THE RYDE HUNTER’S HILL FLORA AND FAUNA PRESERVATION SOCIETY
NOTICE OF NEXT EVENT AT THE FIELD OF MARS
RESERVE AND WILDLIFE REFUGE:
Saturday 2pm, 28th April
Turpentine Ironbark Forests -
Ironing out the Creases:
A classification system for shale forests within the Sydney Basin
Sydney's shale forests have been mostly cleared for farms and timber.
Remaining forests are often in isolated remnants and are considered
endangered. Though protected under Commonwealth and State Threatened
species legislation, classifying these often small, fragmented forest remnants has
been sometimes confusing.
A recent across-Sydney mapping project classified the different types of shale
vegetation and our guest speaker, Roger Lembit, will describe the processes and
methodology involved in the development of this mapping project. There will be a
special emphasis on the Ryde area which has been one of the most difficult to
classify given its location on the edge of the Cumberland Plain.
Roger has been a member of the National Parks Association of NSW for over
thirty years. He has also worked for the Nature Conservation Council of NSW
and The Wilderness Society. He now works as an independent environmental
consultant involved in a series of vegetation surveys and monitoring projects
focused on the western Blue Mountains. He has particular expertise in flora
surveys, vegetation dynamics and conservation of rare or threatened plant
species. He has extensive experience in flora surveys across New South Wales.
For bookings and further information: Cathy 9817 4935 or email
rhhffps@gmail.com.
Entry is via a gold coin donation.
