Field Naturalists' Club of Ballarat

Emblem of the Field Naturalists Club of Ballarat
Emblem of the Field Naturalists Club of Ballarat, depicting the trailing goodenia.

The Field Naturalists' Club of Ballarat (FNCB) is an Australian regional scientific natural history and conservation society. The club was founded in 1952 (a continuation of the Field Club and Science Society) and is located in Ballarat, Victoria.[1]

The primary objectives of the club are "to stimulate interest in natural history and to encourage the preservation and protection of the natural environment".[2] Since the club's founding in 1952, it has contributed to several natural history databases, assisted in tree planting projects, lobbied for the preservation of environmentally significant public land, undertaken inventories of bush sites and provided information to students and researchers regarding the region’s natural heritage.[3][4]

The emblem of the FNCB is Goodenia lanata, commonly known as the trailing goodenia in Victoria.[5]

  1. ^ "Field Naturalists Club Ballarat - Environment Victoria". Environment Victoria. 2016-07-12. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
  2. ^ "About Our Club". The Field Naturalist Ballarat. 2011-06-22. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
  3. ^ "Field Naturalists Club of Ballarat". DoSomething Near You. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
  4. ^ The Field Naturalists' Club of Ballarat, 1952-1977, Field Naturalists' Club of Ballarat, 1977, retrieved 6 March 2024
  5. ^ Hawley, G (February 1981). "Trailing Goodenia (Goodenia lanata), our recently adopted club emblem". The Ballarat Naturalist: 1–2 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.