ONE-DAY FIELD TRIPS

To ensure that planning for your attendance on your preferred one-day field trip is seamless, please read the following information carefully:

  • All one-day field trips are scheduled for Thursday, 27 August, 2009.
  • All one-day field trips, with the exception of the Rottnest Island trip (Field Trip 7), are included in full-conference (SER member, standard and student) registration fees. The associated cost of the Rottnest Island trip for full-conference (SER member, standard and student) registrants is to partly offset the significantly higher costs of this trip.
  • Lunch (or BBQ dinner on Field Trip 5) and refreshments (morning and afternoon teas) will be provided on all one-day field trips.
  • Day registrants (who will be attending only one or two days of the scientific program scheduled for 24 to 26 August 2009) will need to pay the full price (transport, meal, refreshments, and entry fee/s) for each one-day field trip.
  • Accompanying guests cannot attend the one-day field trips.
  • Registration for one-day field trips is required by 15 July 2009, using the conference registration form, when available. Non-registration for a one-day field trip will be implied as non-attendance.
  • Late registrants (post 16 July 2009) will not receive a one-day field trip option.
  • Each one-day field trip has a pre-established minimum and maximum enrollment. To ensure that you are given the option of your preferred field trip, please register early. Once a field trip reaches capacity, it will no longer be an available option.
  • Any trip for which minimum enrollment is not met by 17 July 2009 will be cancelled. At the discretion of the conference organizing committee, registrants will be offered their next preference. Updates on filled or cancelled activities will be posted on the conference website under the Field Trips link.
  • If you have selected Field Trip 7 or are a day registrant, and your plans change, SER International 2009 will allow cancellation of your field trip registration if done in accordance with the conference registration cancellation policy. This policy stipulates that cancellation must be submitted in writing to EECW to receive a refund, of any level. Please read the cancellation policy at the end of the conference registration form carefully.
  • Dress Requirements for all trips:
    • Enclosed, flat shoes (sports shoes or similar) - you will be walking on uneven ground on some trips.
    • Raincoat - if rain is forecast.
    • A sweater/jumper - it can get quite cool.

PLEASE NOTE: ONE-DAY FIELD TRIPS WILL NOT BE CANCELLED IF RAIN IS FORECAST.

Field Trip 1

Post-Mining and Forest Restoration - Alcoa World Alumina and Jarrah Forest

Meeting Point:   Perth Convention Exhibition Centre - main entrance on Level 1
Time:   9.00am
The tour will travel approximately 90km south of the Perth CBD, taking you to the heart of the Darling Ranges' northern jarrah (Eucalyptus marginata) forest ecosystem. During the morning you will visit Alcoas' Huntly Mine - the largest bauxite mine in the world - where you will view active mining operations, and Alcoas' ecological restoration in the jarrah forest. After lunch, you will visit Alcoas' Marrinup Nursery, which provides seed and plants for Alcoas' bauxite mine ecological restoration activities. The return journey to Perth will include a stop at a diverse wildflower site in the jarrah forest on the Darling Range.

Alcoa will supply personal protective equipment (hard hat, safety glasses and high visibility vest), which you will be required to wear when you are off the bus on the mine-site.

Full cost for day registrants only - $50 AUD

Field Trip 2

River Restoration - Swan and Canning River

Meeting Point: Barrack Street Jetty, Perth CBD   (see no. 41 on Perth map)
Time:   8.15am
The day will begin with a morning boat cruise along the iconic Swan River, whereby you will have an opportunity to view presentations and discussions on riverine issues, foreshore rehabilitation sites, water quality improvement and intervention approaches. The cruise will end in the Swan Valley at Sandalford Winery which may include presentations on:
• Organizational change in management of the Swan and Canning Rivers;
• Climate change and implications for the Swan and Canning Rivers; and
• The changing face of community involvement in the management of the Swan and Canning Rivers.
After lunch, and on the return journey to Perth via bus, you will have the opportunity to view constructed wetlands, community restoration work, and proximity of infrastructure to the Swan River.

