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 2017 - December 2017
DATE |
DETAILS |
|
| January 2017 Thursday 12 |
Field Trip |
Saltmarsh wetland monitoring at Bakers Beach, meet at Ranger's station at Narawntapu at 10.45am. (additional information) |
| January Wednesday 25 to Friday 27 |
Field Trip |
Crowded leek orchid monitoring at Surrey Hills with Phil Collier (additional information) |
| February Friday 3 to Sunday 5 |
Field Trip |
Ben Lomond National Park (additional information) |
| February Tuesday 7 |
Meeting |
Guest Speaker - Dr Nigel Forteath - Birds here and there (additional information) |
| February Saturday 18 |
Field Trip |
Hollybank Pond for bird watching (additional information) |
| February Saturday 25 |
Skemp Day |
Insect hunt |
| March Tuesday 7 |
Meeting |
Guest Speakers - Helen and Mick Statham - Nature of the Melaleuca area and the Deny King Heritage Museum |
| March Sunday 19 |
Field Trip |
Steppes area |
| March Saturday 25 |
Skemp Day |
Social day, walks and foxglove removal |
| March Monday 27 |
Social Evening |
Golden Brumby, Margaret Street, Launceston |
| April Tuesday 4 |
Meeting |
Guest Speaker - Simon Fearn -Will the real Christmas beetle please standup: what is a Christmas beetle and why big mandibles matter |
| April Friday 14 to Sunday 16 |
Field Trip |
Federation get-together hosted by Tasmanian Field Naturalists Club to be held at Ben Lomond (additional information) |
| April Sunday 30 |
Skemp Day |
Watermonitoring |
| May Tuesday 2 |
Meeting
|
John Skemp Memorial Lecture Guest speaker - Dr Eric Woehler - Resident shorebirds |
| May Sunday 7 |
Field Trip |
Cluan Tier fungi and ferns (additional information) |
| May Saturday 20 |
Skemp Day |
Fungi and snails |
| June Tuesday 6 |
Meeting |
Guest Speaker - John Harris - Wombats |
| June Saturday 17 |
Field Trip |
With John Harris to look at wombats in the West Tamar area (additional information) |
| June Sunday 25 |
Skemp Day |
Social Day |
| July Tuesday 4 |
Meeting |
Members night |
| July Tuesday 11 |
Outing |
QVMAG Inveresk to look at natural history collections, 10 am to 12 noon, followed by lunch at the Railway Cafe |
| July Saturday 22 |
Skemp Day |
Tree maintenance on Skemp Creek |
| August Tuesday 1 |
Meeting |
Guest Speaker - James Pay - Wedge-tailed Eagle monitoring |
| August Sat 19-Sun 20 |
Field Trip |
Mt Pleasant Radio Telescope Observatory and Chauncy Vale Wildlife Sanctuary |
| August Sunday 27 |
Skemp Day |
Tree maintenance on Skemp Creek |
| September Tuesday 5 |
Meeting |
Guest Speaker - Tanya Bailey - Tree decline, climate change and implications for revegetation |
| September Sunday 10 |
Field Trip |
Connorville with Tanya Bailey to review the eucalypt plantation growth since our last visit in April 2015 (additional information) |
| September Saturday 23 |
Skemp Day |
Tree planting along Skemps Road |
| October Tuesday 3 |
Meeting |
Annual General Dinner Meeting - Plough Inn, Brisbane Street, Launceston, 6 for 6.30 start (additional information) |
| October Sat 14-Sun 15 |
Field Trip |
Winifred Curtis Reserve to explore the reserve and take photos of plants for new book edition (additional information) |
| October Sunday 29 |
Skemp Day |
Macroinvertebrate monitoring & tree decline monitoring |
| November Sat 4 - Mon 6 |
Field Trip |
Weekend at Maria Island (additional information) |
| November Sunday 5 |
Field Trip |
Birds, Water and a little Geology around Launceston, with CNFNC members (additional information) |
| November Tuesday 7 |
Meeting |
Guest Speaker - Debbie Hunter |
| November TBC |
Field Trip |
Vegetation recovery in the Devils Gullet area following the devastating bushfires of 2016 |
| December Tuesday 5 |
Meeting |
Members night, Year That Was and Photographic Competition |
| December Saturday 9 |
Skemp Day |
Christmas at Skemps |
General and Technical Feedback | Last update 15 September 2017
Copyright © Launceston Field Naturalists Club | Website design by Karen Manning