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Activities
Here is our current Club Program of meetings, excursions and events.
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Monthly meeting
The Ringwood Field Naturalists Club holds a meeting each month of the year, where members come together to share and learn about Natural History.
The February to December meetings are held at 7:30pm on the second Wednesday of the month, at the Ringwood East Senior Citizens Centre (2-8 Laurence Grove, Ringwood East, 3135).
Our January meeting is an outdoor gathering at a local park - check the "Upcoming Events" for location details.
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The focus of our meeting is a talk by a guest speaker or one of our own members on a topic of Natural History. Recent topics have included "Inter-tidal invertebrates",
"Nature of Portland", "Birdwatching and nature of Christmas Island",
"A Naturalist's view of Tasmania" and "The Helmeted Honeyeater recovery program". We also have displays of members' photographs,
exhibits and sightings of interest.
Guidelines for sharing photos at meetings
Weekend excursion
Every month (except December) the Club runs an excursion to a location near Melbourne. Usually on the Saturday or Sunday following the monthly meeting, we travel to a
location that is significant for nature - birdwatching, looking for terrestrial orchids in spring, or ferns in the cool, damp gullies in the Dandenongs, or perhaps
a wetland site in summer to observe migratory waders.
Our program aims to vary the excursions to give a range of experiences throughout the year.
The excursions are typically 1-1 1/2 hours drive from Ringwood and run for the full day, including morning and afternoon walks.
An example of some of the areas we visit are Bunyip State Park, Coolart Wetlands, Lake Mountain, Kinglake National Park and Point Cook.
Autumn & spring weekend away
The Club holds two weekends away each year - in autumn and spring. They are very popular with members and allow the Club to travel further afield
than is possible on a day excursion. Basing ourselves in an area, we can visit multiple sites and do activities
such as spot-lighting and river cruises that we otherwise might not have time for.
Recent weekends away have been held at Newstead, Little Desert, Anglesea, Wilson's Prom and Yarram.
Field Care Days
The Club is a strong believer in community action and participates in regular field care days, contributing directly to the benefit of our local environment. We
carry out tree planting or weed removal at sites in the Ringwood area, working with other organisations such as Parks Victoria and the Osborne Peninsula
Landcare Group to focus on specific areas that need restoration and re-vegetation.
SEANA (South East Australia Naturalists Association) events
The Club is a member of SEANA (South East Australia Naturalists Association). This means that RFNC members can attend weekends away run by SEANA without needing to be an individual member.
These weekends away happen twice a year in autumn and spring.
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