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, 85 Penquite Road, Newstead, beginning at 7.30pm. Visitors are most welcome. For more information on our program see below or contact the Program Co-ordinator.
Committee Meetings are held two weeks prior to the General Meeting. If there is anything that you would like considered, please contact a committee member.
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 is held at either Scotch Oakburn College or the John Skemp Field Centre at Myrtle Bank.
Field Trips are usually held during a weekend following the General Meeting. Until further notice, members should make their own travel arrangements to participate in club outings, contact the Program Co-ordinator, if you require further details.
Monthly Short Walks are of easy grade and generally held on the Thursday following the General Meeting as per the Program. Meet in the carpark at the walk location at 10am.
Skemps Days meet at the property from 10.00am 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.
Please note that the program is subject to alteration at short notice. This webpage will be updated as changes occur, notification will be sent by email and details given at the general meeting. Please contact the Program Co-ordinator if you have any questions about the details provided and to confirm/notify of attendance.
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 2024
DATE |
DETAILS |
|
| January Sunday 21 |
Field
Trip |
Survey of Inter-tidal Zone at Low Head. Meet at the viewing platform at 2pm to walk out with the tide on East Beach. |
| January Saturday 27 | Community Volunteering |
Ragwort Raid, meet at Nunamara Memorial Hall at 9am. (Tamar NRM event) |
| January Saturday 27 | Skemps Day |
Meet at the property from 1.30pm to look for Dragonflies & Damselflies with Nigel Forteath (cancelled due to the weather) |
| February Saturday 3 |
Field Trip |
Dragonflies & Damselflies at Four Springs with Professor Forteath, meet in the car park at 10.30am |
| February Tuesday 6 |
General Meeting |
Future Planning for the Club |
| February Thursday 8 |
Monthly Short Walk |
Dragonflies and birds. Meet at 10am in the carpark under Perth Bridge for a river walk |
| February Sunday 25 |
Skemps Day |
Walk and talk - Insect hunt. Gate open at 10am. |
| March Sunday 3 |
Community Volunteering |
Clean-up Australia Day event on Newnham Creek with members of Litter Free Launnie, from 3.30-5.30pm. Contact Karen Manning for further details. |
| March Tuesday 5 |
General Meeting |
Member Speakers - Dave Allan and Katie Fuller, Travels Around the Sun - looking at the Earth's orbit, declination angle and the Equation of Time, and how these relate to navigation |
| March Thursday 7 |
Monthly Short Walk |
Birds in the Gorge - Trevallyn carpark |
| March Sunday 24 |
Skemps Day |
Federation Corridor removal of remaining fence & plant guards |
| March Friday 29 to April Monday 1 |
Field Trip |
Invitation to members from TFNC to join them on one or more of their day exursions at the Mt Cameron Field Study Centre, see email forwarded 20 March |
| April Tuesday 2 |
General Meeting |
Guest Speaker - Simon Fearn an Entomologist from QVMAG speaking on Christmas Beetles Supper - Andrew Smith |
| April Thursday 4 |
Monthly Short Walk |
Duck Reach Power Station (cancelled due to unavailability of the usual enthusiastic members) |
| April Fri 12 & Sat 13 | Overnight Field Trip |
An opportunity to see a project monitoring the environmental health of Mt Roland and a visit to Erriba to discuss land under private conservation covenant |
| April Friday 19 |
Committee Meeting |
Time and location to be confirmed |
| May Saturday 4 |
Skemps Day |
Macroinvertebrate monitoring on Skemps Creek |
| May Sunday 5 |
Community Event |
Weindorfer Day 2024 - further event details |
| May Tuesday 7 |
General Meeting |
John Skemp Memorial Lecture Member Speaker - Geoff Shannon from Birdlife Tasmania - "From observation to conservation"- How we use our hobby to protect the things we love without spoiling our time with nature Supper - Kirstin Seaver & Helen Tait |
| May
Wednesday 8 |
