Person

Horton, Helen Patricia

OAM

Occupation
Naturalist

Summary

Helen Horton is a naturalist and enthusiastic promoter of the natural history of Queensland. She has published widely, including the books Around Mt Isa: a guide to the flora and fauna (1976) and A Brisbane bushland; the history and natural history of Enoggera Reservoir and its environs (2002), as well as giving talks and making radio broadcasts. Her interests lie principally with birds. She collected recordings of several hundred bird calls which were made available on CD. With her husband Bill she participated in Australian Bird and Bat Banding Scheme. Horton has been active in executive roles at the Queensland Naturalists' Club, being President in 1988 and 1999. For nearly 30 years she edited the Club's newsletter QNC news. She has also worked on the preparation of an index for the Club's publications. Horton is a member of the Society for Growing Australian Plants, Queensland Ornithological Society and the Moreton Island Protection Committee.

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Chronology

1980 - 2009
Career position - Editor, QNC news
1988
Career position - President, Queensland Naturalists' Club
1999
Career position - President, Queensland Naturalists' Club
2001
Award - Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for service to literature through the Queensland Writers Centre and as editor of Imago, and to the environment through the Queensland Naturalists' Club
2011
Award - Queensland Natural History Award, Queensland Naturalists' Club

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Books

  • Horton, H. P., Around Mt Isa: a guide to the flora and fauna (St Lucia, Qld: University of Queensland Press, 1976), 181 pp. Details
  • Horton, H. P., A Brisbane bushland; the history and natural history of Enoggera Reservoir and its environs (Brisbane: Queensland Naturalists' Club, 2002), 142 pp. Details

Journal Articles

  • Anon, 'The Queensland Natural History Award, 2011 [awarded to Helen Horton]', Queensland naturalist, 49 (1/3) (2011), 1-2. Details
  • Horton, Helen, 'The Pursuit of Natural History and Attitudes to the Land', Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland, 106 (1996), 31-35. Details

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Created: 26 May 2022

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