One of our members, JOHN GORDON LEWIS, passed away peacefully on 8 January 2022, in the company of his daughter Sue. Sue said that he enjoyed his walks and travels with the Naturalists’ Club enormously over the past twenty years. She also said that his was a long, adventurous and ...
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Book reviews and items of interest
Hardback | May 2021 | $ 44.99ISBN: 9781486315307 | 192 pages | 254 x 203 mmPublisher: CSIRO PublishingColour photographs, Illustrations WA Naturalists’ Club accession number A4046 Bird Talk is illustrated with beautiful colour images and clear explanatory diagrams, and it is a pleasure to peruse. Seven theme-based chapters follow an ...
Read more →Eyre Bird Observatory is seeking expressions of interest from volunteer couples to caretake the facility from February 2022 to end of April 2022. The tenure would be for a 3 month period. The observatory is a not-for-profit research, education and nature based facility. Duties include public relations, weather reporting to ...
Read more →Paperback | June 2021 | $ 49.99ISBN: 9781486313259 | 376 pages | 245 x 170 mmPublisher: CSIRO PublishingColour photographs, Illustrations, Maps ePDF | June 2021ISBN: 9781486313266Publisher: CSIRO PublishingAvailable from eRetailers ePUB | June 2021ISBN: 9781486313273Publisher: CSIRO PublishingAvailable from eRetailers The Photographic Field Guide to Australian Frogs has to be one of the ...
Read more →Myrtle rust is a nasty plant pathogen that we do not have and do not want in WA. It arrived in Australia in 2010 and since then has spread to all other States and Territories except SA and WA. If Myrtle rust has snuck into WA, spring is the perfect ...
Read more →CALLING ALL NATURE PHOTOGRAPHERS! It’s on again … the Images of Jirdarup 2021 photo competition has launched! For the second year, the Friends of Jirdarup Bushland in Victoria Park are inviting nature photographers to get snapping in the bushland! For a small entry fee, you could win a share of the $3,000 cash prize pool, ...
Read more →Several items have appeared in the local Echo newspaper and the Facebook page of the South West Wildlife Learning and Discovery Network about this sighting and the implications of land use that may cutoff the nature link between the Glen Forrest Superblock and the Helena Valley. The following information comes ...
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 →Paperback | March 2021 | $ 49.99ISBN: 9781486313747 | 424 pages | 215 x 148 mmPublisher: CSIRO PublishingColour photographs, Illustrations, Maps ePDF | March 2021ISBN: 9781486313754Publisher: CSIRO PublishingAvailable from eRetailers ePUB | March 2021ISBN: 9781486313761Publisher: CSIRO PublishingAvailable from eRetailers This is a well written and extremely cohesive book that well illustrates all ...
Read more →Explore the nature around you. Observe, Documenting and Sharing them online. MAY 2021 Conservation starts with awareness. We cannot protect or value what we don’t understand – and that understanding begins with action we can take TODAY. Through BackyardBio (www.backyardbio.net), our goal is to provide an easy, fun and engaging ...
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