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SUMMARY:Members’ evening
DESCRIPTION:Share a pre-meeting bring-your-own supper: a flask of hot drink\, cup and a small plate of ‘nibbles’. Then listen to our speakers — limit 10 minutes / person. For a gold-coin koha\, or even ‘folding money’\, buy one or more of the books we put on display\, and help build up the Jubilee Award Fund which supports research on NZ plants. Room opens at 7 p.m. \nBring: \n\nyour botanical slides and photographs taken on BotSoc trips. Slides on a USB stick – limit 20 / person;\nyour favourite botanical readings\, your paintings;\nany spare botanical or other natural-history books you have and don’t want any more to have them auctioned. Take them home if they don’t sell;\nplant specimens to sell or to discuss;\nbotanical art – paintings\, drawings\, ceramics – to add to a memorable evening.
URL:https://wellingtonbotsoc.org.nz/event/members-evening/
LOCATION:Victoria University\, Lecture Theatre M101
CATEGORIES:Evening Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260613T093000
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SUMMARY:Trip: Coastal Escarpment Edge at Whitireia Park
DESCRIPTION:Note 2nd Saturday of June to coincide with low tide. \nWe will botanise the lower slopes of the Whitireia coastal escarpment where it is accessible and the rocky platform at Rocky Bay. You will see Asplenium obtusatum\, Leptinella nana\, Veronica elliptica\, Euphorbia glauca\, Sonchus kirkii and Melicytus obovatus and other coastal taonga. This trip will be challenging as we will be climbing over boulders and the tracks up and down the escarpment are very steep. We may get wet feet\, however the tide will be ebbing until 1.40pm. We suggest you wear good boots and consider bringing a walking pole or two and binoculars. Check with Robyn if you are uncertain about the terrain. \nIf the weather is too extreme to be on the escarpment\, we will botanise Gillies Reserve in Ranui\, Porirua off Gillies Place – see the trip currently scheduled for August. \nMeet: 9.30am at the concrete pads on Whitireia Road\, off Thornley Street\, Titahi Bay \nPublic Transport: 8.14am train on the Kapiti line to Porirua. Bus 220 at 8.41am at Porirua Station\, get off at Thornley Street. Walk up the road to the concrete pads. \nCo-leaders: Robyn Smith 027 437 2497 and Andrew Jinks (Porirua City Council Nursery)
URL:https://wellingtonbotsoc.org.nz/event/trip-coastal-escarpment-edge-at-whitireia-park/
CATEGORIES:Field Trip
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260615T193000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260615T213000
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SUMMARY:Talk: The amazing flora of Lord Howe Island
DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Lara Shepherd\, Science Researcher\, Te Papa and Leon Perrie\, Botany Curator\, Te Papa. \nLord Howe Island is a small\, remote\, subtropical island between New Zealand and Australia that has been recognised as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Despite its small size it has a wide diversity of habitats. Over 40% of its vascular plant species are endemic\, with the remainder largely shared with nearby landmasses\, including New Zealand. We will give an introduction to Lord Howe Island and its plants. We will also provide an overview of our fern research on the island and how it contributes to understanding New Zealand ferns. \nMeeting is in-person and via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89547154619?pwd=bE0zRXRWSXBBUkVoUjdPcElJNXlJUT09
URL:https://wellingtonbotsoc.org.nz/event/talk-the-amazing-flora-of-lord-howe-island/
LOCATION:Victoria University\, Lecture Theatre M101
CATEGORIES:Evening Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260704T093000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260704T153000
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SUMMARY:Trip: Northern Forest\, East Harbour Regional Park\, Wainuiomata
DESCRIPTION:We will climb the Puriri Track through kānuka and hard beech to the Main Ridge Track.  We’ll then head south as far as the junction with Rata Ridge Track\, passing black beech\, kamahi\, and pockets of scrub\, before returning the same way (c. 2 hours return if not botanising).  The forest is reasonably diverse for flowering plants and ferns.  Epiphytic orchids are common\, including a few good patches of Drymoanthus.  Other species of conservation interest include the fern Lindsaea linearis and the sedge Morelotia affinis.  The clay surface makes for interesting plants in places\, but can be slippery when wet. \nMeet: 9.30 am at the entrance to the Puriri Track\, about 100 m north-west of the junction of Puriri Street with Wainuiomata Road.  Drivers should park on Puriri Street\, taking care not to create a traffic hazard for the residents.  Stop 9901 for Bus 170 is nearby for those taking public transport. \nCo-Leaders: Lara Shepherd\, email lara.shepherd@tepapa.govt.nz\, phone 027 363 5854; and Leon Perrie\, email leon.perrie@ tepapa.govt.nz\, phone 027 419 1378.
URL:https://wellingtonbotsoc.org.nz/event/trip-northern-forest-east-harbour-regional-park-wainuiomata/
LOCATION:Puriri Track\, Wainuiomata\, About 100 m north-west of the junction of Puriri Street with Wainuiomata Road\, Wainuiomata\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Field Trip
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260720T193000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260720T213000
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SUMMARY:Talk: Does weed control benefit native plants in limestone ecosystems?
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Dr Debra Wotton – Director and Principal Ecologist\, Moa’s Ark Research; Research Associate\, School of Biological Sciences\, University of Canterbury. \nLimestone outcrops in the eastern South Island are hotspots of native plant diversity\, with many endemic herbs and a disproportionately high number of threatened species. Almost half of the specialist limestone taxa in the eastern South Island are classified as Threatened or Data Deficient\, and many have undergone dramatic declines in recent decades. These ecosystems are widely invaded by weeds\, which are thought to be contributing to the decline of native plants. Weeds are managed at some sites\, but weed control does not always benefit native biodiversity. Debra will present her research investigating whether weed control increases native dominance of vegetation\, and the reproduction\, survival and recruitment of threatened plant species in a limestone ecosystem. She will also highlight the special limestone plant species at her research site\, Lance McCaskill Nature Reserve – the first reserve in New Zealand to be established for the purpose of protecting a native plant. \nMeeting is in-person and via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89547154619?pwd=bE0zRXRWSXBBUkVoUjdPcElJNXlJUT09
URL:https://wellingtonbotsoc.org.nz/event/talk-does-weed-control-benefit-native-plants-in-limestone-ecosystems/
LOCATION:Victoria University\, Lecture Theatre M101
CATEGORIES:Evening Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260801T090000
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SUMMARY:Trip: Porirua Park Bush (Gillies Place)\, Rānui\, Porirua
DESCRIPTION:We will botanise this Significant Natural Area off Gillies Place by a circular route incorporating spurs and gullies.  Last botanised in 1980\, and described as regenerating scrub and forest remnant\, this reserve has developed a diverse canopy of kohekohe\, tawa\, hīnau and māpou and has some relict matai\, rimu\, kahikatea\, and a large Streblus banksii. \nWe will also make a detour to a stand of very large Syzygium maire which is a short walk from Mungavin Ave\, following the visit to Porirua Park Bush \nMeet: Porirua Railway Station carpark at 9.00am to share transport \nPublic transport:  \n8.44am train from Wellington. Get off at Porirua Station at 9.05am \n8.30am train from Waikanae. Get off at Porirua station at 9.09am \nCo-leaders: Andrew Jinks Andrew.Jinks@poriruacity phone 021 524 531. Robyn Smith northislandrobin@gmail.com 027 437 2497
URL:https://wellingtonbotsoc.org.nz/event/porirua-park-bush-gillies-place-ranui-porirua/
CATEGORIES:Field Trip
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