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Our guest speaker in February was
Elizabeth Daley with
an enthusiastic presentation on Tasmanian insects.
Dr Daley is a Research Associate
at the University of Tasmania, and is author of the book
Wings,
an
excellent layman's guide Tasmanian insects. 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. |
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| COMING EVENTS | |
| Thu, 4 Mar |
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. |
| Sat 6 and Sun 7, Mar |
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. |
| Mon, 8 Mar | Pelagic bird observing boat-trip from Eaglehawk Neck. Privately organised by Bill Wakefield. Click for details & to book. |
| Thu, 1 Apr |
Meeting 7.15pm in Life Sciences building, University of Tas. Our
guest speaker will be
Lisa Cawthen, who will present ‘The secret
world of Tassie’s bats’. |
| 2~5 Apr (Fri~Mon) |
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. |