Dr Debbie Reynolds, Pimelea Conservation Officer with Trust for Nature, will be speaking about the iconic grassland Spiny Rice-flower (Pimelea spinescens), from 6:30 to 7:15pm. Deb's talk will be followed by a Grassy Plains Meeting from 7:15 to 8:15pm.
WCLG will be preparing seed for the Dundonnell road sowing and doing general maintenance for the seed production area. Join us any time between 9:30 am and 4 pm, at David Franklin’s property, 1119 Woorndoo-Chatsworth Rd. Email or phone John Delpratt on 0432 833 200. BYO food and refreshments.
WCLG will be preparing seed for the Dundonnell road sowing and doing general maintenance for the seed production area. Join us any time between 9:30 am and 4 pm, at David Franklin’s property, 1119 Woorndoo-Chatsworth Rd. Email or phone John Delpratt on 0432 833 200. BYO food and refreshments.
For our second Grassy Talk, researcher and academic Katherine Horsfell will take us through the successful direct seeding recreation of a grassland along the Gatehouse Street edge of Royal Park (one million seeds, 27 species, six surface treatments!), and what her research could mean for the future of grassland restoration. Her talk will be followed by […]
Our third Grassy Talk, The Striped Legless Lizard – A Short History? will be delivered by researcher and academic Megan O'Shea. Striped Legless Lizards are endemic to Australia and pre-date the arrival of snakes. What do we know about them and why are we concerned about them in 2023? Megan currently heads up The GREEN Lab […]
Grassy Talk + GPN meeting. Lincoln Kern on Offsets: the Good (Yes!), the Bad, and the Intricacies. 6:30pm Tuesday 2 May, followed by GPN meeting. Lincoln is Managing Director of Practical Ecology, and has been at the coalface of grassland conservation for 20 years. Book at Humanitix here: https://events.humanitix.com/offsets
This is an online (Zoom) talk and meeting. Dr Emily Scicluna will discuss all things Fat-tailed Dunnart: ecology, conservation status, skulls, behaviour, threats… and what needs to occur to conserve this species. The Fat-tailed Dunnrt is the last small marsupial of the grasslands – and a mighty predator. Emily is the force behind the recent listing […]
This is an online (Zoom) talk and meeting. FOG, the Canberra-based grassland conservation organisation which commenced in 1994, has exceeded expectations, but its vision and approach remains simple. The FOG model now used by many groups is almost self-evident. It is based on volunteers focused on an ecosystem approach, using simple but sound governance principles, […]
Our next Grassy Talk will be by Chris Clarke, who will discuss gardening with grassland species. Chris is Vice President of the Australian Native Plants Society, has a keen interest in the plants of the Victorian Volcanic Plain and was involved in producing “Plants of Melbourne’s Western Plains – A Gardeners Guide”. Expect glorious photos and great […]
This month’s Grassy Talk from the Grassy Plains Network is by Graham Jury and is all about Victoria’s Golden Sun Moth: The challenges and complexities of managing a cryptic invertebrate. Graham is an Ecologist with TREC Land Services. Last year he completed a knowledge synthesis on the Golden Sun Moth for Trust for Nature, incorporating […]
We thought we’d start the Grassy Plains Network tours early this year to catch the long flowering reason. Join Deb Reynolds as she leads us through St Albans Railway Reserve and Denton Ave Grassland from 1-3pm on Sunday 10 September. St Albans is a small reserve right next to the train line, famous for harbouring […]
Let’s get together for some face-to-face time! Meet your fellow GPNers in the real world. No blurry backgrounds! It’s Spring Fling time coming up… Put.It.In.Your.Calendar. 12:00–3:00 pm, Sunday 8 October, Iramoo Grassland Centre, Victoria University St Albans Campus. Book here please.To get there search "Iramoo nursery 1J, Building 1J, Saint Albans VIC", or go here. Food and drink provided. Check […]