Birmingham Branch
Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2019 9:08 pm
Our February Birmingham Branch meeting was really well attended.
With unpredictable weather in February we hedged our bets and organised a cactus and succulent film night.
We watched a brilliant National Geographic DVD about the ecology of the Sonoran Desert – which included quite a bit about Saguaro cacti. There was much footage of the raw life of the creatures and amazing adaptations of the plants keeping us all in awe – there were moments of shock, relief and pure joy. I had introduced the health warning about predators, but neglected to mention the mating scenes. There was much laughter, randomly through-out.
After the usual refreshment break – with popcorn we then watched two short films from the
CareTakers series. SANBI South Africa National Biodiversity Institute part support them.
We watched The Collectors featuring Ernst van Jaarsveld and James Deacon from Kirstenbosche - programme about plant hunting; as well as Knersvlakte – a film about the challenges facing communities regarding agriculture and conservation in the wonderful succulent rich Knersvlakte.
Films can be seen at from http://www.caretakers.co.za/films/
All their films are excellent and some may suit being shown at group meetings. They also have supplementary educational material. They can be downloaded for education purposes.
I am sure we will have another film night in 2020.
Next month Tue 19th March – 7pm for 730 - Gardening with Succulents by Paul Spracklin
With unpredictable weather in February we hedged our bets and organised a cactus and succulent film night.
We watched a brilliant National Geographic DVD about the ecology of the Sonoran Desert – which included quite a bit about Saguaro cacti. There was much footage of the raw life of the creatures and amazing adaptations of the plants keeping us all in awe – there were moments of shock, relief and pure joy. I had introduced the health warning about predators, but neglected to mention the mating scenes. There was much laughter, randomly through-out.
After the usual refreshment break – with popcorn we then watched two short films from the
CareTakers series. SANBI South Africa National Biodiversity Institute part support them.
We watched The Collectors featuring Ernst van Jaarsveld and James Deacon from Kirstenbosche - programme about plant hunting; as well as Knersvlakte – a film about the challenges facing communities regarding agriculture and conservation in the wonderful succulent rich Knersvlakte.
Films can be seen at from http://www.caretakers.co.za/films/
All their films are excellent and some may suit being shown at group meetings. They also have supplementary educational material. They can be downloaded for education purposes.
I am sure we will have another film night in 2020.
Next month Tue 19th March – 7pm for 730 - Gardening with Succulents by Paul Spracklin