Walks and Talks Programme 2010

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THE KU-RING-GAI WILDFLOWER GARDEN
420 Mona Vale Road, St Ives
NSW Australia

Be guided by members of the North Shore Group for a talk followed by an easy walk in the garden. Meet at the Visitor Centre on the following Mondays at 9.45 a.m. Information sheets are provided. Walks conclude at approx. 12 noon. Please wear suitable footwear, and bring a hat and water. No prior knowledge required - just an enquiring mind, a notebook - and a love of the bush!

There is a fee of $4 per person per session to cover costs.

Autumn Term

March 1	Introductory Talk and Walk - Summer Flowering Plants
March 8	Plant Kingdom
March 15	Parts of the Plant – Flowers
March 22	Parts of the Plant – Fruits
March 29	Banksia (Family Proteaceae)

Winter Term

May 3	Parts of the Plant – Stems and Leaves
May 10	Ferns, Cycads and Conifers
May 17	Plant Propagation at KWG
May 24	Flowering Plants - Monocots and Dicots
May 31	Plant Communities
June 7	Rainforests
June 14	(No meeting - Queen's Birthday Public Holiday)
June 21	Longer Walk (bring lunch & water) Return approx 2.30 pm

Spring Term

July 19	Introductory (2 hour) Walk - Spring Flowers
July 26	Understanding the geology above and below the Hawkesbury Sandstone and its relationship to plant communities John Martyn, Guest Speaker
August 2	Acacias (Family Mimosaceae)
August 9	Heath plants ((Family Ericaceae)
August 16	Boronias and other Family Rutaceae
August 23	Hakea and Grevillea (Family Proteaceae)
August 30	Pea (Family Fabaceae)
September 6	Orchids (Family Orchidaceae)
September 13	Waratahs and other Family Proteaceae
September 20	Longer Walk (bring lunch & water) Return approx 2.30 pm

Summer Term

October 18	Eucalypts,Angophoras and Corymbias (Family Myrtaceae)
October 25	Hibbertias (Family Dilleniaceae)
November 1	Bird Walk (8.30 a.m. start)
November 8	Grasses (Family Poaceae)
November 15	Callistemons, Kunzeas, and Melaleucas (Family Myrtaceae)
November 22	Leptospermum, Baeckea (Family Myrtaceae)

 

Down load a one page brochure (pdf) of the 2010 program.

Enquiries:	Bill	02 9498 6052
	Tony	02 9481 0504
	Wendy	02 9144 5600