Woodend Community Centre
Join the Macedon Ranges Field Naturalists for our Annual General Meeting on Saturday, July 5 at 2:00pm at the Woodend Community Centre. We’re excited to host two fascinating guest speakers whose presentations will appeal to lovers of geology, ecology, and conservation.
Guest Speaker: Brian Mundy – Stories in Stone: A Fossil Journey
Brian Mundy is a geologist and educator with a lifelong passion for natural history. Originally from England, Brian’s academic journey has taken him from Wales to South Carolina and ultimately to Australia, where he has enjoyed a long career teaching Environmental Science and Geography. He recently retired as a senior lecturer in Education at Victoria University.
Brian will share his extensive fossil collection, gathered from fieldwork and travels across Morocco, Tunisia, England and Australia. Fossils on display will include ammonites, trilobites, brachiopods, corals, and echinoids. This is a rare opportunity to examine these remarkable specimens up close and hear the stories behind them.
Guest Speaker: Adrian Marshall – Grassy Plains Network
Dr Adrian Marshall is the Facilitator of the Grassy Plains Network, which is a program of the Victorian National Parks Association. He advocates for the greater protection of Victoria’s native grasslands and runs a range of community engagement activities to raise people’s awareness of our extremely threatened grassy ecosystems. He co-edited Land of sweeping plains: managing and restoring the native grasslands of south-eastern Australia and is the author of the urban design guidelines Start with the grasslands. He is a landscape architect and has a PhD in urban ecology.
Adrian will introduce the important work of the Grassy Plains Network (GPN), a collective of ecologists, land managers, academics, and community members dedicated to protecting Melbourne’s endangered grassland ecosystems.
Formed after the 2018 “Respect, Protect and Re-connect” conference, the GPN has been actively advocating for stronger protection and better management of grassy ecosystems on both public and private land. They work collaboratively with conservation organisations, Traditional Custodians and local communities to raise awareness and drive policy change to safeguard these critically endangered landscapes.
Come along for an afternoon of learning and inspiration, and help us celebrate another year of field naturalism in the Macedon Ranges.
All welcome – entry is free.
RSVP: macedonrangesfieldnaturalists@gmail.com
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