Name: Learning about Eucalypt Trees
Start: 2025-03-15T09:00:00+10:00
End: 2025-03-15T11:00:00+10:00
Location: 34 Wanderer Crescent,Springfield Lakes,4300,AU

Learn how to identify some of the commonly found eucalypt species found in bushland & find out about their indigenous names & their uses.
Join Springfield Lakes Nature Care & Rod Fensham for an educational walk & talk about eucalyptus trees as we journey through a small section of the White Rock Spring Mountain Reserve in Springfield Lakes. This walk is an opportunity to celebrate National Eucalypt Day, & the beauty & importance of Australia’s iconic eucalypts. This annual event highlights the incredible diversity of these trees & the significance to our landscapes & heritage. At the conclusion of the walk, we will have morning tea at a nearby parkland & participants can ask questions about Rod's work or his knowledge of Australian flora. Please bring a $4 to cover the cost of morning tea. Thank you.
During the pandemic Rod was unable to travel outside of his home city of Brisbane where he has lived for nearly 30 years. He needed a project to avoid going mad and decided to get to know the bushlands around the city. With eucalypts being dominant trees found throughout the bushland reserves of Brisbane, Rod decided to create the “ACE Guide to Eucalypts Brisbane” a 49 page book which includes 40 pages of spectacular life size images of the leaves, buds and fruit of every species. Rod will show people how they can use the guide to identify eucalypts. Rod will have copies of the book for sale on the day. The book costs $20 & if you could bring cash that would be appreciated.
Rod Fensham obtained a PhD in Geography from University of Tasmania in 1991& is currently working at the Queensland Herbarium. He is a Professor at the School of Environment at University of Queensland. His expertise is in woody vegetation dynamics, botanical conservation & rangelands mostly around north-eastern Australia. He has collected over 7,347 specimens of plants. Most of his research is quantitative field ecology in the big natural playground of Queensland. He says he does ecology because "I want to help avoid extinction and better manage Australia's natural resources, and also because discovery is extremely enjoyable." Rod has written and published several books and papers.