Next Meeting

Friday 14th. November 2008

	Speaker:	John Martyn
	Topic:	"Geology, Landscape and Vegetation of the Sydney Basin"
	Background:	John Martin is the author of the book Sydney's Natural World - a production that was inspired by the purchase of a digital camera. John was born in Cornwall and came to Australia in 1970 after mapping in the Rift Valley of Kenya for his PhD in geology. Although he has lived in Sydney since 1979, much of his fieldwork as a minerals exploration geologist over the last thirty years has been in Western Australia. John's first experience of spring in the goldfields left him stunned by the colour and variety of the flowers in the bushland. It was the beginning of a lifetime enthusiasm for Australia's flora and fauna. Moving to Sydney he was amazed by the beauty and variety of landscape and wild habitats within and around the city's suburbs. He has been exploring, mapping and photographing Sydney's natural world ever since. John has been on the STEP committee since 1986 and has been responsible for the production of three walking maps and a field guide to Sydney bushland.

 

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"Willow Park Community Centre" 25 Edgeworth David Ave. Hornsby. NSW Australia

 

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