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 program 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. 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 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.
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.
Program: January - December 2019
This is a work in progress, updates as confirmed
DATE |
DETAILS |
|
| January Fri 18/Sun 20 |
Field Trip |
Ben Lomond National Park (additional information) |
| February Tuesday 5 |
Meeting |
Guest Speaker - Andy Taylor - Life of Eels |
| February Wednesday 6 |
Field Trip |
Trevallyn Dam to see the workings of the elver ladder with Andy Taylor |
| February Sunday 24 |
Skemp Day |
Insect hunt, bring a net if you have one |
| March Tuesday 5 |
Meeting/ Field Trip |
Tamar Wetlands with Ralph Cooper 6pm. BY0 picnic tea (additional information) |
| March Sunday 31 |
Skemp Day |
Open Day for LFNC Facebook Friends, RSVP by 28 March to openday@lfnc.org.au |
| April Tuesday 2 |
Meeting |
Guest Speakers - David Maynard and Simon Fearn - King Island insect collecting expedition |
| April Saturday 6 |
Fundraiser |
BBQ at Bunnings (additional information) |
| April Sunday 14 |
Lecture |
Launceston Historical Society lecture on Louisa Anne Meredith |
| April Sunday 28 |
Skemp Day |
Macroinvertebrate monitoring |
| April Tuesday 30 |
Workshop |
Where? Where? Wedgie! (additional information) |
| May Tuesday 7 |
Meeting
|
John Skemp Memorial Lecture Guest speaker - Sarah Lloyd - My Life in Slime |
| May Various dates |
Field Trip |
Where! Where! Wedgie? surveys |
| May Sunday 26 |
Skemp Day |
Sarah Lloyd & slime moulds (additional information) |
| June Tuesday 4 |
Fundraiser |
BBQ at Bunnings (additional information) |
| June Tuesday 4 |
Meeting |
Guest speaker - Genevieve Gates - Ecuadorian Days and Nights: A Field Naturalist in the Amazon |
| June Saturday 15 |
Field Trip |
Holwell Gorge (additional information) |
| June Tuesday 25 |
Fundraiser |
BBQ at Bunnings (additional information) |
| June Saturday 29 |
Social Outing |
CHRISTMAS IN WINTER - Poatina Chalet (additional information) |
| June Sunday 30 |
Skemp Day |
Fungi Hunt |
| July Tuesday 2 |
Meeting |
Guest Speaker - Darcie Leong & Toni Furlonge - Tamar River |
| July TBC |
Field Trip |
Location on the Tamar River |
| July Sunday 28 |
Skemps Day |
Tree Maintenance on Skemps Creek (Planet Ark National Tree Day) & collect samples of bryophytes for talk |
| August Tuesday 6 |
Meeting |
Guest Speaker - Pep Turner - Bryophytes |
| August TBC |
Field Trip |
Notley Fern Gorge |
| August Sunday 25 |
Skemps Day |
TBA |
| September Tuesday 3 |
Meeting |
Guest Speaker - Nic Haygarth - H.J. King's Photography |
| September Saturday 14 |
Field Trip |
Campbell Town golflinks & cemetery, Tunbridge Nature Reserve to look for orchids |
| September Sunday 29 |
Skemps Day |
TBA |
| October Sunday 6 |
Meeting |
Annual General Meeting at Skemps commencing 10.30 am |
| October Fri 11/Sun 13 |
Field Trip |
Federation Weekend Get-together - hosted by North Eastern Field Naturalists Club |
| October Sunday 27 |
Skemp Day |
Macroinvertebrate monitoring |
| November Tuesday 5 |
Meeting |
Guest Speaker - Kerry Bridle - Northern Midlands Nature |
| November TBC |
Field Trip |
Northern Midlands property |
| November Sunday 24 |
Skemp Day |
Spring cleaning at the John Skemp Centre |
| December Tuesday 3 |
Meeting |
Members night, the Year That Was and Photographic Competition |
| December Sunday 8 |
Skemp Day |
Christmas get-together |
General and Technical Feedback | Last update 5 June 2019
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