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 ...
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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 ...
Read more →DRB Nats 22nd MAY 2021 This excursion was postponed from earlier in the year due to the COVID Lockdown. However, 8 adults and 3 children attended, all Club members. The site has a well-defined path around the perimeter and a map on the Turner Road entrance is a good facsimile ...
Read more →KRM Branch 21stJune 2021 We chose the theme Fungi because, typically, fungi are starting to appear in early winter. Heather Adamson’s presentation provided audience members with more knowledge about how to differentiate between the various types and species of fungi they might encounter on their walks through Nature Reserves. Heather’s ...
Read more →We live in a truly blessed region of the planet, which is known for its clean and green environment as well as for its unique biodiversity, with a significant number of species endemic to the region. Even our capital city, Perth, is considered the wildlife capital of the world because ...
Read more →DRBNats Excursion 18th Oct 2020 A small group of 6 members and guests met, taking acceptable COVID 19 safety precautions, for our excursion. Several members of KRM Branch were also members of the Wildflower Society which greatly assisted with Family order identification. Indeed, we were only one step out of ...
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