Calendar of events
Brown Toadlet (Endangered).
March marks the commencement of the breeding season for the Brown Toadlet. Males initiate breeding by calling from nest sites. Males call in response to seasonal and environmental triggers, with the most intense calling on still evenings, after rain.
See the March bio-calendar to see what some of our native plants and animals are doing this month.
Events in March 2025
Annual Biodiversity Symposium 2025 - Field Naturalists Club of Victoria Inc. RSL Hall, 2 Diggers Way, Blackburn
Saturday 15th8:30am - 4:30pm
‘Impacts on Biodiversity During the Anthropocene – 10 years on'. Hosted by Field Naturalists Club of Victoria Inc. This two-day symposium will include 16 presentations on various aspects of anthropogenic change and related threats to Nature and the environment.
Topics include: Climate change, Rodenticides, River and stream degradation, Mining impacts, Plastic pollution, Deer control, Turtles, Freshwater fish, Bryophyte conservation, Victorian habitats, Mallee Community education, Threats to Amphibians, Overpopulation—and more .
Speakers include: Prof David Karoly, Prof Euan Ritchie, Prof Ian Rutherfurd, Prof Raylene Cook, Assoc. Prof John White, Dr Matt Dell, Prof Susan Lawrence, Sandie Csarka, Mr Greg Martin, Dr Graeme Lorimer, Dr David Cheal, Adam Yaney-Keller, Graham Stockfeld, Dr Bruce Mc Gregor, Ann McGregor, Mr Ian Penrose, Cip Hamilton, David De Angelis
Morning Tea, Lunch and Afternoon Tea included.
Cost: FNC Members - $110, non-member- $150, Student - $80
Registration closes 7 March 2025
Contact: FNCV Office Mondays & Tuesdays or Max Campbell 0409 143 538 | Phone: 03 9877 9860
Arthur Rylah Institute Seminar - Saving our aquatic species Online free event
Monday 24th1:00pm - 2:00pm
ARI presents two guest speakers on projects to save threatened freshwater species:
Tim Fernando (ARI) - insights into the world first captive breeding trials for the critically endangered Glenelg Freshwater Mussel, and the challenges of replicating its unique reproductive cycle
Sam Fawke (Victorian Fisheries Authority) - Victoria's first conservation hatchery and the progress towards the goal to save 10 aquatic species from extinction in the next ten years.
Contact: Tess McLaren | Project Officer - Impact and Collaboration