Position Vacant 
Your Committee is Seeking a Data Information Officer! 
T he TFNC collects some very important data on 
fauna and flora, including threatened species. 
The Committee would like to provide this 
information in a coordinated manner to relevant 
agencies such as the Threatened Species Section 
(DPIPWE), and perhaps groups such as Birds 
Tasmania, using the Natural Values Atlas 
database maintained by DPIPWE. 
We are looking for someone who would be willing 
to collate sighting information from excursions, 
the observation book and other events (such as 
the Peter Murrell Reserve monitoring project) 
into a standardised Excel form (this form already 
exists for batch input of data into the Natural 
Values Atlas). This may involve following up with 
observers to collect some additional data (e.g. 
precise dates and locations of sightings) but is not 
expected to be an onerous task once some 
protocols are established. Members of the 
Committee will be available to assist the Data 
Information Officer so you would not be going it 
alone. If anyone is interested, please contact 
Michael Driessen so that we can have a chat at 
the next meeting. 
Subscriptions Reminder 
Anna McEldowney (Treasurer) 
H ave you paid your 2010 subs yet? A reminder that membership subs are due on 1 Jan each year. 
Please send a cheque payable to Tasmanian Field Naturalists Club Inc, addressed to the Treasurer 
TFNC, GPO Box 68, Hobart, 7001; or 
pay by EFT to BSB 067102 Account number 28000476 in the name of Tasmanian Field Naturalists Club 
Inc. PLEASE put your surname AND initials in the transfer so I can identify the payments. 
If you have joined since October last year your subs will carry over to 2010. 
Membership rates are: Adult—$30, Family—$35, Concession—$25. 
Photo credits 
Fox—extracted from DPIPWE Fox Eradication Program poster 
Botany lab excursion—Abbey Throssal 
Cop moth development—Robyn Gates 
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Tasmanian Field Naturalists Club BULLETIN 340 October 2010 
