Guests are welcome at our activities.

Meetings

We hold evening meetings on the 2nd Friday of each month February to November. Meetings will be face-to-face or by Zoom, depending on the current conditions and the location of our speaker.

Next meeting: by Zoom, Friday 12 August 7:30 pm for 8 pm start.

Deidree Noss 'Friends of the Colo - Adventure Conservation'

Group Outings

Usually held at a weekend, these outings visit  local gardens, reserves or other places of interest.

Next group outing: Sunday 14th August to West Head area, Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park.

This will be a day of short walks one month out from the Sydney Post Kiama Conference Tour. The North Shore Group will be hosting visiting Tour participants (potentially from interstate) for one of the five days of this tour in September 2022. You are invited to come on August 14th for a final trial of the walks we will be taking the visitors on. This includes part of the Centre Track, West Head itself and part of the Basin Track. We have good Plant lists for these places, so here is an opportunity for you to learn about the abundance of interesting Sandstone flora species in this area.

Contact person:  Sue Fredrickson 0401 362 921 or paulandsuefreddo@bigpond.com Please register your intention to come by phone or email and state your name, car rego, phone number and emergency contact phone number. This way that you can be updated in case of cancellation due to bad weather.

Where to meet: Start of Centre Track near the intersection of McCarrs Creek Rd and Liberator General San Martin Drive, Terrey Hills (near former site of a NPWS Toll booth). There is parking on the side of the road that will hopefully not be all taken by road cyclists.

When to meet: 10am Sunday 14th August

What to Bring: Lunch, snacks, water, thermos etc?, Plant ID book, good walking shoes, weather appropriate gear e.g. hat and sunscreen or rain gear and umbrella.

Spring Plant Sale

APS North Shore Group is holding it's Spring plant sale on Sunday 4th September at the Ku-ring-gai Wildflower Garden, 420 Mona Vale Road, St Ives. We have lots of plants that are just raring to get planted in your garden!

There will also be bargain plants, as well as our beautiful, hand-made cards, and we will be open between 9am and 4pm.

Please bring your credit card (preferably), own packing boxes and used pots and tubes (for our future use).

Walks & Talks

Walks and Talks are open to the public. See their own page, here.

Bushcare, Propagation and the Knoll Garden

Bushcare and Propagation groups meet on alternate Wednesdays. Volunteers also meet regularly to maintain the Knoll Garden. These activties are all at the Ku-ring-gai Wildflower Garden, St Ives. See a recent Blandfordia for further details and who to contact.

Next Evening Meeting

By Zoom, Friday 12 August 7:30 pm for 8 pm start

Deidree Noss, President, Friends of the Colo 'Friends of the Colo - Adventure Conservation'

In 2000 a group of bushwalkers took on what seemed like an impossible weeding task - to eradicate black willows along the Colo River in the heart of the Wollemi Wilderness. The group soon became the Friends of the Colo and today still are conducting remote area bush regeneration activities in the Colo River and other catchments. Over the past 22 years Friends of the Colo has essentially eradicated black willows from the Colo river system. They are now targeting other invasive weeds in remote areas. Hear about our successes and challenges in working in the wilderness.

See below for how to register for this Zoom meeting.

The Beatrice Taylor Hall is behind Wallarobba Arts and Cultural Centre at 25 Edgeworth David Avenue, Hornsby. There will be plant sales from 7:45 pm before the meeting (cash only, please bring change) and refreshments afterwards. The NSG Botanical library is also available for members to browse and borrow items.

Zoom meetings can be attended by non-members by contacting Sue Fredrickson to request the Zoom link. Sue can be contacted on paulandsuefreddo@bigpond.com or 0401 362 921.