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Monthly Meeting:  Friday 14th July, 7.30 pm, by Zoom

Matt will talk about his research studies into the Chytrid fungus that is causing a serious decline in our frog populations.  Matt is identifying factors that influence frog disease susceptibility and strategies for protecting frogs from this fungus.  He will also describe projects to translocate healthy populations of frogs, including the Growling Grass Frog, to […]

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Speaker: Dr Matt West (University of Melbourne Biosciences) “Protecting frogs from Chytrid fungus”.

Excursion: Saturday 15th July, 1.30pm. “Maldon Historic Reserve Flora Surveys”

Our July excursion will be to the Gower area of the Maldon Historic Reserve.  The purpose of the visit will be to look at some of the vegetation plots established by Ern Perkins around 2009 to monitor the effects of bush fires and fuel reduction burns on the native vegetation.  We will remeasure one or

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Leaders: Euan Moore and Richard Piesse

SEANA Spring Camp – Yarram, October 20-23, 2023

The South East Australian Naturalists’ Association (SEANA) organises two camps each year where Field Naturalist groups from around SE Australia gather to meet fellow naturalists and explore a new region under the guidance of local experts. Several of our members greatly enjoyed the Autumn camp at Port Campbell. The SEANA Spring Camp will be held

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Hosted by the Sale & District FNC and Latrobe Valley FNC

Monthly Meeting:  Friday 12th May, 7.30 pm, Uniting Church Fellowship Room, Lyttleton St

Lisa is an Environmental Specialist – Projects with Coliban Region Water.  She will explain how Coliban Water addresses its aims ‘to protect the upper section of the Coliban River and its long-term water supply, while boosting habitat connectivity, sustainable land use practices, and building cultural and lifestyle value across the region.’ The talk will follow

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Speaker: Lisa Cox “Coliban Water Biodiversity Strategy”

“Fryerstown Grevillea search”: Saturday 20th May 1.30pm

Meet: at the Octopus (Duke St, opposite the Castle Motel) for a 1.30pm sharp departure. Bring: Sturdy walking shoes, water, afternoon tea. After a very successful search for the Fryerstown Grevillea (Grevillea obtecta) in the Fryers Ridge area last month, this month we will repeat our search in a section of Porcupine Ridge.  This Grevillea

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Leader: Euan Moore

Monthly Meeting:  Friday 14th April, 7.30 pm, Uniting Church Fellowship Room, Lyttleton St

Ben is an amateur arachnologist and nature lover specialising in Sparassidae (Huntsman spiders) of Australia.  He is a member of the Entomological Society of Victoria and is their spider specialist. Ben is currently working on a field guide for huntsman spiders of Australia. His talk, delivered by zoom to a live audience at the Uniting

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Speaker: Ben Kurek, “Diversity of our local huntsman spiders”

Excursion: Saturday April 15th,10.30am, “Autumn Orchids”

Our April excursion will be a combined Castlemaine Field Naturalists Club and Australasian Native Orchid Society visit to several sites in the Maldon-Muckleford area in search of autumn orchids. Meet: Note 10.30am start. Instead of our usual meeting place, we will meet at in the Downes Rd car park adjacent to the Botanical Gardens playground. We plan

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Leader: Cathrine Harboe-Ree