Northern Suburbs Branch, 24 April 2024 We joined members of the Northern Suburbs Branch of the WA Wildflower Society for our April Golly Walk, which was around the remnant bushland at Mt Flora, Watermans Bay. That’s right, a mountain in one of our coastal suburbs! Local ecologist David Pike led ...
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Treasurer 2024-
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Hon. Secretary 2014
Kwinana Rockingham Mandurah Branch, 15 APRIL 2024 The speaker for our March meeting was Andrew Marriot, who delivered a presentation entitled “Rockingham Underwater”. The level of interest in this topic was evident because 24 people attended the meeting, our best-attended meeting for many a year. Andrew has produced many e-books ...
Read more →DRBNats, 12 APRIL 2024 Dr Crawford is a research scientist at the WA Herbarium and is responsible for the Threatened Seed Centre. His expertise lies in ex-site seed conservation, which includes seed collection, storage, and longevity. He specializes in seed dormancy and germination of the collection. He offered us insight ...
Read more →Main Club 3 May 2024 Dr Erin Clitheroe is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Murdoch University, an avid birder, and a conservation biologist deeply committed to protecting seabirds in the face of climate change. Her special interest is the Little Penguin, Eudyptula minor. Erin began her talk with a wonderful ...
Read more →Kimberley Wonders Expedition 13-Day Easy Camping Tour (assisted camping) – Departs Broome 6 June 2024 – Max of 12 participants Join us in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, known for its spectacular waterfalls and gorges. On this trip we will explore Purnululu National Park (the Bungle Bungles), the Gibb ...
Read more →Kwinana Rockingham Mandurah Branch, 24 March 2024 The March field excursion was to Creery Wetlands at the northern edge of the Peel-Harvey Estuary in Mandurah. Our group met at the car park near the main entrance on a fine morning. We were unsure what we might see in the reserve ...
Read more →KRM Branch, 18 March 2024 Our member, Daniel Heald, was the speaker for our March meeting. Daniel’s presentation covered fauna, flora, and natural aspects that he (along with Desiree) encountered on a short stay in the Canberra, Cooma, and Tumbarumba areas over Christmas, followed by a more extended trip exploring ...
Read more →Northern Suburbs Branch, 20 March 2024 NSB member Don Poynton stepped in as our guest speaker in March when the scheduled speaker was unavailable. Don’s presentation was based on a cruise he had undertaken to some of the reefs and islands of the Kimberley coast in 2023. He introduced each ...
Read more →Main Club 5 April 2024 Our speakers this time were two young naturalists from the DRB, Andrew Wallace and Charles Porter. They told us some surprising facts about some invertebrates that can be found in autumn. Charles took the floor first. We learnt why witchetty grubs – the larvae of Swift Moths ...
Read more →Kwinana Rockingham Mandurah Branch, 19 February 2024 Ten members attended the February meeting. As it was the first meeting since November 2023 there was much discussion about the 2024 Calendar of Events plus other Branch business. There were many interesting sightings over the summer reported by members. The remainder of ...
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