DRBNats August 2021 A talk by Dr Jane Chambers, Environmental and Conservation Sciences, Murdoch University. As I view the suburbs I feel increasing dismay at the loss of tree canopy, the gardens with plastic lawns and the lack of native vegetation or indeed, any vegetation. I was relieved therefore, to ...
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KRM Branch 27th June 2021 The June excursion was a Fungi Walk in Paganoni Reserve, Karnup. An excellent turnout of 25 members plus visitors gathered in the car park off Paganoni Road for the walk despite the weather forecast being for heavy rainfall. It was great to have Elaine Davison ...
Read more →NS Branch Golly Walk 23rdJune 2021 Before starting our walk, Don Poynton, a retired geologist, explained to those who had not attended Dr. Sarah Martin’s presentation the week before the significance of Geoheritage sites and the history of their registration in Western Australia. While often referred to as an aeolian ...
Read more →DRB Nats 22nd MAY 2021 This excursion was postponed from earlier in the year due to the COVID Lockdown. However, 8 adults and 3 children attended, all Club members. The site has a well-defined path around the perimeter and a map on the Turner Road entrance is a good facsimile ...
Read more →KRM Branch 21stJune 2021 We chose the theme Fungi because, typically, fungi are starting to appear in early winter. Heather Adamson’s presentation provided audience members with more knowledge about how to differentiate between the various types and species of fungi they might encounter on their walks through Nature Reserves. Heather’s ...
Read more →We live in a truly blessed region of the planet, which is known for its clean and green environment as well as for its unique biodiversity, with a significant number of species endemic to the region. Even our capital city, Perth, is considered the wildlife capital of the world because ...
Read more →DRBNats Excursion 18th Oct 2020 A small group of 6 members and guests met, taking acceptable COVID 19 safety precautions, for our excursion. Several members of KRM Branch were also members of the Wildflower Society which greatly assisted with Family order identification. Indeed, we were only one step out of ...
Read more →DRBNats Excursion 27th September 2020 A small group of 7 DRB members met, taking suitable Covid 19 safe precautions, for our return to excursions. We also had six adult and one child visitor, coming from west and north side of City. Wildflower identification book and a walk trail map was ...
Read more →The Late Mrs. Loisette Matilda Marsh AM. Loisette was a long-term and well respected member of the WA Naturalists’ Club. She died peacefully at home with her daughter Jenny on 21st May, aged 92. Her funeral was held on 1st June at Karrakatta. “To be known as a sea cucumber ...
Read more →Main Club 3rd – 7th May 2021 The Notley Late Easter Camp this year, ably organised by Jolanda, was held at Nature’s Guesthouse in the Tone-Perup Nature Reserve. It is an area of State Forest, mostly Jarrah and Marri with areas of Wandoo and Paperbark. It’s east of Manjimup and ...
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