Full cost for day registrants only - $100 AUD

Field Trip 3

Wetland Restoration - South-Eastern Region Community Wetlands

Meeting Point: Perth Convention Exhibition Centre - main entrance on Level 1
Time:   8.00am
This trip will provide delegates with an opportunity to view the restoration and creation of wetlands that act as nutrient intervention systems. The morning will include a visit to two constructed wetlands that are undergoing drainage nutrient intervention, including the winner of the Western Australian Environment Award 2006; Kent Street Ecology centre; Kent Street Weir where estuarine and freshwater systems meet; and a local lagoon. Following a BBQ lunch under a marquee, delegates will view a large woody debris restoration program at Gosnells Pioneer Park River, Tom Bateman wetlands and the Bannister Creek Living Streams project.

Full cost for day registrants only - $50 AUD

Field Trip 4

Urban Woodland and Coastal Restoration - Kings and Bold Park Bushlands, and Cambridge CoastCare

Meeting Point: Biodiversity Conservation Centre (BCC), Kings Park  (see purple circle no. 2 on map of Kings Park)
Time:   8.30am
The Kings Park bushland is located less then 1km (0.6 mile) from the Perth CDB, and recently underwent high profile ecological restoration. The day will begin with a tour of the Kings Park Restoration Facilities to view the science lab, nursery, and restoration seed-bank. After a tour of the facilities, you will be taken on a guided walk to view the Kings Park Mt Eliza Escarpment Restoration Program (the first 'study and restoration' program under the WMC Centre for Urban Bushland Management) followed by the Kings Park Tipsite Restoration project (community restoration of a former tipsite within urban remnant). Following a 'Lunch in the Park', the tour will move to Bold Park - to view an adaptive management restoration program. The day will end with the Cambridge Coast Care Restoration Team to view community coastal restoration. If you dare, bring your swimmers to have a late Winter dip in the Indian ocean!

Full cost for day registrants only - $50 AUD

Field Trip 5

Wildlife Conservation - Whiteman Park and Karakamia Sanctuary

Meeting Point: Perth Convention Exhibition Centre - main entrance on Level 1
Time:   1.00pm
The trip will begin with a visit to a large urban remnant - Whiteman Park - to view kangaroo grazing issues and enclosures. We will then drive to Karakamia Sanctuary. You will have the opportunity for a night wildlife viewing tour to view the Australian Wildlife Conservancy's first enclosed wildlife sanctuary (visit http://www.australianwildlife.org and follow the links). The day will end with an evening BBQ at Karakamia Sanctuary.

THIS TOUR IS NOT EXPECTED TO RETURN UNTIL 10.00PM

Full cost for day registrants only - $70 AUD

Field Trip 6

Biodiversity of South-Western Australia - Swan Coastal Plain and Darling Range

Meeting Point: Perth Convention Exhibition Centre - main entrance on Level 1
Time:   8.30am
This tour will traverse the Swan Coastal Plain and Darling Range and will feature a number of ecosystems including wetlands, Banksia woodland, and Eucalyptus woodland, highlighting the diversity of Western Australian flora and stimulating discussion on biodiversity issues and restoration ecology in Mediterranean-type ecosystems, namely on old landspaces. Stops will include the Brixton St Wetlands, Lesmurdie Falls, The University of Western Australia's Alison Baird reserve and Kalamunda zigzag.

Full cost for day registrants only - $50 AUD

Field Trip 7

Island Conservation - Rottnest Island

Meeting Point: Barrack Street Jetty, Perth CBD (see no. 41 on Perth map)
Time:   8.30am
The Rottnest Island ferry will transport delegates to one of Western Australias' recreational playgrounds. After a presentation on Rottnest Islands' environmental issues, you will board a coach for an Island tour led by Rottnest Island Authority environmental/education staff. Issues to be covered include waste management, flora and fauna management, revegetation, and marine management. After lunch, there will be further discussion on coastal and vegetation management issues, and a guided train trip to military history sites and research sites. Bring your swimmers if you dare - winter water temperature could be cold!

THIS TOUR IS NOT EXPECTED TO RETURN UNTIL 6.00PM

Please note:
This tour is not included in the full-conference (SER member, standard, student) registration fees.
Associated Cost for full-conference (SER member, standard and student) registrants - $50 AUD
Full cost for day registrants - $150 AUD