The Auckland Botanical Society holds regular meetings and field trips throughout the year. Meetings are usually held on the first Wednesday of the month at 7:30 pm, and field trips on the third Saturday of the month, starting at 10 am.
Meeting Venue: Unitec, School of Natural Sciences, 139 Carrington Road, Mount Albert, Auckland-Gate 4, Building 115, Room 2005 , Level 2
(Annual Lucy Cranwell lecture is held at the Auckland Museum)
Evening Meeting: Wednesday 5th August
7:30pm Unitec
Talk: Cambell James
Botany of Borneo
Campbell James spent a month travelling through Malaysian Borneo, exploring the biota of the two states of Sabah and Sarawak. His talk will cover the flora encountered on his travels, including the diversity seen in mangrove and other coastal sites, kerangas (heath), peat swamps, mixed dipterocarp and montane forests.
Field trip: Saturday 15th August
Leaders: Dan Blanchon (dblanchon@aucklandmuseum.com) and Yumiko Baba (ybaba@aucklandmuseum.com)
Meeting time: 10 am
Meeting place: Auckland Museum South Atrium, on the ground floor at the seating area under the Tanoa (a spherical structure)
https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/your-museum/south-atrium/tanoa
Registrations must be completed prior to entry to the herbarium; therefore, RSVP is essential.
In the first part of the day, participants will be invited through the back of the house to the museum herbarium collections. The tour will take about an hour, viewing historical specimens as well as notable specimens, including collections by botanical society members. We will discuss the scientific significance of the museum collections as well as herbarium practice and functions.
The second part of the day will take us outside of the museum to Pukekawa/ the Auckland Domain. We will walk through the fernery, compiling a list of ferns, explore the temperate and hot house, and finish the day by visiting Lovers' Walk. The visit to Lovers’ Walk is subject to the weather on the day, as it can be prohibitively slippery under wet conditions.
Please wear clean footwear to access the museum herbarium. Food must be left at the locker outside the herbarium; please follow the leaders’ inductions on the day. Food can be consumed at the Kai Room located at the western side of the South Atrium on the ground floor.