McCulloch became a member of the Bird Observers Club in 1963, and of the Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union (RAOU, now Birds Australia) in 1964. She served the RAOU as its publicity officer in 1968–1969, and as an inaugural member of its Field Investigation Committee 1970–1973. She also served as the Honorary Secretary of BOCA 1975–1982, and subsequently for many years as its public relations officer. She gave lectures and ran tours for the Council for Adult Education in Melbourne. With Reg Johnson she was one of the main instigators of the Land for Wildlife scheme, established in 1981 to support the conservation efforts of private landholders in Victoria. She also represented BOCA on various government and academic committees related to animal ethics and bird protection.[1][2]
Honoursedit
1985 – Life membership of the Bird Observers Club[citation needed]
ellen, mcculloch, ellen, margery, mcculloch, april, 1930, november, 2005, melbourne, based, australian, nature, writer, amateur, ornithologist, long, association, with, bird, observation, conservation, australia, boca, formerly, bird, observers, club, contents. Ellen Margery McCulloch OAM 23 April 1930 13 November 2005 was a Melbourne based Australian nature writer and amateur ornithologist who had a long association with Bird Observation amp Conservation Australia BOCA formerly the Bird Observers Club Contents 1 Life 2 Honours 3 Publications 4 References 4 1 Notes 4 2 SourcesLife editMcCulloch became a member of the Bird Observers Club in 1963 and of the Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union RAOU now Birds Australia in 1964 She served the RAOU as its publicity officer in 1968 1969 and as an inaugural member of its Field Investigation Committee 1970 1973 She also served as the Honorary Secretary of BOCA 1975 1982 and subsequently for many years as its public relations officer She gave lectures and ran tours for the Council for Adult Education in Melbourne With Reg Johnson she was one of the main instigators of the Land for Wildlife scheme established in 1981 to support the conservation efforts of private landholders in Victoria She also represented BOCA on various government and academic committees related to animal ethics and bird protection 1 2 Honours edit1985 Life membership of the Bird Observers Club citation needed 1990 Australian Natural History Medallion citation needed 1991 Order of Australia Medal citation needed Publications editAs well as numerous articles about birds books authored or co authored by McCulloch include 1970 Some Garden Birds of South East Australia With Tess Kloot illustrated by Rex Davies Collins Sydney ISBN 0 00 735118 6 1980 Birds of Australian Gardens With Tess Kloot illustrated by Peter Trusler Rigby Australia ISBN 0 7270 1353 X 1980 Birds of Blackburn Lake City of Nunawading With Geoff Deason Rex Buckingham and Frank Stephens Bird Observers Club Melbourne 1987 Your Garden Birds Hyland House Melbourne ISBN 0 947062 13 0 2000 Birds in Your Garden Hyland House Melbourne ISBN 1 86447 083 6References editNotes edit Anon 2006 Encyclopedia of Australian Science Sources edit Anon 2006 Vale to Ellen McCulloch OAM birdwatcher conservationist and Land for Wildlife crusader PDF Land for Wildlife News 5 10 9 Alafaci Annette 7 February 2011 McCulloch Ellen Margery 1930 2005 Encyclopedia of Australian Science Retrieved 14 May 2011 nbsp nbsp nbsp This article about an Australian ornithologist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ellen McCulloch amp oldid 1063057219, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
