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 ...
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Contains reports from meetings and excursions
Tonight, Kingsley talked about the impact of “European fire” on our Australian ecosystems – the subject of a talk that was given in part at the Fire and Biodiversity Forum at Margaret River in June, called “Fire in the Age of Extinction”.
Read more →Northern Suburbs Branch Meeting: July 2021 We completed our Geology mini-series with a presentation on micro-minerals by John Reeve who began by telling us he joined the Junior Naturalists after the first of numerous encounters with the inspirational Harry Butler. This resulted in him spending many Saturday afternoons in the ...
Read more →NS Branch 28th July 2021 “Golly weren’t we lucky, not a drop of rain”, was the common exclamation at the end of our two hours walk around the Wandoo Heights Nature Reserve at Millendon. Nineteen Nats members, friends, Meet-up subscribers and others interested in trying out a Nats Club event, ...
Read more →KRM Branch 16th August 2021 For our August general meeting, a KRMB member, Daniel Heald, presented on the topic of Insects and Viruses: 300 million years of Co-evolution (and a great deal of ghastly death). The nucleic acid of a virus may be either RNA or DNA, and this determines ...
Read more →KRM Branch 25th July 2021 In lieu of a July Field Outing, it has become a tradition that we celebrate the formation of KRMB with an anniversary breakfast. We held this year’s event at Rockingham Golf Club, and 13 members attended. It was excellent to catch up with Margaret Shepherd ...
Read more →KRM Branch 19th July 2021 For our July general meeting, our speaker was a KRMB Member, Michelle Mann, who shared a presentation on Leafy Seadragon plus some images from a recent trip to the Flinders Ranges in South Australia. The presentation on Leafy Seadragon (Phycodurus eques) was one she had ...
Read more →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 ...
Read more →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 ...
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