Newsletter - ASGAP Wildlife and Native Plants Study Group

Our newsletter
A quarterly newsletter is produced for members and this ranges from 12-24 pages in length and discusses a range of topics relevant to the study group. As an example the Spring special issue generally features Biodiversity Month and Threatened Species Day, with the focus on such themes as biodiversity, habitat, bush management, remnants and endangered species.

Left: Sweet Appleberry (Billardiera cyamosa)
Right: Chenille honey myrtle (Melaleuca huegelii)

Topics
Some of the issues discussed in the quarterly newsletter may include:

Birds, frogs, reptiles, marsupials, insects, native fish

Specific plant species eg. banksia, eucalyptus, acacia

Specific plant associations and communities eg. woodlands, grasslands

Attraction to native gardens by Australian fauna

Nestboxes

Habitat protection and conservation

Regeneration and revegetation

Seed collection, potting methods and plant propagation

Research and development

Education- identification or management of species

Left: Western Grey kangaroo joey (Macropus fuliginosus)
Right: Rainbow lorikeet fledgling (Trichoglossus haematodus)

Subscriptions
Ordinary member $5.00 p.a. (Aust.) or $10.00 p.a. (Overseas)
Payable in July each year.
Cheques or Money Orders should be made payable to: "ASGAP Wildlife & Native Plants" and forwarded to:
ASGAP Wildlife & Native Plants SG
C/- PO Box 131
STRATHALBYN, S.A. 5255
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