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established 1904. BULLETIN http://www.tased.edu.au/tasonline/tasfield.html Editor : Don Hird. (email dgh@dodo.com.au ) Bulletin No. 310 (quarterly) April 2003 Contact Genevieve Gates (6227 8638) for further information or write to GPO Box 68, Hobart, 7001. Programme General Meetings start at 7.45 p.m. on the first Thursday of the month, in the Life Science Building at the University of Tasmania. Outings are usually held the following weekend, meeting outside the to the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery entrance in Macquarie Street. Bring lunch and all?weather outdoor gear. If you are planning to attend an outing but have not been to the prior meeting, phone to check as to the timing of the excursion (with Genevieve Gates; 62 278 638 or Don Hird; 62 289 702). Unforeseen changes sometimes occur. Late Bulletin (!) Unfortunately this Bulletin should have been issued last month but was unavoidably delayed; Don Hird, editor. Thurs. 1 May 7.45p.m.: John Gooderham will speak on the Freshwater Ecology of Hazlewood Lagoon. The excursion for this talk will be held later in the year. Sun. 4 May 10.00a.m. Depart from the Museum for an ephemeral pond near Richmond to look at Waterbugs; John is coauthor of the Waterbugs book. Thurs. 5 June June 5th : Nathan Males, President of the T.L.C.(Tasmanian
Land Conservancy) will talk about preserving Moulting Lagoon's Long Point.
Nathan is the President of the T.L.C. and will bring along an ecologist
as well. T.L.C. is planning to acquire Long Point, which may then be an
excursion venue, probably in September.
Thurs. 3 July 7.45p.m.: Chris Cooper, coordinator of the (Mt Wellington)
Mountain Festival will talk on the forthcoming Mountain festival and synopsis
on 'Invertebrate'..
Excursion Car-Pooling Policy
2003 Subs Now Overdue
In Spring 2004 the TFNC will celebrate its centenary. To mark
this milestone we plan to publish a book about the Club's history.
We have good records covering most of the hundred years, much of it housed
in the Tasmanian Archives, but to add colour and interest to the book we
plan to include photographs of camps, outings, memorabilia etc. as well
as anecdotes and detail remembered by various club members. Janet Fenton,
the club's librarian, has been contracted to write the book. If any members
have reminiscences, photographs or memorabilia they would like to see included
in this history, please contact Janet on ph 6239 6443 or fenton@southcom.com.au
or write to the club (GPO Box 68 Hobart 7001).
Excursion Reports Seventeen members gathered at Ninepin Point Marine Reserve on a sunny,
calm Saturday morning. Conditions were good for snorkeling, with
only a light breeze ruffling the water, and most starters ventured into
their wetsuits to view life under the waves. A rocky reef extends
out from the point, offering a substrate for a colourful display of algae
and sponges in bright pinks, oranges, yellows, greens and browns,
with plenty of crevices for abalone, shells, sea-urchins and small fish.
On either side of the reef the bottom drops away to a flat substrate
of rocks and sandy patches. More larger fish were seen on the eastern
side and off the end of the reef, swimming among the tall string kelp Macrocystis
angustifolia. Older fronds of brown algae were speckled with white
encrusting bryozoans (lace corals).
Sea weeds identified were: Champia sp; Griffithsia; Macrocystis; Chaetomorpha darwinii (green Mermaid's Necklace); Durvillea; Caulerpa; Dictyoperis muelleri; Eclonia (Cray Weed); Codium fragile; Ulva (Sea Lettuce). Some members saw a group of three Long-snouted Boarfish Pentaceropsis recurvirostris, a large fish which grows to 610mm, marked with spectacular oblique dark and white stripes. It has long venomous spines on the dorsal fin, which it raised on sighting a strange snorkler. Other fish identified were Leatherjackets (Toothbrush and Brown Striped); Draughtboard Shark; Hula Fish (probably Yellow-headed Hula fish, Trachinops noarlungae); Perch (probably Butterfly Perch, Caesioperca lepidoptera); Blue-throated Wrasse Notolabrus tetricus; Purple Wrasse Notolabrus fucicola. According to Edgar (1997) the latter 2 species sometimes interbreed. Other organisms seen included a small jelly-fish; Cartrut shell; Abalone;
sea urchins Heliocidaris; and Mysidacea shrimp.
Conditions remained calm into the afternoon and some people took to the water again after lunch. Fungi List ; March excursion to the Pagoda. (not many)
Pelverata Falls April 2003.
Lunching Small Mammal (?)
Photographic Competition
ANZANG Nature is an organisation focused on the unique natural heritage of the bioregion of Australia, New Zealand, Antarctica and New Guinea – continents and islands flung from the great southern continent of Gondwana Land over 50 million years ago in which, due to long periods of isolation, remarkable flora and fauna have evolved. ANZANG Nature chairman Dr Stuart Miller said the organisation wished to highlight the region’s extraordinary legacy by encouraging the photography of the region’s nature and wilderness, raising public awareness of its natural heritage, and providing financial support for nature conservation in the region. “Profit from the competition and exhibitions is to be donated to conservation organisations actively purchasing and managing natural habitat in the region for the express purpose of providing sanctuary to native flora and fauna,” Dr Miller said. “A lot of conservation action in the past has focused on specific species such as the panda or the tiger. I think people are beginning to realise that although it is important to focus on endangered species, it is just as important to preserve their environment, containing all its complex biodiversity, for species to live naturally.” ANZANG Nature will select and exhibit the highest quality photographs of animals, plants and landscapes taken in the region. Total cash prizes worth $17,000 are being offered for winning photographs in nine different sections. The competition is open to all photographers, amateur or professional, of any age or nationality. Animals and photographers will benefit from the new ANZANG Nature competition but so too will nature lovers. All winning and highly commended entries will form a major exhibition to be displayed in public museums and galleries nationally and internationally. Its tour starts at the Western Australian Museum in October 2004. Dr Miller said the rewards of the competition were aimed squarely at plants and animals but regional tourism could receive a boost after the exhibition raised the profile overseas of the natural wonders on offer here. The nine competition categories are: Animal Behaviour, Animal Portrait, Botanical Subject, Underwater Subject, Wilderness Landscape, Threatened or Endangered Animals or Plants, Black and White, Computer Enahnced Photography and Junior Photography for entrants under 18 years of age. Judges will consider the photographic technique, and the aesthetic, artistic and unique quality of all images. The overall winner of the competition will be the photographer of the image judged the best of all nine section-winning images and will be named ‘ANZANG Nature and Landscape Photographer of the Year – 2004’. The overall winner will receive $5000 in addition to the $1000 section prize. The closing date for entries is May 1, 2004, giving photographers a full cycle of seasons from which to choose their subjects. Sponsorship is being sought from corporations, organisations and individuals who support ANZANG Nature’s aims. Supporting sponsors will be recognised throughout the competition and associated exhibitions. For more information about ANZANG Nature and Landscape Photographer of the Year – 2004: visit the website: www.anzangnature.com or contact ANZANG Nature on telephone: +61 (0)8 9321 3685 or mobile +61 (0) 408 511724 or email: compete@anzangnature.com ____________________________________________________ |
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