Energy and alternatives This event will occur at the Plympton Community Centre, with virtual attendance also (using Zoom communications software)   Dr John Patterson is a retired nuclear, radiation and medical physicist, who has worked overseas, and at the University of Adelaide and RAH Cancer Care Centre.  His hobbies are understanding our electricity prices, and also the contributions of Sir William and Sir Lawrence Bragg to X-ray structural analysis. Although there is now general agreement that renewables are the cheapest…

Finding DNA Where does your DNA come from? This event will occur at the Plympton Community Centre, with virtual attendance also (using Zoom communications software) Adrian Linacre Professor Adrian Linacre graduated with a 2.1 honours degree in Zoology from the University of Edinburgh in 1984 and then completed a PhD (D.Phil.) in Molecular Genetics from Sussex university in 1988. He was employed as a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at the University of Sussex from 1988 to 1994 before taking up a lectureship in Forensic…

Wetlands of the Sturt River This event will occur at the Plympton Community Centre, with virtual attendance also (using Zoom communications software) Marion resident and former member of the Oaklands Wetlands committee David Jarman will provide an overview of the Warraparinga, Morphetteville Race Course and Oaklands wetlands. Correctly designed and managed, wetlands perform a great contribution to our way of life. Water is becoming our most precious resource and David is concerned that in the future our focus will not…

Mites This event will occur at the Plympton Community Centre, with virtual attendance also (using Zoom communications software) Dr. Matthew Shaw from the South Australian Museum will provide an insight into the mini world of mites and their contribution to composting vegetable matter into soil.   To be a virtual attendee, register in advance for this meeting here: Register in advance to attend meeting virtually After registering, you will receive an email containing information about joining the meeting.   If…

An introduction to butterfly observation This event will occur at the Plympton Community Centre, with virtual attendance also (using Zoom communications software) Committee member and former chair of BCSA Mike Moore will provide practical hints on observing adult butterflies and their caterpillars and will include an overview of the butterfly app produced by the Australian National University.

6.30pm BCSA AGM 7.00pm Public Talk: John Fargher, of the Yundi Nature Conservancy The current and future prospects for biodiversity conservation on private land John Fargher, of the Yundi Nature Conservancy, will talk about current policy settings for private conservation in different Australian states, and provide examples from practical experience of managing a re-wilding and biodiversity maintenance program at the Yundi Nature Conservancy on the Fleurieu Peninsula, with some specific examples relating to butterflies and moths.  

The disappearing ‘inscape’ This event will occur at the Plympton Community Centre, with virtual attendance also (using Zoom communications software) Soil is one of our most precious resources and the composition of the top 15cm is critical to the survival of all plants and micro organisms. Committee member Andrew Walters will provide an insight into what happens to our soil over time and how we can assist our plants to grow, by managing the ‘inscape’ or top 15cm.