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: at Beatrice Taylor Hall 14th March 2025 7.30pm for 8:00pm.

Frankie O'Brien: Ecology of the Coups Creek Conservation Zone, Wahroonga.

See detailed notice further down the page.

Group Outings and Activities

Usually held at a weekend, these outings visit  local gardens, reserves or other places of interest or sometimes there may be work to be done!

Next North Shore Group Activity: The APS NSW Quarterly Gathering on Saturday 15th March 2025. This event will be hosted by Northern Beaches. Please see the APS NSW Activities page for details.

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 the  NSG entries on the calendar on the APS NSW Activities page for propagation and bushcare entries.

Next Evening Meeting

Next meeting Friday 14th March 2025 7.30pm for 8.00pm at Beatrice Taylor Hall, Hornsby.

Frankie O'Brien: Ecology of the Coups Creek Conservation Zone, Wahroonga.

Frankie is an ecologist who, in the early stages of their career, spent four years working as the Land Conservation Manager in the conservation zone of Wahroonga Estate. This 31ha of bushland protects the headwaters of the Lane Cove River, Coups Creek, and is home to a wide variety of flora and fauna, including two Critically Endangered Ecological Communities. Frankie will talk about the ecology of the bushland, with a focus on its interesting assortment of flora.

Plants for sale, library & supper.

ALL Welcome

The Beatrice Taylor Hall is behind Wallarobba Arts and Cultural Centre at 25 Edgeworth David Avenue, Hornsby. There will be plant sales after the meeting (cash only, please bring change) and refreshments. 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.