The Kwongan Foundation's

Biodiversity on the Verge

School of Plant Biology, UWA

13 and 14 September 2008

Organisers: School of Plant Biology, Science Divisions of Kings Park & Botanic Garden and Department of Environment and Conservation.

Audience: Fellow scientists, growers, managers of the land, environmental officers working for mining companies, anybody with a keen interest in native plants in WA, landowners with rare and endangered species on their land, officers responsible for maintenance of road verges.

Aims: To enhance awareness of the significance of native plants in the general community and build stronger links between UWA’s School of Plant Biology and its associates with the conservation and mining industry and the wider community. Explore options to work towards collaboration, e.g., in ARC-Linkage proposals with conservation and mining industry and any other interested parties.

Location: University Club, UWA Campus.

Time: Saturday, September 13, 2008 (followed by a field trip on Sunday 14 September; field trip not included in the cost given below).

Seminar Cost: $110 [$75 for our alumni and (honorary) patrons], including morning and afternoon tea, lunch, sundowner and a CD containing all the presentations. The number of participants will be limited to 60.

Field trip cost: $95.00 includes morning tea and lunch. The number of participants are limited to 30.

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This year's Kwongan Colloquium is devoted to Biodiversity of the Verge. Extinction is forever. The impact of human activities is such that, indeed, some of our plant species are on the verge of extinction, and awareness of the processes that threaten these plants is vital if we aim to stop the path towards extinction.
In addition, due to large-scale clearing of the wheatbelt, much of our diversity is now restricted to road verges. These road verges therefore must be carefully looked after, so as to preserve our biodiversity. Unfortunately, there is much scope for improvement when it comes to caring for the biodiversity on our road verges.

What about our metropolitan road verges? They offer a fantastic potential to grow native plants, which would save water and might form a corridor connecting native bushland areas in Perth.
Biodiversity on the Verge clearly has many aspects, many of which will be covered in this Kwongan Colloquium.

All amounts quoted include GST.

Closing date for registrations 29 August 2008

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