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<p><a href="working bees.htm" title="Photos and reports from recent working bees in the desert">Working Bees</a></p>
<p><a href="newsletter1207.pdf" title="Our most recent newsletter">Current Newsletter</a><br><small>(458 KB .pdf file)</small></p>
<p><a href="facts.htm" title="Brief facts and sources of further information">GVD Facts and Figures</a></p>
<p><a href="trees.htm" title="Photos, lists and descriptions of the main trees of the GVD">Desert Trees</a></p>
<p><a href="flowers.htm" title="Photos, lists and descriptions of some beautiful desert flowers">Fabulous Flowers</a></p>
<p><a href="birds.htm" title="Bird photos and lists">Beautiful Birds</a></p>
<p><a href="travel.htm" title="A rough map and links to travel information">Map, Travel</a></p>
<p><a href="stog.htm" title="How to get the Field Guide, 'Shrubs and Trees of the Great Victoria Desert'">Our new Field Guide</a></p>
<p><a href="about.htm" title="Aims, meetings, joining up, etc">About the Friends</a></p>
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<h2>Home Page</h2>

<p>The Great Victoria Desert (GVD) is a large area straddling the SA / WA border.  The Friends of the Great Victoria Desert is a volunteer group which assists the rangers in caring for the parks and reserves in the South Australian section of the GVD.  This is an area of great biological diversity and the Friends group is becoming increasingly involved in recording and monitoring this.  Most of our work to date has been carried out in the Mamungari (formerly the 'Unnamed') Conservation Park, but the GVD extends over the Tallaringa, Yumbara and Pureba Conservation Parks, and the Yellabinna Regional Reserve.</p>

<p>In 2005, we published a field guide to the vegetation of the GVD, <a href="stog.htm"><i>Shrubs and Trees of the Great Victoria Desert</i></a>, written by two of our members. Other educational material produced by the Friends includes an information sheet, a brochure and a bird list for Mamungari.</p>

<h3>COMING EVENTS</h3>

<h3>New Year Get Together - 28 January 2008</h3> 
<p class="parbox"><b>11am, Monday January 28 at Plane Tree Drive, Adelaide Botanic Gardens</b><br>
BYO food, drinks, chairs and sunscreen.<br>
During the day, Botanic Gardens guide Bill Dowling will take members on a guided walk around the arid plants areas of the Gardens.</p>

<h3>Annual General Meeting - 22 February 2008</h3>
<p>The 2008 Annual General Meeting will be held at 7.30 pm on 22 February 2008 at the Camden Park Community Centre, 7 Carlisle St, Camden Park, SA.  See <a href="about.htm">About the Friends</a> for an agenda when it becomes available.</p>

<p class="parbox">All positions become vacant at the Annual General Meeting and we expect to need several new office bearers for 2008, including PRESIDENT.  Any member (that's any member at all!) who would like to nominate is encouraged to do so. <a href="contacts.htm">Contact</a> Marlene for details.</p>

<h3>2008 Working Bee</h3>
<p>Planning for a possible two-week working bee in the desert in 2008 has begun.  Vegetation surveys are expected to comprise the bulk of the work to be undertaken.</p>

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<h4 class="little">This Website</h4>
<p class="little">This website was established early in December 2007.  Thanks to Vicnet for hosting the site.</p>

<p class="little">The most recent additions were made at about 9.00pm SA time, on 7 January 2008.</b></p>

<p class="little">Members (and anybody else) please email anything you think should be included to Bill at <b>arlbill@internode.on.net</b></p>

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