Looking south-east over the Silver Wattles

MEETINGS AND FIELD TRIPS

General Meetings we hold at least six meetings a year and these are held on the first Tuesday of the month in Briggs Hall, at the Senior Campus of Scotch Oakburn College, 85 Penquite Road, Newstead, beginning at 7.30pm. Visitors are most welcome. For more information on our program see below or contact the Program Co-ordinator.

John Skemp Memorial Lecture is held as a tribute to John Skemp in May near the anniversary of his death. The lecture is given by an invited speaker an expert in their field of natural history.

Annual General Meeting is in October and is held at either Scotch Oakburn College or the John Skemp Field Centre at Myrtle Bank.

Field Trips are usually held during a weekend following the General Meeting. Until further notice, members should make their own travel arrangements to participate in club outings, contact the Program Co-ordinator, if you require further details.

Please note that the program is subject to alteration at short notice. This webpage will be updated as changes occur, notification will be sent by email and details given at the general meeting. Please contact the Program Co-ordinator if you have any questions about the details provided.

Skemps Days meet at the property from 10.00am onwards for a social day where we take leisurely walks on the nature trails and participate in other activities. Visitors are welcome and should contact a club member for directions to the property.

Tuesday Working Bee from 9.30 - 3pm at the John Skemp Forest Reserve a 62 ha property at Myrtle Bank. If you would like to help with ongoing weeding, track maintenance, and other jobs, please contact Noel Manning on 0458 030 767.

Program: January - December 2023

DATE
DETAILS
January
Sunday 29
Field Trip
East Beach at Low Head for rockpools, meet at
12 noon to walk out with the tide. Shorebird observation on the George Town foreshore in the afternoon
February
Tuesday 7
General Meeting

Guest Speaker Geologist Ian Blayden - The Whys and Wherefores of the Tamar River
Supper - Tina

February
Saturday 11
Field Trip Excursion
With Ian Blayden to the Beaconsfield Mine & Heritage Centre and to the West Head/Badger Head areas. Meet at the mine site at 10am, entrance fee applies
February
Saturday 25
Skemps Day
Insect hunt with Professor Nigel Forteath
March
Tuesday 7
General Meeting

Guest Speaker Paleo-Botanist Ian Thomas - Twenty thousand years of northern Tasmanian history. How geology, climate and people combined to make the landscapes through which you walk Supper - Tom T

March Saturday 11
Field Trip
Gorge Walk to 1st Basin, meet at 10am in the Corin St carpark at Duck Reach Power Station
March
Saturday 25
Skemps Day
Plant maintenance along Skemps Creek
April
Tuesday 4
General Meeting
Guest Speaker Dale Luck - Shape of the River Supper - Karen
April TBC
Field Trip
To be advised
April
Saturday 29
Skemps Day
Macroinvertebrate monitoring on Skemps Creek
May
Tuesday 2
General Meeting
John Skemp Memorial Lecture - Guest Speaker Marita Bodman - Florence Perrin
Supper - Caitlin
May TBC
Field Trip
Local geological sites
May
Saturday 27
Skemps Day
Fungi hunt on the property
June
Tuesday 6
General Meeting

Guest Speaker Judy Rainbird - Skulls
Supper - Louise S

June TBC
Field Trip

To be advised

June
Saturday 24
Skemps Day
Rock identification with Peter Warren

July
Tuesday 4

Daytime Meeting
Explore the QV Museum, meet at 10am, bring lunch

July TBC

Field Trip
Fern Foray
July
Saturday 29
Skemps Day
National Tree Day - Junior FN to plant a tree and tree maintenance on the Creek
August
Tuesday 1
Daytime Meeting
Planetarium session at QV Museum
August TBC
Field Trip

To be advised

August
Saturday 26
Skemps Day
Members Day
September
Tuesday 5
General Meeting
Club night - members presentations
September TBC
Field Trip

To be advised

September Saturday 30
Skemps Day
Members Day - Track maintenance
October
Tuesday 3
General Meeting

Annual General Meeting
Supper - Sarah K

October Fri 6 to Sun 8
Field Trip

Weekend at Bagdad sandstone country, joint trip with TFNC members, staying at Stony Rise Retreat

October Saturday 28
Skemps Day
Macroinvertebrate monitoring on Skemps Creek
November
Tuesday 7
General Meeting
Guest speaker TBC - Midlands Landscape
November
TBC
Field Trip

Midlands location TBA

November
Saturday 25
Skemps Day
Spring clean at the John Skemp Centre
December
Tuesday 5
General Meeting
Members night - The Year That Was
Supper - members to bring a plate of food to share
December
Saturday 9
Skemps Day
Members Christmas Get-together & JFNC presentations

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