CNFN walks and other events: April - October 2018
All walks begin at 10:00 am. Bring warm and waterproof clothes, hat, lunch, hand lens, notebook etc.
April
PIXELS (Deloraine Digital Art Gallery) presents Slime Moulds: nature's
miniature jewels at Deloraine Online Access Centre, 21 West Parade,
Deloraine. Monday to Friday 10 – 4, Saturday 10 – 3, Sunday 10 –1,
closed public holidays.
Sunday 6th May: Hagley: Wedge-tailed Eagle
workshop and field trip
Dr Clare Hawkins is organising
a state-wide citizen
science survey of Wedge-tailed Eagles at the end of May. She
will present a workshop at Hagley Primary School starting at 10.00
a.m. After lunch, there will be a field trip on private property
on the Meander River at Westbury, details will be provided at the
workshop. Please bring a plate to share at morning tea, tea and
coffee will be provided. For further information,
contact Sue Gebicki
on 0400860651. Please let Sue know if you will be attending to
allow for catering.
Sunday 3rd June: Lower Barrington: Fungi at the
property of Philip Milner.
Meet at 10.00 a.m. at Philip's property at the end of Allisons Road,
Lower Barrington. Allisons Road is 1 km south of the Lower
Barrington township on Sheffield Main Road.
Sunday 1st July: Reedy Marsh Reserve and Brushy
Lagoon:
A walk through the reserve to record species, followed by
bird-watching on Brushy Lagoon. If travelling from north west
coast, follow Frankford Road through Frankford, turn right into
Priestleys Lane, turn right onto Brushy Road. For travellers from
Westbury, follow Birralee Road to turnoff onto Priestleys Lane,
then left at Brushy Road. For everyone, take left fork in Brushy
Road to boat ramp. Leader Sue Gebicki 0400860651
Sunday 5th August: Annual General Meeting and winter social at Jim Nelson's, 68 Dynan’s Bridge Rd, Weegena. The A.G.M. will start at 10.30 a.m. and will be followed by lunch – please bring a plate to share.
Sunday 2nd September: Narawntapu: Two walks are offered: a relatively easy one led by Philip Milner, and a more strenuous walk led by Ian Ferris. More details will be available at a later date in the e-news. Meet at 10.00 a.m. at the carpark near the visitor’s centre.
Sunday 7th October: Badger Range: Meet at Sheffield IGA supermarket car park at 10.00 a.m. To reach Kimberley's Lookout involves a climb of about 200 metres, including a few steep sections. Overall the climb is rated easy to moderate. Expect frogs and orchids. Leaders Martha and Rod McQueen