Welcome. We are a group of like minded people who enjoy exploring nature and the natural world. We have regular outings and meetings where new people are welcome to attend. To find out more click here.
Membership fees for 2026 are now due
Please download the membership application/renewal form. Instructions are provided.
FNSSA monthly GENERAL MEETINGS
General Meetings for the Field Nats are held on the 3rd Wednesday of every month from Feb-December with our AGM being in October each year.
A variety of speakers present on a huge range of topics from findings of recent research to historical discoveries, famous environmentalists, citizen science projects, members nights and more. Current FNSSA business may also be discussed at these meetings, with unusual fauna/flora sightings also included.
General Meetings are open to FNSSA Members and friends.
FNSSA General Meetings are held in the Goodman Lecture Theatre, Goodman Building, near Tram Barn/Herbarium on Hackney Road, Adelaide. Doors open around 7pm and meetings get underway at 7.30 pm.
Other Meetings & Events
FNSSA interest groups may also hold separate meetings according to their own timetable e.g. The Adelaide Fungal Study Group holds a series of monthly Meetings (see program for 2026) in person and online during the Fungi season with Fungal Forays around the same time as the Fungi season/weather permits. Instructions on how to register for Field Trips are included.
Combined Frog & Reptile Group and Mammal Club outings and major survey projects are also advertised on our website for all interested to attend (with how to register included). These clubs will also arrange GENERAL OUTINGS occasionally with details being posted on the website.
UPCOMING & PAST
GENERAL MEETINGS FOR 2026
FNSSA General Meeting
– Wednesday 19th August 2026, 7.30 pm
Goodman Lecture Theatre, Goodman Building, near Tram Barn/Herbarium on Hackney Road, Adelaide.
Speaker: Rebecca Greening: LEF Grant Recipient 2024, current PhD student Adelaide Uni
Topic: Livestock grazing impacts on plant-soil interactions in South Australia’s rangelands
Rebecca will discuss her research which digs into the effects of livestock on soil ecological processes in Australia’s arid rangelands. Her project utilises the TGB Osborn (Koonamore Station) Vegetation Reserve, a unique Adelaide Uni Research site that has been free from livestock for 100 years, providing an ecological baseline to compare with neighbouring grazed land in South Australia’s arid rangelands.
FNSSA General Meeting – Wednesday 16th September 2026, 7.30 pm
Goodman Lecture Theatre, Goodman Building, near Tram Barn/Herbarium on Hackney Road, Adelaide.
Speaker: Kathryn Bugler: LEF Grant Recipient 2025, current PhD student Adelaide Uni
Topic: Roos on the move: Understanding Kangaroo Movement for Improved Conservation
Kathryn will present research from her PhD investigating the movement and behaviour of Red Kangaroos in South Australia’s arid rangelands. She will focus on the development of a behavioural classifier using accelerometer data collected at Cleland Wildlife Park; discussing how this technology can reveal what kangaroos are doing in the wild and how it helps to answer questions about habitat use, artificial water points, and movement across fenced landscapes.
