You, me and biodiversity 2012
Wombat Forestcare is delighted to announce the return of this popular series
Saturday 19th May, 1.30 - 2.30pm
Snow in the forest (photo by Ivan Carter)
Birds of the night
This presentation will be on three nocturnal species - Tawny frogmouth, Southern boobook and Australian owlet-nightjar. Our guest speaker is Marian Weaving who is a PhD Candidate on the Tawny Frogmouth Project from the School of Life and Environmental Sciences at Deakin University.
Where: Trentham Neighbourhood Centre, High St, Trentham
Cost: Gold coin donation
Bookings: Trentham Neighbourhood Centre (03) 5424 1354 Email trentham@ourneighbourhood.org.au
Friday 15th June, 7.00 - 9.00pm
Exploring the froggy world
Ever wondered what all the croaking was in the gully or the local wetland?
Have you heard calls after the floods that you have never heard before.
Come along and learn about your local frogs, what they look like, sound like and where they live. Open your eyes and ears to the beautiful wet world around you. Elaine Bayes and Damien Cook, local ecologists will explore the froggy world with you and share their ecological experiences. 1 hour lecture, 1 hour frog walk.
Where: Trentham Neighbourhood Centre, High St, Trentham
Cost: Gold coin donation on the night
Bookings: Trentham Neighbourhood Centre (03) 5424 1354 Email trentham@ourneighbourhood.org.au
Common Fringe Lily, Thysanotus tuberosus (photo by Tanya Loos)
Saturday 22nd September, 1.00 - 4.00pm
A six season Nature Calendar for the Wombat Forest and surrounds (talk followed by a forest walk)
Many of us know that when it is officially Spring, it isn’t quite true spring yet in these parts - sometimes we have snow in September, and the wildflowers don’t really take off until November. Our European based four season calendar is inadequate to describe the cycles of flowering and animal behaviour in the bush. Six season nature calendars have been developed in consultation with Indigenous Elders in the Yarra area, and at Gariwerd (the Grampians).
But what about our cool foothill forests?
In this one hour talk naturalist Tanya Loos will talk about the use of nature journals to aid the development of a local six-season nature calendar. The talk will be followed by a walk on the Domino Nature Trail through the wattle flowering display of Pre-Spring.
Speaker: Tanya Loos
Where: Trentham Neighbourhood Centre, High St, Trentham
Cost: Gold coin donation on the night
Bookings: Trentham Neighbourhood Centre (03) 5424 1354 Email trentham@ourneighbourhood.org.au
Saturday 27th October, 1.00 - 3.30pm
Wildflowers (photo by Tanya Loos)
Beautiful Bees
An overview of native bees in Australia with a focus on the native bees of the wombat. The talk will also touch on a bit of natural history and the importance of bees in agriculture. Lea will also cover how to attract native bees and how to make nesting boxes.
Speaker: Lea Hannah
Where: Trentham Neighbourhood Centre, High St, Trentham
Cost: Gold coin donation on the night
Bookings: Trentham Neighbourhood Centre (03) 5424 1354 Email trentham@ourneighbourhood.org.au
Friday 23rd November, 7.00 - 9.00pm
Latest results from the WFC/VPNA night vision project
Speaker: Miriam Rotstein
Wombat Forestcare in conjunction with VPNA Naturewatch is using night vision cameras to help us identify the fauna of the Wombat Forest. See our latest results. Read more about this project.
Where: Trentham Neighbourhood Centre, High St, Trentham
Cost: Gold coin donation on the night
Bookings: Trentham Neighbourhood Centre (03) 5424 1354 Email trentham@ourneighbourhood.org.au