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Macleod Morass canoe paddle

( Events )

[ November 29, 2007; 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm. ]

Burnt Bridge Spotlight Night Walk

( Events )

[ October 25, 2007; 5:45 pm to 9:00 pm. ] for Members and their guests
led by Joe Stephens (picnic tea byo – 1745-1845 sunset 1845 twilight 1915)

Metallic Sun Orchid Count at Blond Bay

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[ September 29, 2007; 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. ] (tag-along with Bairnsdale & District Field Nats)

Meet outside the Bridge Club in Bairnsdale at 9am or at the front gate of the Blond Bay Reserve at 9.30am.

Bring morning tea, lunch, a chair and lots of mozzie repellent.

Excerpts from “The threat posed by pest animals to biodiversity in New South Wales”

 "Comparisons of all threats showed that pest animals are contributing significantly to biodiversity decline in New South Wales, posing the fourth greatest threat, behind land clearing, altered fire regimes and weeds. Collectively, alien species (pest animals and weeds) pose the second greatest threat. Pest animals also rank highly when compared with broader processes threatening biodiversity [...]