Draft:Peninsula Field Naturalists' Club

Image of the emblem for the Peninsula Field Naturalists Club depicting a yellow a rabbit-eared sun orchid with a green background
Emblem of the PFNC depicting a rabbit-eared sun orchid, Thelymitra antennifera

The Peninsula Field Naturalists' Club (PFNC) is an Australian regional scientific natural history and conservation society. The club is located on the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria.

PFNC members have a keen interest in observing and sharing knowledge about the native flora and fauna of both the Mornington Peninsula and the broader Australian landscape.[1] The primary goal of the club is to "share our enjoyment of the natural world and learn from each other and our many and varied guest speakers".[2]

The club's emblem is the rabbit-eared sun orchid, Thelymitra antennifera, which was chosen in 1962 because it was common to the Frankston area, but is now rare.[3][4][5]

  1. ^ "Friends Groups of Frankston - FEFN Volunteers Manual" (PDF). Frankston Council. 2013. Retrieved 2024-05-01.
  2. ^ "Peninsula Field Naturalists Club Inc". Retrieved 2024-05-30.
  3. ^ Smart, Judy (2012). "Woods Reserve". Peninsula Field Naturalists' Club Newsletter: 1––1. doi:10.5962/p.381264.
  4. ^ "Profile". profiles.ala.org.au. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
  5. ^ Denis, Lee (2012). "Looking back – and forward". Peninsula Field Naturalists' Club Newsletter: 7––8. doi:10.5962/p.381263.