Committee Meeting |
Time and location to be confirmed |
| May
Thursday 9 |
Event |
Book Launch at Fullers Bookshop in Hobart from 5.30 to 7pm for Professor Forteath - further event details |
| May
Thursday 16 |
Event |
Book Launch at Petrarch's Bookshop in Launceston from 6 to 7.30pm for |
| May Thursday 23 |
Committee Meeting |
Time and location to be confirmed |
| May Saturday 25 |
Skemps Day |
Visit and review the Conservation Covenant areas on the property |
| June Tuesday 4 |
General Meeting |
Member Speaker - Roy Skabo - "Secrets of the LFNC" |
June |
Monthly Short Walk |
Hollybank Forest Reserve - hands-on practice with iNaturalist |
| June Thursday 20 |
Committee Meeting |
Time and location to be confirmed |
| June Thursday 27 |
Field Trip |
QVMAG Planetarium (Birth of Earth) 1-2pm session, $8 per person, arrive 15 mins prior or byo lunch meet at (11.45am) Don River Railway Inveresk Workshop |
| June Saturday 29 |
Skemps Day |
Ferns and Bryophytes, gate open at 9.30am |
| July Tuesday 2 |
General Meeting |
No meeting this month |
July |
Monthly Short Walk |
Duck Reach Trail to the First Basin |
July |
Committee Meeting |
Time and location to be confirmed |
July |
Community Volunteering |
Big Plant Day at Georgetown Tip with Tamar NRM |
| July Sunday 28 |
Skemps Day |
National Tree Day - Track maintenance |
| August Tuesday 6 |
General Meeting |
No meeting this month |
| August Thursday 8 |
Field Trip |
Platypus House tour at Beauty Point, arrive 10.15am for 10.30 start (2 hours) $10 per person |
August |
Committee Meeting |
Time and location to be confirmed |
| August Saturday 31 | Skemps Day |
Track clearing on the property |
| September Tuesday 3 |
General Meeting |
Guest Speaker - Dr Scott Bell will talk about his three month voyage with Sea Shepherd |
| September Thursday 5 |
Monthly Short Walk |
Punchbowl and Queechy Lake Reserves |
September |
Committee Meeting |
Time and location to be confirmed |
September |
Open Day |
Great Southern BioBlitz to be held at Skemps from 9.30am to 4pm |
| October Tuesday 1 |
Annual General Meeting |
Election of Office Bearers, followed by General Meeting |
| October Thursday 3 |
Monthly Short Walk |
Old Mac's Farm - Wetlands and river walk |
| October Sunday 13 | Field Trip |
Invited by the Wilderness Society to attend covenented north coast property |
October |
Committee Meeting |
Time and location to be confirmed |
| October Saturday 26 |
Field Trip |
Tom Gibson Reserve at Epping Forest for wildflowers, meet at Reserve at 10am |
| November Tuesday 5 |
General Meeting |
Member Speaker - Jeff Campbell - Native orchids |
| November Thursday 7 |
Monthly Short Walk |
APS Garden at Heritage Forest |
| November Saturday 9 |
Field Trip |
Powranna Nature Reserve for native orchids, meet on Powranna Road in the layby on your left just off the highway at 10am |
| November Saturday 16 | Guided Walks |
Cambridge Reserve 10am to 12noon in conjunction with the Australian Plant Society and Tamar NRM |
| November Thursday 21 | Committee Meeting |
Time and location to be confirmed |
| November Saturday 23 |
Excursion |
40th Anniversary of the Arboretum at Eugenana and catch up with Central North field naturalists who are holding a Mini Nature Expo |
November |
Social Meal |
75th Anniversary Dinner (12noon for 12.30) to be held at the Olde Tudor Hotel in Prospect, contact Stephen on 6344 1255 for further information |
| December Sunday 1 |
Skemps Day |
Spring clean at the John Skemp Field Centre |
| December Tuesday 3 |
General Meeting |
Members night presentations - Phil Brumby - Snake Bite First Aid; Daphne Longman - Flora and Fauna Embroidery; Noel Manning - Endangered Freshwater Fish; Geoff Shannon - Bird Quiz Supper - please bring a small plate of food to share |
| December Thursday 5 |
Monthly Short Walk |
Windsor Garden Precinct |
| December Sunday 8 |
Skemps Day |
Members Christmas Get-together, walk and talk day. Bring lunch and a small plate of food to share at afternoon tea, hot drinks available |
General and Technical Feedback | Last update 6 December 2024
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