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Biology Society of South Australia

Locality: Adelaide, South Australia

Address: Adelaide University 5005 Adelaide, SA, Australia

Website: http://www.biologysocietysa.com/

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25.01.2022 South Australian Blue Gums - an explosion of colour (Eucalyptus leucoxylon leucoxylon)

25.01.2022 Our first monthly iNaturalist theme is... Orchids!!! Australian terrestrial orchids require symbiotic relationships with mycorrhizal fungi for the seeds to germinate and many also require a specific insect pollinator. Some even use mimicry to attract pollinators. Although there are orchids flowering throughout the year, the greatest diversity is between September and December. So now is the perfect time to get out and go orchid spotting. Some great field guides for orchid ide...ntification are "Start with the Leaves" - by Robert Lawrence, "Focus on Flora" - by Kersbrook Landcare Group and "It's Blue with Five Petals" - by Ann Prescott. Image: Diuris pardina - Spotted donkey orchid or Leopard orchid.

25.01.2022 There are just 10 days left to submit your work to our photo and art competitions! Just a reminder, there are two competitions (photo or art) with their own prizes: the BSSA Art Award and Nature Photography Award, as well as additional prizes for University of Adelaide students through our proud partner, Ecoversity. Up to $550 in art store or photography store vouchers will be up for grabs for each competition! Remember that for entries into the BSSA Art Award, original artwo...rks must be delivered to the drop-off point at the University of Adelaide, North Terrace Campus (Benham G24) by the due-date (along with the online submission form), see Ts and Cs. Photo entries for the Nature Photography Competition must be submitted electronically by email to [email protected]. We look forward to viewing your beautiful nature photos and creative fire-themed artworks! BSSA Nature Photography and BSSA Art Award competitions close: 30th September Happy creating! See more

21.01.2022 For National Science Week, we've produced a couple of videos on backyard biodiversity and citizen science! In this video, wildlife ecologist Adam Toomes explains how making a few small changes to your garden can help to create microhabitats for native reptiles, such as skinks and geckos https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=_EZZ7691Etk

21.01.2022 At last! The Forktree Conservation Project is one of our favourite volunteering opportunities of 2020, and shes finally back up and running. Every Friday, theyre looking for people to help them prepare a plot of degraded farmland for reforestation, down near Carrackalinga. For volunteer registration forms, see our latest member VOLOPS emails or feel free to flick us an email ([email protected]). Thanks to Ecoversity UoA for making this all possible!

20.01.2022 Calling all nature photographers! Alongside our art competition, we are also launching the 2020 BSSA Nature Photography Competition open to all BSSA members. Throughout the next three months, well be accepting photo submissions of wildlife and natural landscapes from anywhere in South Australia. Theres heaps of prizes up for grabs (thanks in part to our pals at Ecoversity UoA), and a shortlist of the best 12 images will be exhibited at our annual Quiz Night in September! Submissions close Friday 28. August. For terms and conditions, head to our website: biologysocietysa.com

20.01.2022 BIG NEWS ALERT We have extended our art and photography competitions to the end of September! This gives you guys another whole month to capture some incredible wildlife moments like this one, or to create some fire-inspired art! See more details on our website : @dwhittaker99 (Bassian thrush)

20.01.2022 It's that time of year again! BioR are running their annual Planting Festival at Frahns Farm, Monarto from 13th-28th of June this year a whopping 25,000 seedlings will be planted to restore woodlands and assist in the conservation of our native species due to COVID-19 restrictions you will need to register via this link https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/frahns-farm-planting-festiv

20.01.2022 An exciting volunteering opportunity has come up conducting plant surveys on Western Kangaroo Island to investigate post-fire regeneration. Fuel, food and ferry will all be covered and volunteers will be working with some expert botanists and ecologists. The field work will be running from the 15th of November through to the 5th of December. For more info, check your Volops emails

18.01.2022 With so many beautiful eucalypts and wattles flowering around SA, we have decided to make this fortnight's iNat theme Australian Trees! One of the best parts of the iNaturalist app is that the community of naturalists can help you with your identification, so don't be shy even if you don't know what a tree might be! To help with identification include photos of gum nuts/fruits/seed pods, leaves and the whole tree.

