Darling Range Branch, 14 February 2026 Alex George AM, a well-known botanist, was invited to DRB to share his observations of unexpected and widespread colour changes and growth patterns in Australian native plants, particularly shrubs and trees in bushland environments during autumn. These changes were observed during periods of unusual ...
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Main Club, 6 February 2026 Entomologist Dr Brian Heterick was our speaker. Brian is officially retired but still actively involved in research at the WA Museum. He talked to us about what an ant is and its role in ecosystems. Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) are closely related to bees. They are ...
Read more →Kwinana Rockingham Mandurah Branch, 23 November 2025 The November field excursion was to Erskine Lakes in Mandurah. Erskine Lakes are situated within a green space now surrounded by housing. The lakes remain a haven for birdlife and, during spring, provide safe nesting habitat in the trees that border the lakes ...
Read more →The Council of the club wishes to advise members that Elva Letts has passed away suddenly on 25 December 2025 whilst enjoying Christmas lunch with family. Elva was a primary school teacher who joined the Club in the 1970s, serving as a Council member and as the publications officer. Our ...
Read more →Northern Suburbs Branch, 17 December 2025 After the branch AGM at which all serving office bearers and committee members were re-elected, the branch held its annual quiz and photo competition. This year, instead of a Christmas theme, Don’s quiz was based on talks held throughout the year. The member with ...
Read more →Insights from Dr Paul Brown Darling Range Branch, 12 December 2025 Dr Paul Brown, a mammal ecologist, has played a key role in understanding ecological change in Dryandra Forest, Southwest Western Australia. His book on Dryandra Woodland National Park is the first since Vincent Serventy wrote in 1970 about the ...
Read more →Conversations with Australian Ecologists By: The Ecological Society of Australia , Grace Heathcote Hardback | November 2025 | $ 54.99ISBN: 9781486319732 | 184 pages | 276 x 235 mmPublisher: CSIRO PublishingColour photographs ePDF | November 2025ISBN: 9781486319749Publisher: CSIRO PublishingAvailable from eRetailers ePUB | November 2025ISBN: 9781486319756Publisher: CSIRO PublishingAvailable from eRetailers The Ecological Society ...
Read more →Kwinana Rockingham Mandurah Branch, 26 October 2025 The October field excursion was to the Port Kennedy Scientific Park, a large reserve that forms part of the Rockingham Lakes Regional Park. It contains a Ramsar Convention Wetland of International Significance. An excellent turnout of 17 members and visitors met at the ...
Read more →Northern Suburbs Branch, 22 October 2025 Our second walk for the year at Lake Gnangara was a short one, only 1.8km, but it took us through a variety of habitats. We started at the northern end of the lake, which had been subjected to a prescribed burn by the City ...
Read more →Whole Club, 17- 19 October 2025 For this excursion, we had a goal to do a bat survey on the island, as I don’t think we had ever done one of these before. Ry Beaver volunteered to come to the island with his bat detector equipment: one Echo Meter Touch ...
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