Plant Identification Workshop with Helen Duff – South West Capes Branch

Introduction to Plant Identification
Saturday 17th September, 10am to 2pm, with Helen Duff

An introduction to plant identification that will include a PowerPoint presentation and a booklet to help learn new concepts and terminology. Plant specimens to identify will be provided, and several experts will be on hand to help out. There will be microscopes and lenses to help see the key features.

Venue: Geographe Community Landcare Nursery: 366 Queen Elizabeth Avenue, Ambergate (2km south of the Busselton Bypass).  The nursery is located within the Water Corporation’s Waste Water Treatment Plant property. Please take care of waste liquid trucks on the entrance road.
Cost: $20 at the door
Morning tea and lunch will be provided.
RSVP to Richard Clark southwestcapesbranch@wildflowersocietywa.org.au, and numbers will be finalised about a week before with a confirmation email. Please include your phone number. Maximum numbers will be about 20.

Helen has a degree in Botany and has taught Biology at Curtin and Bendigo, as well as 25 years at Iona College. After retiring, Helen became a volunteer at Meelup where she prunes trails, removes weeds, and identifies plants. Helen has also made a three volume field herbarium of the weeds at Meelup as a guide for volunteers when weeding. It was at Meelup that she met Richard when he enlisted the volunteers to help him collect seeds. That led to a visit to the Geographe Community Landcare Nursery to see how the seeds are processed, and she has been in the seed shed since becoming hooked. As a member of Toby Inlet Catchment group for many years, since relocating to Quindalup, Helen has become the Deputy Chair and is involved with habitat restoration and other related activities. Helen is especially passionate about weed control and revegetating along the Toby Inlet to improve habitat for the Western Ringtail Possums and Quendas.