| Sponsor Mike Meinke
for his 'Marathon des Sables' |
 The
Marathon des Sables is a gruelling 156 mile run through the Moroccan
Sahara run over
6 to 7 days. Temperatures can reach 50 degrees and competitors
must carry their own equipment including food, clothes, sleeping
bag, camping stove, flare, and venom pump! The Marathon des Sables
has been labelled the toughest footrace on Earth.
Mike Meinke is entering the 2013 race and we are very fortunate
that he is raising funds to support the conservation work of
La Societe Guernesiaise. You are now able to sponsor Mike -
every little will help Guernsey's natural environment.
To sponsor
Mike  click
here |
| Latest Communiqué published |
 The
Spring 2012 edition of Communiqué, La Société Guernesiaise's
newsletter has been published and sent to all members. To download
a copy click
here |
| First for the Channel
Islands - Olive-backed Pipit |
A new species has recently been added to the Guernsey bird list. The rare Olive-backed Pipit was found at the Grand Pre Nature Reserve in mid-October,
where several local birders were able to observe it as it fed in the neighbouring gardens. Although Olive-backed Pipits are predominantly an
Asian species, a small number are recorded in Britain each year and a local
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| Christmas Lunch |
| La Societe's Christmas lunch will be held at the Wellington Boot (Hotel de Havelet) at 12.45 pm on Sunday 11 December. The cost will be £16 pp, including tip to the staff, but excluding drinks. Please send your cheque, payable to La Société Guernesiaise, along with the names of those
attending and their menu choices, to the Secretary by 30 November. For the menu
click
here |
| 2009 Transactions published... |
 The
2009 edition of the Transactions of La Société Guernesiaise
are published. For those that have asked for an electronic download
and have been supplied with a password
click
here |
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Upcoming Events...
Thursday 9th February 20:00
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Lecture: The open fields of St. Martin's and their disappearance: 1100 to 1800.
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Monday 13th February 20:00
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Council meeting
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Monday 20th February 20:00
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Nature Conservation Section meeting
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Saturday 25th February 18:30
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Vaulting in Channel Island Churches
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Saturday 3rd March
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Surveying techniques for amphibians
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For full details of these and the many other events please click here
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We are in the process of scanning several hundred old glass slides - have a look and see if you recognise any places of faces.
We would be pleased to here from you if you have information on any of the images.
To open the photo archive
click here
| Field key to the commonest
and most conspicuous species of Channel Island mosses and liverworts |
 Adapted
by C.T. David from E.V Watsons's key, this booklet only includes
species found in the Channel Islands and so is easier to use
than the original which covered
the whole of the British Isles. It is extensively illustrated
with colour photographs and notes are given on the status of
each species. click
here
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| Gouliot Caves by
Ann Allen |
 Ann
Allen's leaflet on the Gouliot Caves has been updated by
the author and illustrated in colour by photographs from
the Guernsey Biological Records Centre.
It was released as a 12 page booklet to mark the opening of the caves and
Gouliot Headland in Sark as a Ramsar Site in April 2007. click
here
Also reissued: Guernsey Bird Guide and Map, by Vic and Jill
Froome. Now updated with colour photos. click
here
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La
Société Guernesiaise was founded in 1882 to encourage the
study of the history, natural history, geography and geology of the Bailiwick
of Guernsey, the conservation of the Bailiwick’s natural environment
and the preservation of its historic buildings and monuments. 125 years
later, this is as much true as it was then and the Société is
the second largest landowner after the States of Guernsey and is very
active in promoting, conserving and studying all aspects of island
life.
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