Presented by member Mike Moore Mike will talk about the 2022 publication by Beaver and Braby focused on Ogyris taxonomy. This work includes the description of a number of new species and a reorganisation of existing taxa. The research includes the study of a number of Australia’s most iconic Ogyris species. Mike will discuss a […]
Public Information Session about the Chequered Copper (Lucia limbaria) is CANCELLED owing to weather forecast. There will be other such opportunities in the future.
Presented by B.C.S.A. member Jan Forrest OAM The digital age has transformed photography and taking pictures now is as simple as pulling a phone out of your pocket. The medium may have changed, however the principles of taking a good photo have not. Bring your camera and phone to experiment, as we look at the […]
Natalya Giffney, Green Adelaide SA -Sustainable Urban Communities Officer at Green Adelaide, will provide an overview of design strategies and integrated water management practices for homes and gardens that can help you to save water and sustain urban landscapes for ecological health. Natalya works in the Resilient Communities team for Green Adelaide and is involved […]
Presented by Rosalie and Robert Lawrence. Rosalie and Robert share an interest in native orchids and iNaturalist. In this talk, Rosalie and Robert will introduce citizen science and iNaturalist and show how orchids can be recorded and identified including challenges in the identification of orchids. Robert was recently re-appointed as President of the Native […]
Presented by Rosalie and Robert Lawrence. Rosalie and Robert share an interest in native orchids and iNaturalist. In this talk, Robert and Rosalie will talk about the marginal habitat requirements of orchids and their range of survival strategies. Robert was recently re-appointed as President of the Native Orchid Society of South Australia and Rosalie has […]
As the Herding Caterpillars Festival (from October 2023 to August 2024) finishes, there will be a five day event, from 6th - 11th August. Instead of a Public Talk in August, BCSA members will be invited to a ‘Family and Friends’ viewing of activities associated with the ‘Herding Caterpillars Festival’ on 6th August from […]
2024 Annual general meeting agenda Please nominate yourself or someone else to become a committee member for 2024/25. Contact a committee member to discuss how you might fit in. 2024 AGM nomination form The Zoom link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85418051930?pwd=PqnfQrkAJcF5fG4jB8JvmDh8DgdLTV.1 TALK: Museum Collections and the Most Important Question in Zoology Given present proposals to diminish the role of […]
Presented by Sam Philips, Senior Water Projects Engineer with Green Adelaide, Department for Environment and Water. Breakout Creek / Purruna Parri (‘River of Life’) is the last three kilometres or so of River Torrens / Karrawirra Parri. It’s an artificial channel dug in the 1930s to help manage flooding of the city and the western […]
Presented by Professor Chris Daniels Platypus were last recorded in the River Torrens /Karrawirra Parri in the 1880s Their extinction correlated with the destruction of the Torrens. However, since the 1970s and particularly over the past 2 decades, the Torrens has been rejuvenated. Could we now bring back the platypus? If so how? This talk […]