Corporate Body

North Queensland Naturalists Club (1932 - )

From
1932
Functions
Citizen science, Natural history and Naturalists' society
Website
https://www.qnc.org.au

Summary

The North Queensland Naturalists Club aims to study all branches of natural history, to encourage the preservation and protection of native flora and fauna and their environment, and to publish observations on natural history and the Club's activities. It was founded in Cairns, Queensland in 1932, one of its principal advocates and first President being Hugo Flecker. Membership came from a wide cross-section of the community in Cairns and surrounding areas. The Club's early interests broadly included nature study, conservation for utility or as a social duty, scientific collecting, community education, and national parks. Some issues of concern included the problems caused by uncontrolled fires in country surrounding Cairns, introduced animals, and soil erosion, and the protection of coral reefs. The Club's herbarium, instituted in its early years, comprised over 10,000 specimens when it was donated in 1971 to CSIRO's Australian Tropical Herbarium. The North Queensland naturalist has been published by the Club since 1932.

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See also

  • Flecker, H., Stephens, G. B. and Stephens, S. E., Edible plants in North Queensland (Cairns, Qld: North Queensland Naturalists Club, 1948), 20 pp. Details
  • Smith D. A., Check list of North Queensland ferns (Cairns, Qld: North Queensland Naturalists Club, 1946), 11 pp. Details
  • Whittell, H. M., List of birds occurring in North Queensland (Cairns, Qld: North Queensland Naturalists Club, 1949), 12 pp. Details

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