For the love of forests, flora, and fauna

Members of the PFNC Wednesday Walk group enjoyed superb weather at Sam’s Loop at South Portland a fortnight ago. “The object is not bushwalking, but noticing all the wildlife around us,” said president, Vivien Holyoake. Picture are (from left) Ivor and Ruth Graney, Bob Hodgetts, Gaye Cooper, Bernard Jarasius, Vivien Holyoake, Kay Aldridge.

By Louise Belfield

March 09, 2023 | 6:30 PM

IN May 2023, the Portland Field Naturalists’ Club (PFNC) will be just two years shy of 80.

Established in May 1945 out of concern for the future of the region’s forests, the cost of membership was fixed at two shillings. The first president was Hugh Keiller.