20 years of monitoring butterflies It is expected that this talk will be held face to face in the Plympton Community Centre, but there is an option for members to view the venue presentation via ZOOM. If you plan to attend in person, please read the details at the bottom of this page. To be […]
MEDIA RELEASE - New Alliance launched to force action to save St Kilda Mangroves - 23Jan21 Butterfly Conservation SA has joined the St Kilda Mangroves Alliance of concerned environmental and community groups to raise public understanding of the ecological catastrophe that is happening at St Kilda. Many species of plants and animals have been impacted […]
Australian sea lions. An iconic and endangered South Australian mammal This event will occur at the Plympton Community Centre, with virtual attendance also (using Zoom communications software) Simon Goldsworthy As Principal Scientist at the South Australian Research and Development Institute's Aquatic Sciences Centre, in Adelaide, Professor Simon Goldsworthy heads the Ecosystem Effects of Fishing and […]
Visit by Rotary Adelaide Clubs and BCSA members to the Chequered Copper Butterfly site at Pakapakanthi/Victoria Park. This will be an opportunity to see the habitat of a large population of the Chequered Copper (Lucia limbaria) butterfly in a grassy woodland, in the middle of one of the City of Adelaide’s largest parklands. There are […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. Multitudes of Mites Dr Matt Shaw was led to mites […]
This event may occur at the Plympton Community Centre, with virtual attendance also (using Zoom communications software). Closer to the event, we will advise members if we need to be totally online on Zoom, given the uncertainty of the COVID lockdown. This is our current working schedule. 1830 Welcome 1835-1845 Mike Moore – Morphology […]
Butterfly Conservation SA's National Science Week webinar this year focuses on aspects of the Nymphalidae Family Professor Mike Kearney (Melbourne university) talks about research into the lifecycle of Heteronympha merope (the Common Brown butterfly) and understanding responses to climate variability and change. Professor Mike Kearney’s university profile page You are invited to a Zoom […]