DRB Nats excursion We had a ball. Thirty-seven DRB members and visitors took over the Myalup Pines Cottages for an unofficial long weekend beginning on Anzac Day. The accommodation was excellent and the resulting camaraderie was wonderful. We began the weekend with a nature inspired art exhibition courtesy of Andrew ...
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KRM Branch March Excursion Our March outing to Lake McLarty was a good follow-up to the presentation at our general meeting. A good turnout of 14 members and visitors met at the southern gate, which had kindly been opened by Bob Paterson (of the Friends of Lake McLarty) allowing us ...
Read more →NS Branch March Golly Walk A small but enthusiastic group gathered at Watermans Bay for our annual beachcombing and snorkelling morning. We chose Watermans Bay as it was likely to provide an opportunity to look at many aspects of natural history. Our meeting point offered us with views of the ...
Read more →Young Nats and Main Club March Excursion A small but enthusiastic group of members came to the beach for snorkelling on Sunday 10 March. Initially the weather was grey and lowering but it fined up to a beautiful day with sunshine and 29°C. There are a lot of exposed rocks ...
Read more →KRM Branch March Meeting The speaker in March was Peter Muirden, a DBAC Hydrologist; he was accompanied by Bob Paterson from the Friends of Lake McLarty. Lake McLarty is an ephemeral wetland just to the east of the Peel Harvey Estuary. It has long been a significant site for waterbirds, ...
Read more →NS Branch March Meeting Guest speaker Karissa Lear ( PhD Candidate, Murdoch University) gave a presentation that was very timely, given that only five days before, the State Government had released a statement regarding the Fitzroy River Management Plan—a water allocation plan and a proposed national park, all of which ...
Read more →DRB Nats March Meeting There was excitement at the DRB Nats when over 90 people arrived to hear Professor Ken McNamara talk about plant fossils. He had worked as a palaeontologist at the WA Museum for over 30 years and been the Director of the world’s oldest geological museum, the ...
Read more →MAIN CLUB April Meeting Our speaker was Professor Kevin Kenneally AM, of the UWA School of Agriculture and Environment. Kevin has conducted research on the plants and animals of the Kimberley for more than 40 years. A Life Member of the WA Naturalists’ Club, he has been president of the ...
Read more →Young Naturalists Excursion FebruaryAll photos M Martin A group of around seven Young Nats families celebrated Darwin Day on Sunday February 10th at Point Walter Reserve (Dyoondalup) on the Swan River. It was a very hot morning, and so after a short talk on the meaning and importance of Charles ...
Read more →KRM Branch Excursion FebruaryAll photos C. Prickett The February field trip was a good follow-up to the February meeting’s topic of marine plants. A good turnout of 12 attendees met at the car park at the end of Woodman Point View (at the north-western end of Jervoise Bay). As we ...
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