MEETINGS AND FIELD TRIPS
General Meetings we hold at least six meetings a year and these are held on the first Tuesday of the month in Briggs Hall, 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 program see below or contact the Program 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 is in October and has been held at the John Skemp Field Centre at Myrtle Bank for the last couple of years.
Field Trips are held during a 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 program 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.
Skemps 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.
Tuesday Working Bee from 9.30 - 3pm at the John Skemp Forest Reserve a 62 ha property at Myrtle Bank. If you would like to help with ongoing weeding, track maintenance, and other jobs, please contact Noel Manning on 0458 030 767.
Program: January - December 2021
DATE |
DETAILS |
|
| January Tuesday 12 |
Field
Trip |
Annual Tidal Pool Review at East Beach, Low Head |
| January Thursday 14 |
Field Trip |
Wildflower trip to the Central Plateau - leader Jeff Campbell |
| January Friday 15 |
Seminar |
Birdlife Tasmania Northern Wader Seminar, see www.birdlife.org.au - RSVP by Thursday 14 |
| Jan Sun 30 & Feb Wed 3 | Ragwort Raids |
West Tamar area, contact Kay Bailey on 0456 853 445 |
| February Tuesday 2 |
Meeting |
Guest Speaker - Dr Ian Thomas - The Central Plateau: Landscape scale transitions in time and place |
| February Wednesday 3 |
Field Trip |
Central Plateau area with Dr Ian Thomas - meet to depart the Deloraine Train Park at 9.30am. Contact Helen T if any enquiries. |
| February Sunday 28 |
Skemps Day |
Members Day - Insect hunt |
| March Tuesday 2 |
Meeting |
Guest Speaker - Prof Nigel Forteath - Odonata |
| March Saturday 13 |
Field Trip |
Meet at Queechy Lakes at 2pm, looking at water birds and insects. Afternoon tea at Punchbowl Reserve |
| March Saturday 27 |
Skemps Day |
Members Day - Clean up at Skemps |
| April Tuesday 6 |
Meeting |
Speaker - Jeff Campbell - Bibbulmun Track |
| April Sunday 18 |
Field Trip |
Ben Lomond National Park - meet at Carr Villa carpark at 10am, contact Jeff on 0432 470 311 if going |
| April Sunday 25 |
Skemps Day |
Members Day - Water Monitoring |
| April Friday 30 |
Field Trip |
Tasmanian Arboretum at Eugenana |
| May Saturday 1 |
Field Trip |
Cradle Mountain National Park to see the Fagus |
| May Tuesday 4 |
Meeting |
Guest Speaker - Lauren Bird - Getting to know Astacopsis gouldi the giant freshwater crayfish |
| May Sat 29/Sun 30 |
Skemps Day |
Members Day - Fungi Foray and Moths with Genevieve Gates and David Ratkowsky |
| June Tuesday 1 |
Meeting |
Business Meeting @ 7pm, followed by Speaker - Angela Hansen - Bird Research in Tasmania |
| June Sunday 6 |
Tamar NRM/Field Trip |
TamarNRM - Beechford Coastal Walk and Talk with |
| June Saturday 19 |
Field Trip |
Ralphs Falls for fungi, meet at Legerwood Memorial Tree Carvings at 10am |
| June Sunday 27 |
Skemps Day |
Members Day - Birdwatching with Angela Hansen - 9 am start |
| July Tuesday 13 |
Social Evening |
Riverside Hotel - meet at the venue 5.30pm for 6pm |
| July Sunday 18 |
Field Trip |
Liffey Falls for fungi - meet at top carpark at 10am |
| July Saturday 31 |
Skemps Day |
Members Day |
| August Sunday 1 |
Field Trip |
Beachcombing at East Beach, Low Head |
| August Saturday 7 |
Field Trip |
David Waters to instruct in use of GPS and Apps - Trevallyn Reserve - registered participants will be advised of meeting place and time |
| August Saturday 14 |
Field Trip |
Trevallyn Reserve |
| August Saturday 21 |
TPT/Field Trip |
Threatened Plants Tasmania - Eucalypt ID at Max Fry Hall, Trevallyn from 9am to 4pm - Registration essential, contact Magali at magaliwright1@gmail.com |
| August Sunday 22 |
Field Trip |
Native Point Nature Reserve (near Windemere) with BirdLife Tas members, contact Angela Hansen for more details if interested (cancelled due to weather) |
| August Sunday 29 |
Skemps Day |
Members Day |
| September Tuesday 7 |
Meeting |
Business Meeting @ 7pm, followed by guest speaker Steve Broadbent, Galapagos birds - Managing invasive rodent pests to protect native wildlife |
| September Sunday 19 |
Field Trip |
Badger Head for wildflowers, meet at carpark 10am |
| September Saturday 25 |
Skemps Day |
Members Day |
| October Tuesday 5 |
Meeting |
General Meeting - Speaker - Brian O'Byrne - Walking the Abels |
| October Sunday 17 |
Annual General Meeting |
At John Skemp Field Centre |
| October Friday 22 to Sunday 24 |
Field Trip |
Weekend at Mt Cameron Field Study Centre |
| October Sunday 31 |
Field Trip |
Wildflower Field Day to Midlands area. Meet at Campbell Town at 9.30am. Visits to Tunbridge Township Lagoon Nature Reserve, Ross Anglican Cemetery and Campbell Town Golf Course. Contact Brian O'Byrne for further details. |
| November Tuesday 2 |
Meeting |
John Skemp Memorial Lecture - Guest speaker - Todd Dudley - The decade of ecosystems restoration |
| November Fri 5 to Sun 7 |
Field Work |
Property south of Ross, attend 1 or all 3 days, contact kerrybridle22@gmail.com by 15 Oct for more information if interested |
| November Sunday 7 |
Community Volunteering |
"Catch it in the Catchment" with Tamar NRM - Club site at Kings Meadows Rivulet, meet at 9.30am behind Kings Meadows Hotel |
| November Saturday 27 |
Skemps Day |
Members Day |
| December Tuesday 7 |
Meeting |
Members night. Members please bring supper to share |
| December Saturday 11 |
Skemps Day |
Christmas @ Skemps |
| December Saturday 18 |
Field Trip |
Arthurs Lake/ Central Plateau for wildflowers with APST members |
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