The Tasmanian Naturalist - Call for contributions 
Mark Wapstra, Tas Nat Editor 
Y es, it's that time again when your friendly Naturalist editor starts hassling for contributions! It is never too early 
to make a submission - the earlier the better and the less my levels of panic near publication time! 
So I encourage members with observations to contribute short naturalist notes, and people with more substantial 
data-based information to contribute more scientific papers - all are welcome as the forum has a wide audience and 
we try to please everybody. 
Book-reviews and other contributions (prose/poetry/etc.) are also most welcome. 
The last five volumes have seen the introduction of colour pages for several of the articles where colour illustration 
enhances the readability. The publication costs in the last few years have been generously supported by sponsorship 
from agencies such as the Department of Defence, Natural Resource Management, Forestry Tasmania, the Forest 
Practices Authority, and Environmental Consulting Options Tasmania. 
This year's volume (134) will also be able to be printed in colour, but we will rely on sponsorship to achieve this - if 
anyone knows of possible sources, please contact me as soon as possible. 
I need to have draft articles to me by not much later than July (for longer articles that may require peer review) or 
end of August (for shorter articles, naturalist notes and book reviews). The edited version goes to the printer in 
September so you can all have a copy before Christmas (we aim for October delivery). 
The easiest way to get an article to me is via email (mark@ecotas.com.au), else mail to me at 28 Suncrest Avenue, 
Lenah Valley 7008 (or hand to me at a meeting/excursion). If you are wondering if something you may have an idea 
for is would be suitable, drop me a line. I'm happy to help with editing and review - that's my job! 
[PS - the Club's website now has a link to a Guidelines for Authors to assist with style, format and content 
questions]. 
Tasmanian Field Naturalists Club 
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BULLETIN 347 July 2012 
