Turpentine Ironbark Forests -
Ironing out the Creases:
Ironing out the Creases:
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.
http://rydehhffps.org.au/
Visitors Centre Pittwater rd entrance
Volunteers open the Centre each Saturday and Sunday.
Opening Times
During September, October, November:
- 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
During Daylight Saving:
- 8 a.m. to noon
- 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
The Visitors Centre contains brochures and information on local and wider community environment issues.
Maps showing the tracks of the Reserve, as well as other interesting walks in Sydney, are available. Reference material is also available.
Tea and coffee are also available on request.
Visitors using prams, strollers, walking frames and wheel chairs have easy access to the Centre and the toilets.
The Ryde Hunters Hill Flora and Fauna Preservation Society and Australasian Wader Studies Group
Invite you
to the Field of Mars Reserve and Wildlife Refuge
on Saturday 7th May 2011 at 3pm
to see and hear about
‘The world’s longest non-stop flight - Sydney’s Migratory Shorebirds’
Phil Straw, vice chairman of the Australasian Wader Study Group, coordinator of the Asia Pacific Shorebird Network and consultant avian and wetlands ecologist, will give an illustrated presentation to mark World Migratory Birds Day.
You will travel with migratory shorebirds (waders) from Australia to their breeding grounds in Siberia and Alaska after a ‘refueling’ stop in the Yellow Sea (between the Korean Peninsula and China). Some of the threats faced by these birds will be shown, as well as answers provided to some of the questions that have baffled scientists until now.
Compared with the bird migration routes between the Americas and that between Eurasia and Africa, Australia has relatively few trans-hemisphere migrants. However those that do migrate from the northern hemisphere to Australia each year undertake the most remarkable flights between Alaska and Australia which are not matched anywhere else in the world. Come along to see and hear the story of the long, non stop flights of these migratory shorebirds.
The Visitors Centre in the Field of Mars can be reached on foot via a number of nearby streets. Car access is via Pittwater Rd. (opposite Buffalo Reserve). For bookings and further information, including access for people with walking difficulties, please contact Cathy on ph. 9817 4935 or email: rhhffps@gmail.com. Afternoon tea to follow.
Prior to the show there will be a short session of kids' craft activities along the theme of migratory birds starting at 2pm.
ENJOY YOUR BUSHLAND!
REMEMBER WE SHARE IT WITH OUR NATIVE ANIMALS AND BIRDS
