NEWS

The following Sunday (7th) we visited the Daleys' farm at Buckland which is managed to preserve various habitats; we spread-out photographing and temporarily collecting a wide variety of insects and other invertebrates, which we took back to the homestead for 'show & tell'. Everyone enjoyed the outing and the Daleys' hospitality.

AGM and Meeting at 7.15pm in Life Sciences building, University of Tasmania (click for map).

Before the AGM it is customary to have a President's address;  this year Michael Driessen will present  'Fauna of Tasmania’s Wilderness World Heritage Area'.

The AGM will include some short reports on the past year, plus election of office bearers for this year.

Fieldwork at Peter Murrell Reserve, south of Kingston.

Please refer to the article in our latest Bulletin about this on-going club project.

We will be doing fieldwork both Saturday and Sunday; you are welcome to come on either day, or both.

Meet at 9.30am at the Penrhyn Pond carpark - access from Channel Highway at Mitre 10 'fork in the road', then take turn past Vodafone.

At Penrhyn Pond,  Michael Driessen will outline the project and then direct people to the various tasks:-  checking mammal traps, vegetation surveys, checking invertebrate traps, bird surveys, and general observations.

We aim to finish by 1pm on Saturday, and probably a little later on Sunday.

Our guest speaker will be Lisa Cawthen, who will present ‘The secret world of Tassie’s bats’.
Lisa is a PhD student at the university studying Tasmanian bats: developing a bat sound identification key, and assessing the effectiveness of forestry remnant-retention measures on bats.  You can check progress at  tassiebatproject.jimdo.com

Easter camp at Blandfordia, near Dove Lake in the Cradle Mountain national park.

Blandfordia hut can accommodate about 30 people, and there are tent sites. There is a 6-burner stove with oven, kitchen & dining utensils, but no fridge.  People should bring their own food, though some communal soup etc will probably be organised. There is solar-powered general lighting, but head torches are recommended.
Note that cars cannot get right to the hut; you need to carry everything the last 400m.
Rates per night in the hut are: Adult $15, Family $25, Student $10; for those in tents, a small donation would be appreciated.