KRM Branch 17 October 2022 The October General Meeting saw guest speaker Tammy Goad, who stepped in when the scheduled speaker was called away to do a survey and deliver a PowerPoint presentation on Reptiles. Tammy works within the Native Species Breeding Program as part of the Perth Zoo Science ...
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Northern Suburbs Branch, 19 October 2022 Our theme for the year, Anything Marine, finally got back on track in October when we were privileged to have Monique Barker and Talitha Wolfe from Save Our Marine Life come along to talk about marine parks in general and the proposed review and expansion of the ...
Read more →DRB Nats 21 -23 October 2022 This intergenerational weekend offered the 19 participants a variety of opportunities to see the Dryandra woodland featuring the largest remnant of native vegetation in the western Wheatbelt. It’s a valuable and diverse conservation area. Well-signed walking trails guided us through magnificent open eucalypt woodland. The tall, white-barked wandoo and the mallet trees are impressive. ...
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Read more →Main Club, 2 September 2022 Dr Ana Sequeira spoke to us about the movements of megafauna in Shark Bay, known as Gathaaguda, by the traditional owners, the Malgana people. Ana moved to Western Australia from Portugal to do a PhD on Whale Sharks. Through that work, she developed a global ...
Read more →Main Club, 7 October 2022 Our speaker was scientist and educator Bronwen Keighery. As lead botanist for the EPA for 15 years, Bronwen helped to develop native vegetation as a critical factor in environmental assessment. She and her husband Greg were founding members of the Perth branch of the Wildflower ...
Read more →The September General Meeting was a Members’ Night attended by a dozen members. There were two presenters on the night. Chris Punter was first up and shared images from a recent trip to Exmouth. Photographs of various aspects of the landscape around Exmouth helped set the scene nicely for what ...
Read more →Northern Suburbs Branch, 23 September 2022 Our visit to the Peregrinations of a Citizen Botanist at the Wanneroo Art Gallery on 23 September was made exceptionally enjoyable by the introduction and guided tour by the dynamic creator of the exhibition, Susie Vickery. Everyone present was bowled over by her talent, ...
Read more →KRM Branch, 24 – 26 September 2022 Ten members participated in the 2022 September long weekend to Boshack Outback Camp, an Eco-friendly resort east of Bolgart, which was our base for the weekend’s activities. The host and assistants were all extremely friendly and helpful. On the first morning, we were ...
Read more →Northern Suburbs Branch, 28 September 2022 After the “Peregrination” excursion five days earlier, a much smaller group attended the Dinosaurs of Patagonia Exhibition at the WA Museum. This time we were left to wander on our own, watch the videos and read about the herbivores and carnivores from the Cretaceous, ...
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