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25.01.2022 Come and hear a fascinating talk by Vicki Thomson on tiger snake evolution. All welcome.

24.01.2022 Plastic is a very topical subject at the moment, come and hear Topa Pettit talk about the impact of plastics on juvenile shearwater migration. ALL Welcome!

23.01.2022 The Second Fungal foray for the year, we had a great turn out, even if it was a little dry to find many fungi.

22.01.2022 Our first joint event with the Biological Society of South Australia was a great success, even if the plants were still a bit crispy! lots of great discussions were had including weeds, fire and plant parasites and reptiles. Thanks to Brad, Miles and James for leading and being so informative.

18.01.2022 Help record information so we can learn more about orchid habitat! Wild Orchid Watch is a great tool to do this! see the post below.

18.01.2022 Dont forget this Turtley awesome talk this Wednesday! Hear about a great citizen science project that is informing turtle conservation.

18.01.2022 The Field Naturalists of south Australia have been invited to the 2019 Biological Society of South Australia BBQ and talk on Monday. All are welcome to attend.

17.01.2022 Dont forget this Sunday is the Botany Club excursion. It will be led by Kate Graham a Bush Management Advisor from the Adelaide Mt Lofty NRM Region. Kate is an amazing and enthusiastic field botanist, come and make the most of this opportunity!

17.01.2022 This weekend Botany club is lucky enough to be visiting some private property. This block we will be visiting contains a number of different habitats with over 200 species of plants to identify. Look forward to seeing you there!

16.01.2022 We have a great talk coming up this Wednesday . All weclome https://www.facebook.com/events/1119466568234751/

16.01.2022 We have a great talk coming up next Wednesday on none other than our hairy nosed wombat. Be there or be square ( like a wombat poo)

15.01.2022 Ever wondered what happens when you burn a bog? we have a cracker of a talk coming up about "The influence of fire on seedling emergence in long-undisturbed peat bog wetlands." James is a great speaker but also a fantastic photographer, so if you arent interested in the talk ( which you will be) come along for the photos!

15.01.2022 Looking for a fun way to while away a winter evening? Come and join the Field Naturalists to hear a fascinating talk about Ghosts moths.

15.01.2022 Join us on Sunday on a Botany Club excursion at Mt Gawler

15.01.2022 Do you have a great research project on the South Australian Environment but need funding? Applications for our 2020 Lirabenda Endowment Fund have opened. Students, researchers and members of the general public are welcome to apply. Last year we funded research on a range of species including pygmy bluetongue lizards, native bees and malleefowl. Look under the Lirabenda Endowment Fund section of our web page. http://www.fnssa.org.au/

13.01.2022 The Field Naturalist society of South Australia is hosting its annual Manning reserve Walk and weed. Its going to be great weather on the weekend so come out and visit Manning reserve, just out of Willunga. Talk with knowledgeable naturalists and Its the perfect time to spot some orchids.

13.01.2022 Peter Bird was this years recipient of the Field Naruralists Conservation Award. A well deserved winner. He gave a fascinating talk on his life as a field naturalust and his work on his "second home" at Waite Conservation Park.

12.01.2022 Please have a look ad the following post and provide feed back if you can.

11.01.2022 South Australian Nature Apps has some great instructions for helping EchidnaCSI collect information about echidnas, follwo the link below and check it out!

11.01.2022 Dont forget our botany walk with the Biology Society of South Australi

11.01.2022 One of our long term hardworking mammal club organisers has also won a very prestgious science prize. Congratulations Graham!

09.01.2022 Today the Adelaide Fungal Studies Group visited Kaiserstuhl Conservation Park near Tanunda and found some interesting species emerging after the recent rain.

08.01.2022 A great project that has been started by two south Australian ecologists. get some tips and ideas about how to use nature apps

08.01.2022 Want to learn how to identify plants and animals in the wild or want to get involved with a Bio blitz? But not sure how? Good news! SA Nature apps has a how to get started page on iNaturalist, an app that will help you make great nature records and participate in important citizen science projects

08.01.2022 We have a great Field trip coming up on the 21st

07.01.2022 The Botany Club Excursion today had a small turn out, but was a great experience. Nothing was flowering yet and Parts of the area was burnt in the Sampson Flat fires, that combined with the long dry spell and the hot days this summer has left some of the vegetation looking a bit sad. We also spotted a few birds and some lizard eggs.

06.01.2022 Do you love spending time in nature? Do you want to learn the names of things? Want to contribute to important scientific work? Have you tried using nature apps... on your phone? What is stopping you from using nature apps? Never heard of them, too hard? Abigail Goodman and I are interested in finding out the barriers that are preventing you from using nature apps and providing information to help you get started. Please take our survey here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/3BVS3GV So we can find out what information to providing to help you get started. Abigail and Julie are studying science communication at ANU an will be building a website to provide you with information based on your answers to the survey.

05.01.2022 These great pictures of a yellow-footed antechinus were taken at Cox Scrub by Jamie Harrison, Thank you for sharing your pictures with us Jamie.

05.01.2022 Topa gave a cracker of a talk last night. Despite the project not going to plan, due to small sample sizes and some of the initial assumptions she gave information observations about the pitfalls or measuring the impact of plastics and metaloids in short tailed shearwaters. One of the important observations to come out of the study is that different concentrations of metaloids can be found in different parts of the liver.

04.01.2022 Did you know the torrens never went straight out to sea? An intetesting post to read. https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1520675731419216&id=137531739733629

04.01.2022 Last night was our last meeting for the year, where members are invited to share their stories and pictures from the past year. It was great to hear stories about encounters with frogs, lizards, wombats and spiders.

03.01.2022 A great day out at botany club. Lots of fun discoveries.

02.01.2022 Check out this new grant to encourage people to get out into nature.

01.01.2022 While we don't have a lot of excursions happening, you can still be exploring and learning about the natural world, why not get involved in the Great Southern Backyard BioBlitz? let us know how you went and any of the cool stuff you find!

01.01.2022 The Field Naturalist Society of South Australia support this rally to prevent inappropriate process and construction in Public parks. We will be there supporting this cause, come down and join us!