A total of nine members plus three visitors attended the excursion at Goodale Sanctuary where our hosts Bob and Lynette Goodale greeted us. We arrived under grey skies, but the clouds would soon break up and deliver fine conditions. As we signed in, we were treated to the distinctive call ...
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Contains reports from meetings and excursions
Following our successful joint excursion with the NSB of the WA Wildflower Society (WFS) at Mt Flora in April, we again combined with the “flowerists” to conduct an all-day, five-stop excursion, to the Gingin area. The only fine day for the week brought out 38 attendees. Our first stop was ...
Read more →On Sunday, a beautiful clear day dawned with a light wind, making it a slightly chilly morning. Thirteen club members (from all our branches) and five visitors met at 10 am at the carpark on Old Plains Road where our eyes were immediately drawn to the Common White Spider Orchid ...
Read more →Before commencing her presentation, our speaker Dr Lisa Kirkendale, Head of Aquatic Zoology at the WA Museum, acknowledged that she now fills the shoes of one of the club’s former stalwarts, Shirley Slack-Smith. Lisa explained that of the 70 per cent of the globe that is covered in ocean, more ...
Read more →– The August meeting saw a good turnout of a mix between members and visitors. The theme for the meeting was a members’ night and featured presentations by Daniel Heald and Colin Prickett. First up was Daniel, who delivered a presentation on the Great Southern Bioblitz (GSB). The 2024 GSB ...
Read more →Our speaker was Dr John Huisman, curator of the Western Australian Museum. John has published ten books on seaweeds, including his latest, Marine Plants of Australia, which describes over 640 species, and was on sale at the meeting. (see book cover on page 2 of this report) Dr John Huisman, ...
Read more →KRMBranch, 21 July 2024 The KRMB Anniversary breakfast event was again held at the Palm Beach Café on the Rockingham waterfront. A good turnout of 18 members attended and enjoyed the good quality meal choices and service available at the café. It was especially good to have Diana Hitchin (accompanied ...
Read more →DRBNats, 9 August 2024 The speaker, Conservation Council of Western Australia (CCWA) Kelly Sheldrick, shared her extensive understanding of bats, including some of her citizen science statistics on monitoring southwest Western Australia bats. She primarily focused on ecological roles and conservation. The key aspects of her work covered changing perceptions ...
Read more →Northern Suburbs Branch, 24 July 2024 Golly, I didn’t think we would take so long! What was planned as a one and a half to two-hour walk turned into 3 hours. Not because the 14 attendees were slow, but because there was so much to see – although it did ...
Read more →KRM Branch, 15 July 2024 The July meeting saw a good turnout, a mix of members and visitors. The theme was a Members’ Night, and presentations by Daniel Heald and Colin Prickett were featured. First up was Daniel, who mentioned that while in New Zealand on holiday during the Christmas/New ...
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