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.
DATE |
|
DETAILS |
January Sat 22 to Sat 29 |
Community Volunteering |
Ragwort Raids at 4 sites, East Tamar (22nd), West Tamar (23rd), Blessington (25th) & Nunamara (29th) areas, contact Kay Bailey on
0456 853 445 if you can assist. |
January
Sunday 30
|
Field
Trip |
East Beach at Low Head for rockpools |
February
Tuesday 1
|
General Meeting |
Speaker Helen Tait - Seashore Life |
February
Sunday 27 |
Skemps Day |
Members Day - Insect hunt |
March
Tuesday 1 |
General Meeting |
Guest Speaker Sam Jack - The future of local saltmarsh monitoring with NRM |
March
Sat 12 |
Field Trip |
Don Heads coastal walk and rockpools - meet 10am at Don River Railway picnic area at Don. |
March
Saturday 26
|
Skemps Day |
Members Day - Plant maintenance along Skemps Creek |
April
Tuesday 5 |
General Meeting |
Guest Speaker Justin and Jo Widdowson - Caretaking at Deal Island |
April
Saturday 9 |
Field Trip |
East Tamar - birds, beetles and plants of our Tamar woodlands - meet 10am at Mt Direction picnic spot just off the East Tamar Highway more information |
May
Sunday 1 |
Skemps Day |
Members Day - Macroinvertebrate Watermonitoring (Please note change of date) |
May
Tuesday 3 |
General Meeting |
John Skemp Memorial Lecture - Guest Speaker Andrew Darby - The long distance journey of migratory shorebirds more information
|
May
Wednesday 18
|
Field Trip |
Narawntapu Beach and Bird Walk (cancelled due to weather) |
May
Saturday 28 |
Skemps Day |
Members Day - Fungi hunt |
June
Tuesday 7 |
General Meeting |
Club night - Fern workshop/practice session on use of Fernflips. Introduction by Roy Skabo |
June
Saturday 11 |
Field Trip |
Fern foray along Briseis Water Race with
Dr. Lee Bowkett more information. Members of the Australian Plant Society with be joining us. |
June
Saturday 25 |
Skemps Day |
Members Day - Fern foray |
July
Tuesday 5 |
General Meeting |
Not held this month |
July
Saturday 9 |
Field Trip |
Explore Kate Reed Reserve - meet 10am at the top carpark behind velodrome - please confirm attendance with Helen Tait |
July
Thursday 14 |
Social lunch |
Alpenrose Lakeside Bistro, Grindelwald, 12noon - please confirm attendance with Christine Geeves |
July Thu 28
- Sat 30 |
Community Volunteering |
Big Tree Plant with Tamar NRM at the Launceston Waste Centre revegetation site, for more information and to register or contact Trish Haeusler on 0402 503 324 |
July
Sunday 31 |
Skemps Day |
National Tree Day - Tree maintenance on Skemps Creek |
August
Tuesday 2 |
Social evening |
Riverside Hotel 6 for 6.30pm - please confirm attendance with Tom Treloggen |
August
Saturday 6 |
Field Trip |
Brushy Rivulet Reserve, Birralee Road, Westbury - meet 10am at the Westbury Hotel - please confirm attendance with Helen Tait |
August
Wednesday 17 |
Field Trip |
Casual walk in Kate Reed Reserve to the wetland for birdwatching - please confirm attendance with Helen Tait and receive further details |
August
Saturday 27 |
Skemps Day |
General maintenance on the property |
September
Tuesday 6 |
General Meeting |
Threatened Species, Eastern Barred Bandicoots - guest speakers Bridgette Barnden and Joanna Lyell, PhD students from UTas will talk about their research. |
September
Saturday 10 |
Field Trip |
Narawntapu wetlands and beach walk - meet 10am at Rangers Station, dont forget your parks pass |
September
Sunday 25 |
Skemps Day |
Members Day |
October
Tuesday 4 |
General Meeting |
Club night - "Let's talk about our favourite native orchids" - presentations by Jeff
Campbell, Noel Manning, Kim Nielsen-Creeley, Louise Skabo & Karen Manning |
October
Saturday 8 |
Field Trip |
Powranna Reserve for wildflowers and native orchids |
October
Sunday 16 |
Annual
General Meeting |
Due to flooding at Targa and surrounding areas, the AGM has been postponed to Tuesday 1 November and will be held at Scotch Oakburn College |
October
Saturday 29 |
Skemps Day |
Members Day - Macroinvertebrate monitoring on Skemps Creek |
October Sunday 30 |
Community Volunteering |
"Catch it in the Catchment" with Tamar NRM - Club site at Kings Meadows Rivulet, meet at 10am behind Kings Meadows Hotel |
November Tuesday 1 |
Annual & General Meeting |
Annual General Meeting and guest speaker Professor Nigel Forteath, meeting at Scotch Oakburn College to commence at the earlier time of 7pm, door open at 6.45pm |
November
Fri 11 to
Sun 13 |
Weekend
Field Trip |
Based at Snug - Catch up with fellow field naturalists in the south, visit Snug Falls, Peter Murrell Reserve and other reserves in the area |
December
Sunday 4 |
Skemps Day |
Spring Clean at the John Skemp Field Centre |
December
Tuesday 6 |
General Meeting |
Members night - The Year That Was. Members please bring a plate of supper to share |
December
Saturday 10 |
Skemps Day |
Christmas Get-together at the John Skemp Field Centre, please bring a plate of food to share for afternoon tea |
December
Wednesday 14 |
Field trip |
Casual walk in Trevallyn Reserve for wildflowers - please confirm attendance with Karen Manning to receive further details |