Queensland Naturalists Club

The Queensland Naturalists' Club Inc. was founded in Queensland as the Queensland Field Naturalists Club in 1906 to encourage the study, appreciation and preservation of Queensland’s flora and fauna and its environments. It has been known as the Queensland Naturalists Club from 1922. The Queensland Gould League of Bird Lovers joined the club in 1922. It organises field trips and excursions. The club is a member of the Australian Naturalists' Network.

Its motto is "Poetry of earth is never dead". Its symbol is the bunya pine tree (Arucaria Bidwilli).

Its members have included artist Estelle Thomson.

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