A six-acre property has been lovingly developed over the last 17 years by two WA Naturalists Club members and showcases a wide variety of Western Australian plants including many Hakeas, Eremophilas, Grevilleas, Darwinias, Acacias, Verticordias, and more. Priority 3 and 4 plants are included, many plants are named and planting dates recorded. ...
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Author: Erica McAlister, Entomologist , Senior Curator of Diptera at the Natural History Museum, LondonPublisher: CSIRO Publishing (sales in Australia and New Zealand)(book available in other countries from: Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London)Illustrated with colour photographs and high-resolution microscope imagesAwards: Winner of the Zoological Society of London Award ...
Read more →A HUB FOR EXPLORING AND RECORDING NATURE IN YOUR BACKYARD This COVID-19 isolation is a tough gig. The good news is that being stuck in your backyard provides a wealth of things to engage and inspire you. You’ll wonder why you didn’t do it before. Nature is not closed and ...
Read more →In the light of the current restrictions on group gatherings, interstate and regional travel and exclusions of public access to many national parks and state forests, the organising committee of the Australian Naturalists Network has very reluctantly decided to postpone the get-together planned for this September in Stanthorpe. Although this ...
Read more →Barbara York Main OAM, UWA Adjunct Professor, School of Animal Biology was co-Patron for the WA Naturalists’ Club from 1999, first with her husband Bert Main and later with Prof. Lyn Beazley. She was a fellow Club naturalist with her husband—and also with Harry Butler, Dom Serventy, Rica Erickson, John ...
Read more →Irreplaceable petroglyphs of Murujuga/the Burrup: a step closer to World Heritage protection Murujuga / the Burrup Peninsula near Karratha in Western Australia’s Pilbara, contains the world’s oldest and largest rock art precinct, with an estimated one million ancient petroglyphs (rock carvings) across the Dampier Archipelago. There are many different styles ...
Read more →Perth NRM and Birdlife Australia have joined forces to develop a new website to get Perth residents to begin rewilding their gardens to encourage the return of native flora, fauna (particularly birds!) and important pollinators throughout the urban and peri-urban environment. The ReWild Perth website will allow users to register ...
Read more →SECOND EDITION Paperback | May 2019 | $ 45.00ISBN: 9781486307241 | 280 pages | 245 x 170 mmPublisher: CSIRO PublishingColour plates, Illustrations, Photographs ePDF | May 2019ISBN: 9781486307258Publisher: CSIRO PublishingAvailable from eRetailers The first edition of Kaplan’s book, published in 2004, was based on ten years of her research on Australia’s ...
Read more →SECOND EDITION Paperback | October 2019 | $ 59.99ISBN: 9781486310937 | 224 pages | 245 x 170 mmPublisher: CSIRO PublishingColour photographs, Colour plates, Maps ePDF | October 2019ISBN: 9781486310944Publisher: CSIRO PublishingAvailable from eRetailers This book contains all the information you ever wanted to know about Southern Australian mistletoes. It is well ...
Read more →Paperback | October 2019 | $ 29.99ISBN: 9781486308057 | 104 pages | 250 x 215 mmPublisher: CSIRO PublishingColour illustrations, Colour photographs ePDF | October 2019ISBN: 9781486308064Publisher: CSIRO PublishingAvailable from eRetailers A Hollow is a Home is a bright and engaging book that teaches children about many aspects of nature and ecology, ...
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