| Type | Date | Description | Leader/Presenter | Information | ||
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| Meeting | 17/02/2020 |
AGM Presidents talk "Wildlife of East Diamond Island" |
Sally Johnsen | East Diamond Island, a coral cay south of Willis Island in the Coral Sea, does not get many visitors due to its isolation. When a group of us visited the island in November 2012, we were enthralled by the wildlife on this tiny cay in the middle of a vast ocean. This presentation will share the challenges faced when travelling to such a remote location and give a photographic overview of some of the wildlife that we saw. | ||
| Excursion | 23/02/2020 | Python Rock and Moran’s Falls, Green Mountains Section, Lamington National Park | Barney Hines |
In the
height of
summer, it is
always wise to
head to the
mountains for
one’s natural
history
adventures.
This outing
will involve a
series of short
walks that
together make
about a 10 km
walk. Please meet at the main car park at Green Mountains. From there we will walk the Centenary Trail which heads back parallel to the road to the head of both the Python Rock and Moran’s Falls track. We will head to Python Rock first where we will enjoy morning tea, with the ambition of making it to Moran’s Falls for lunch |
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| Meeting | 16/03/2020 | Biocrusts | Wendy Williams | Biological soil crusts (biocrusts) form a “living skin” at the soil surface in many low-productivity ecosystems around the world including water- and cold-limited environments, and early-successional seres . They may be composed of any configuration of soil surface-dwelling cyanobacteria, eukaryotic algae, lichens, mosses or liverworts, and support assemblages of decomposers and a faunal food web. These soil surface communities have global relevance, as it has been recently estimated that they cover about 12% of the terrestrial surface currently. | ||
| Excursion |
20/3/2020 to 22/3/2020 |
Cooloola BioBlitz |
Greg & Annie
Neill 0437 144 736 |
We will be
joining the
Cooloola
BioBlitz. The BioBlitz is 48-hour period of biological surveying to expand upon existing records of plant and animal species within the Cooloola Coast region. Expert scientists and naturalists will lead groups into a diversity of habitats, including beach, bush, lake, estuary, sand blow, perched lake and fen, in the Great Sandy Biosphereand National Parks where all living things will be located and identified. No experience is required, we encourage all ages to attend. Further information can be obtained from the website: Click Here |
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| Camp | 5/4/2020 | QNC 2020 Long Excursion | Barney Hines |
Lonesome section
of Expedition
National Park We will explore the sandstone country and Dawson River in the Acadia Valley via Injune, including Lonesome Holdings and Lonesome National Park, Bielba National Park (4WD access only), and Lake Nuga Nuga For details click here |
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| Meeting | 20/4/2020 | Plants of China | Doug Smith | How about Collecting in the clouds: Plant Hunters in Yunnan, China | ||
| Excursion | 26/04/2020 |
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Kathy Clark |
Meet at
the car park on
Sandy Camp Rd
(opposite Iona
College sports
field). No
facilities here
so we will
drive to Wynnum
foreshore for
morning tea.
UBD 142 Q16 This is a 3 hour circuit so please carry water and a snack as well as insect repellent. |
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| Camp | 2/5/2020 | Duraki State Forest | Harry Hines | tba | ||
| Meeting | 18/05/2020 |
CT White Lecture Bryophytes |
Andrew Franks | Bryophytes are small, non-vascular plants, such as mosses, liverworts and hornworts. They play a vital role in regulating ecosystems because they provide an important buffer system for other plants, which live alongside and benefit from the water and nutrients that bryophytes collect. |