Ringwood Field Naturalists Club Inc.

PROGRAMME

May 2008 - October 2008

(Subject to alteration by notification at General Meetings)

NOTE:
Meetings will be cancelled on any nights when POWER RESTRICTIONS in the area are in force.
Field excursions will be cancelled on days of TOTAL FIRE BANS in the proposed excursion areas.



14th May(Wednesday evening)    GENERAL MEETING NO. 562.
Speaker: Bruce Fuhrer, “Local fungi”

17th May (Saturday)     EXCURSION: Fungi – Jumping Creek
Meet at 9.30am at Sandy Point, Jumping Creek Reserve. (Melways 24 A9)
    Leader – Bruce Fuhrer

24th/25th May (Saturday / Sunday)    Autumn Club Weekend Away at Inverloch
Further details at Club meetings. Itinerary to be issued nearer the time.

11th June(Wednesday evening)    GENERAL MEETING NO. 563.
Member’s night: Dung beetles (Phil Daniel), Schnetterlinge (David Hewitt), Murray River - video (Geoff Thompson)

14th June (Saturday)    EXCURSION: Badger Weir
Breakfast with the birds. Meet at entry gate at 7.00am(Melways 278 K9)
    Leaders – Alison & Peter Rogers

9th July(Wednesday evening)    GENERAL MEETING NO. 564
Speaker: Murray Bourchier, “Fifty years of change in a local environment”

13th July (Sunday)    EXCURSION: River Gum Creek Wetlands, Hampton Park
Meet in carpark beside Kilberry Valley Primary School at 12.30pm. Melways 96 J8
    Leader – Graeme Fernandes

27th July (Sunday)    FIELD CARE DAY:
David van Boekel will meet us at Pound Bend Picnic area at 10.00am until noon (Smilax pull).
Bring refreshments and garden tools. (Melways 23 A11)
    Leader – Cecily Falkingham

13th August(Wednesday evening)    GENERAL MEETING NO. 565.
Speaker – Wendy Clark, “Fascinating world of spiders”

15nd August (Friday)    FIELD CARE DAY:
Hochkins Ridge Flora Reserve. Meet at 10.30am at entrance in Manuela St (off Neuparth Rd) Croydon North.
Bring tools and gloves, also a cut lunch followed by a walk. (Melways 36 K7)
    Leader – Judith Cooke (with Helen Moss)

16th August(Saturday)    EXCURSION: Karwarra Australian Plant Garden
Meet at 1.15pm. No cost.   (Melways 120 B9)
    Leader – Jean Galliott

7th September (Sunday)    EXCURSION:   100 Acres
Meet at 10.00am Domeney Reserve (park near netball courts) picnic lunch afterwards. (Melways 35 9E)
    Leader – Eeva & David Hewitt

10th September(Wednesday evening)    AGM and GENERAL MEETING NO. 566.
Speaker – Peter Rogers, “Mount Arapiles”

21st September(Sunday)    EXCURSION:   Cranbourne Royal Botanical Gardens
Meet at 10.15am in Stringybark Picnic area. Walk around the Australian Garden. Entry fee applies. Picnic lunch afterwards. (Melways 133 K10)
    Leader – Alison Rogers

8th October(Wednesday evening)    GENERAL MEETING NO. 567.
Speaker – Moira Graham, “Tasmanian Devils – how we can help them”

October excursion part of SEANA weekend

17/18/19th October    SEANA Spring Campout Hosted by Ringwood FNC
Details at Club meetings