 16 |
Field Trip |
Big Waterhouse Lake and Blizzards Landing |
| September Saturday 22 |
AGM |
Annual General Meeting to be held at Skemps at 11 am (additional information) |
| September 28 Saturday - October 8 Monday |
Meeting |
Australian Naturalists' Network 2018 Get-together, hosted by the South East Australian Naturalists' Association in western Victoria |
| October Saturday 13 - Sunday 14 |
Field Trip |
East Coast Weekend with APS Northern Group members (additional information) |
| October Sunday 21 |
Skemp Day |
Macroinvertebrate monitoring |
| October Saturday 27 |
Field Trip |
3 reserves crawl (Punchbowl, Carr Villa and Cheltenham) |
| November Tuesday 6 |
Meeting |
Guest Speaker - Cayne Layton - 'Underwater Forests on our Great Southern Reef' |
| November Sunday 18 |
Field Trip |
Water meandering |
| November Sat 24/ Sun 25 |
Skemp Day |
Spring cleaning at the John Skemp Centre |
| December Sunday 2 |
Skemp Day |
Christmas get-together |
| December Tuesday 4 |
Meeting |
Members night, the Year That Was and Photographic Competition |
General and Technical Feedback | Last update 5 August 2018
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