18.01.2022 Forktree Fridays = FUN Fencing, weeding, planting - all while chatting with super cool people! For more info on this weekly volunteering opportunity restoring degraded farmland near Carrickalinga see our latest members VOLOPS email or email us at [email protected] Thanks again to our friends over at @ecoversity for making this all possible!'

18.01.2022 Are you applying for a Grassroots Grant? There's a funding pool of $170,700 in the Northern and Yorke region to help volunteers, local community groups and not-...for-profit organisations sustainably manage our landscapes. Applications close 24 August, so it's time to start getting all your ducks in a row! Possible projects include weed treatment, pest or disease management, fencing, erosion management, revegetation and community education activities. Find out more and apply: https://landscape.sa.gov.au//get-involv/grants-and-funding . . . Yorke Peninsula Council Clare & Gilbert Valleys Council Regional Council of Goyder Wakefield Regional Council Barunga West Council Northern Areas Council Port Pirie Regional Council District Council of Orroroo Carrieton The Barossa Council Town of Gawler Light Regional Council ABC North and West The Plains Producer, newspaper The Leader Newspaper - Barossa Valley

18.01.2022 Our Annual General Meeting is being held this Thursday 29th October. This will be an opportunity to reflect on this year's events, plan ahead and nominate open committee positions. Please register here: https://bit.ly/2HzxBAa

18.01.2022 Brrr, its cold out there. Lucky for us, the days are gradually getting longer again (thanks, axial tilt!) And lucky for our riverine ecosystems, which are at their most beautiful in the peak of winter. This fortnight, we want to see your observations of river-dwelling taxa for our iNaturalist project. https://www.inaturalist.org//biology-society-of-south-aust

16.01.2022 Life isn't necessarily easy at the moment, particularly if you are undertaking postgraduate studies. Consequently, the deadline for our 2020 Conservation Biology Grant has been extended until Friday August 14th. Grants of up to $3300 are available for successful Honours or postgraduate applications! This grant is jointly sponsored by the Nature Conservation Society of South Australia Please spread the word to all those who may be interested, we're looking forward to reading your applications! See the following link for details: https://biologysocietysa.com/research-grant.html

15.01.2022 Awesome at-home volunteer opportunity available! Join the BSSA today to receive our fortnightly Volunteer Opportunities Newsletter!

15.01.2022 In the final installment of our Backyard Heroes video series, bird ecologist Darcy Whittaker explains how creating artificial tree hollows, in the form of nesting boxes, can help to provide much needed shelter for woodland birds and various other species

15.01.2022 Were so excited to be receiving all of your beautiful submissions to the BSSA Art Prize Check out this absolutely stunning lino print! This piece was submitted by Jorji Gardener/ Imprints Studio, and we love the mysterious ghostly curlew rising through the smoke . Remember, artworks can be in any medium and must fit into the theme of fire. For Ts and Cs, head to our website. Submissions close Friday 28. August 2020.

14.01.2022 Join us, along with the Friends of Black Hill and Morialta, this Sunday (27th September) morning for a Spring walk to explore the natural wonders of Morialta Conservation Park!! https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/morialta-spring-walk-and-mi This coincides with the Great Southern BioBlitz so we will be recording what we find on iNaturalist!

14.01.2022 SA Nature Festival is officially here! Our bird-box building workshop starts TOMORROW at 11:00AM, and there's still a couple spots left (bit.ly/2Fypxz9). Sausage sizzle will be provided

13.01.2022 Volunteer opportunity for the end of this week for those keen on gettting experience in vegetation surveys! Limited positions available so contact Michael asap! (details provided)

12.01.2022 Psst. Wanna learn more about last year's BSSA Grant recipients, and how two of their projects have helped to conserve native marsupials in our aridlands? Check your emails to find a link to our Grant Recipient Video Meeting, exclusive to BSSA members.

12.01.2022 Our next event should be a real hoot! As part of this year's Nature Festival, we are hosting a free guided birdbox building workshop. Join us next weekend (Saturday 26th September) to learn how to construct bird boxes from scratch, and how to donate your creations to local conservation efforts in your area. Capacity is limited, so we recommend grabbing a ticket quick.

