CNFN walks and other events - August - December 2010
All walks start at 10:00 am unless otherwise indicated. Bring water, clothes for all weather, sunscreen, lunch and snacks.
August 1st: Narawntapu National Park
Meet at the visitors centre at 10:00
September 5th: Panatana
Members of CNFN are working with the Mersey Leven Aboriginal
Corporation (MLAC) to compile comprehensive species lists of the
flora and fauna at Panatana, a wonderful area of intact coastal
woodland adjacent to the Rubicon Estuary south of Narawntapu
National Park.
Meet at 10.00 at the junction of the Frankford Highway and Bakers
Beach Road.
September 17th: Henry Somerset Memorial Lecture,
Burnie
Speaker: Peter Mooney from the Parks and Wildlife Service
October 3rd: 10.00 Rubicon Sanctuary, 241 Parkers
Ford Road, Port Sorell.
Rubicon Sanctuary is a covenanted property of about 20ha. It is
protected as a remnant with a diversity of micro-habitats. The flora
is especially diverse with over 200 species of higher plants
including nearly 50 species of native orchid. About 10 species of
flora are listed as threatened.
The property is on the north side of Parkers Ford Road. The entrance is
2.4km from the Port Sorell roundabout. You will see a newish farm
fence with bush behind. Please park on the roadside outside the gate
- probably easier on the south side of the road.
November 7th: New Bed Road, Railton
The turnoff to New Bed Road is approximately 1km south of Railton on the
Sheffield Main Road. Meet at the gate at 251 New Bed Road.
December 5th: CNFN Inc. AGM Hawley’s Road,
Weegena
Meet at John and Lynn's cabin for a walk starting at
10.00. BBQ lunch at 12.00 followed by AGM
at 2.30 pm