Northern Suburbs Branch – 25 September 2024 GOLLY, how did we get lost so quickly?Soon after starting along the 10th Lighthorse Heritage Trail, we took a wrong turn, so we had to cut through the bush to find the path leading to the Yaberoo-Budjara Heritage Trail. Thank goodness for mobile ...
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Treasurer 2024-
Vice-President 2017-23
Councillor 2009-13, 2015-16
Hon. Secretary 2014
Main Club, 4 October 2024 Greg Keighery was our speaker, a botanist and well-known Club member. Since 2003, Greg has been a Senior Principal Research Scientist with The Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (DBCA). He talked about the genus Verticordia, which means “turner of hearts” and refers to Venus ...
Read more →Main Club,13 October 2024 This year’s visit to Collins Road on 13th October was a month later than last year’s, and it was interesting to see a change in which flowers were in bloom. The swampy area, for example, which last year had large numbers of Pink Petticoats (Utricularia multifida), ...
Read more →Northern Suburbs Branch, 18 September 2024 Joshua Newton began by explaining that any DNA left in the environment, such as hair cells, skin cells, faeces, urine, etc., is referred to as eDNA. When collected and analysed, eDNA allows us to identify and monitor animals without actually seeing them, making it ...
Read more →CENTENARY EXCURSION All Branches & Main Club, 9 – 11TH October 2024 Between Wednesday the 9th and Friday the 11th of October 2024, seventeen members and two visitors enjoyed some fine weather at Dryandra Woodland: a favourite Club destination. Some stayed at the Lions Village cottages, some in camping areas ...
Read more →KRM Branch, 16 September 2024 Jolanda Keeble was the guest speaker for the September general meeting on the biodiversity of Wongan Hills. This presentation was timely, given the KRMB excursion to Wongan Hills scheduled for the following weekend. Jolanda started her talk with a summary of the history of Wongan ...
Read more →New Zealand South Island Wildlife & Wilderness 15-Day Accommodated Tour – Departs Nelson 7 January 2025 – Max 12 participants Discover New Zealand’s South Island (Te Wai Pounamu), through the eyes of a local New Zealand Naturalist on our 15-day wildlife and wilderness tour. We will venture away from the ...
Read more →A total of nine members plus three visitors attended the excursion at Goodale Sanctuary where our hosts Bob and Lynette Goodale greeted us. We arrived under grey skies, but the clouds would soon break up and deliver fine conditions. As we signed in, we were treated to the distinctive call ...
Read more →Following our successful joint excursion with the NSB of the WA Wildflower Society (WFS) at Mt Flora in April, we again combined with the “flowerists” to conduct an all-day, five-stop excursion, to the Gingin area. The only fine day for the week brought out 38 attendees. Our first stop was ...
Read more →On Sunday, a beautiful clear day dawned with a light wind, making it a slightly chilly morning. Thirteen club members (from all our branches) and five visitors met at 10 am at the carpark on Old Plains Road where our eyes were immediately drawn to the Common White Spider Orchid ...
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