11.01.2022 Wetlands, wetlands, wetlands! This fortnight is all about wetlands! Were talkin birds, plants (naturally occurring), invertebrates, even mammals. Who can snap a shot of a Rakali?! Wetlands are important ecosystems providing critical habitat for many native animal species. They also provide other important services such as storing carbon within the soil and plants and through capturing water, nutrients, pollutants and sediments they improve water quality Join us in the BSSA iNaturalist project and upload your photos to be identified

11.01.2022 Want to be apart of a huge community of citizen scientists and make observations about our local wildlife? Come along to this event to learn about iNaturalist, an app made for just that!

11.01.2022 Want to become a backyard hero? In this video, bee researcher Liz Williamson explains how adding a variety of native flowering plants to your garden can help to provide food resources to the unique and diverse array of native bee species home to South Australia

10.01.2022 We’re going broad for this months iNaturalist theme: invertebrates. Those animals that do not possess a vertebral column. These include molluscs , annelids (pretend that’s an earthworm not a caterpillar emoji), cnidarians and of course arthropods (which make up over 80% of all described extant species). Invertebrates live in mostly terrestrial and freshwater systems. The major threats to invertebrates are: residential and commercial development; biological resource use (logging and wood harvesting); and agriculture and aquaculture (IUCN 2020).

08.01.2022 Unfortunately, due to the recent changes in SA COVID-19 restrictions, our Quiz Night fundraiser cannot go ahead on November 27th. We will be rescheduling this event to a later date. Stay safe everyone!

07.01.2022 As part of our video series on backyard biodiversity, flora ecologist Bradley Bianco explains the benefits of planting local, native plants in your garden, and how to go about choosing species that are local to your area

05.01.2022 EXCITING NEWS for all you citizen scientists. In September, well be launching our monthly iNaturalist Newsletter. This will include a map of observations, the top ranked observers, and interesting species highlights. Our themes will now be monthly too, giving you even more time to seek out and explore. Join up to iNaturalist today and become a member of the BSSA to be apart of this cool new experience!

05.01.2022 Great turnout this weekend at our Build-a-Birdbox workshop and the Spring Nature Walk! There's one day left of the #GreatSouthernBioblitz, so if you snapped any photos of plants and wildlife this weekend don't forget to upload them to iNaturalist And thanks to Ecoversity UoA and Friends of Black Hill and Morialta Inc. for (co)-hosting these events

04.01.2022 Rolling on from our National Science Week video series, we're excited to announce our new iNat theme: Backyard Biodiversity! We'd love to see what's hiding in your backyard, and lurking in your leaf litter this fortnight : Darcy Whittaker and Patrick Kavanagh

03.01.2022 It's springtime in South Australia, and the natural world is in full throttle! What better time to observe the natural world? Next weekend, people from all over the Southern Hemisphere will be joining forces for one of the most exciting citizen science events of the year. The #GreatSouthernBioBlitz is a period of intense biological surveying, and seeks to highlight the immense biodiversity spread across the Southern Hemisphere in the flourishing springtime. https://greatsouthernbiobl.wixsite.com/website All you need to do to get involved is download the iNaturalist app, and make observations over the collection period 25-28th September 2020.

03.01.2022 How good has the weather been over the weekend?! Were getting excited for spring so this fortnights BSSA iNaturalist theme is Understorey Plants! Think of species such as Banksia marginata, Acacia myrtifolia, Grevillea lavandulacea (pictured), Spyridium parvifolium, Epacris impressa, Pimelea linifolia, and Drosera whittakeri The understory is the layer of vegetation growing beneath the shade of the canopy in a forest or woodland. Understory vegetation consists of small trees, shrubs, herbs and grasses. These plants provide food and shelter for invertebrates, reptiles, small mammals and birds

02.01.2022 It’s time to gather up your pals and brush up on your trivia our annual Quiz Night Fundraiser is going ahead in 2020! This is a great opportunity to celebrate the challenges we’ve overcome this year, while raising much-needed funds for local conservation research. The fundraiser will be held on Friday 27th November, and tables are selling out fast! Contact us via email ([email protected]) or slide into our socials to secure a table.

01.01.2022 Networking is a powerful tool to build up your support, connections and opportunities in your career. This collaborative event is a great way to start building a network of friends, colleagues and aquantainces that could last a lifetime!