Fungi group is organising a Fungi weekend at Dwellingup -15-17 June 2012 at Nanga Bushcamp. Neale Bougher and the Fungi leaders from the Perth Urban Bushland fungi project will be conducting a Fungi weekend at Nanga bushcamp near Dwellingup. Activities will include morning forays searching for fungi in the area ...
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The 2012 programme has now been added to the website. Take a look at some of the exciting events we've got planned for 2012. And, if you're not a member, you are very welcome to come along to any of our events to see what we get up to. If ...
Read more →The 2012 programme of events for the Main Club has now been published. Some dates and speakers have yet to be finalised. See what's on in 2012 …
Read more →DEC Volunteer of the Year 2011 was awarded to the specimen mounting team at the WA Herbarium. This team included 3 Western Australian Naturalists; Kate Creed, Patricia Gurry and Ruby Johnson. For part of the year the team had to work at Kings Park during the Herbarium shift their work ...
Read more →In 2010 former WA Naturalist Club councillor Cate Tauss found a new species of Ptilotus (Mulla Mulla). The new plant species has been unearthed in suburban Kenwick of all places. Western Australian Environment Minister Bill Marmion said the discovery was the most significant botanical find in the Perth metropolitan area ...
Read more →The November General Meeting of the Naturalists’ Club has endorsed the Council decision to increase the membership fees to the following: $90 for family membership $70 for single membership $40 for junior membership Our last increase was in 2005. This increase in fees matches the increase in the Reserve Bank ...
Read more →Very important news! … We are very proud to announce that our esteemed past President, Journal Editor of many many years, club member and friend John Dell has been awarded the Public Service Medal of Australia in the Queen’s Birthday 2011 Australian Honours List for his service and contribution to ...
Read more →The Club is delighted to announce that Neale Bougher has just been awarded a 3 year Research Grant under the Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS) National Taxonomy Research Grant Program. The research will be conducted by Neale and co-investigator Dr Brandon Matheny. Neale was able to apply for this Research ...
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