Dr John Huisman This talk at the main club evening will feature Dr John Huisman sharing about William Henry Harvey and his Western Australian Seaweeds. John’s presentation will give a general overview of the history and current state of seaweed diversity in the Perth region, but then concentrate on his ...
DRB Presents: Kelly Sheldrick (CCWA) speaking on the Christmas Island Bats and Nature Fundraiser
For most wildflower enthusiasts, The Wongan Hills is well known as a Wheatbelt town located about 2.5 hour drive north-east of Perth, but also as a significant nature reserve in the Shire of Wongan-Ballidu. The first comprehensive report on the flora of these Wongan Hills was a handbook by the Western Australian ...
Josh Newton (PhD Candidate, Curtin University TrEnD Laboratory) “Spider webs are not just beautiful, they could be our secret weapon to better understanding nature” Discover how spider webs can serve as a tool for monitoring elephants and kangaroos. This talk will explore how spider webs can capture environmental DNA (eDNA) ...
Greg Keighery will be speaking at the Main Club General Meeting on our fascinating Verticordias. Verticordia contains some of the most colourful and iconic species of the Kwongan. The mass flowering of the “cauliflower” members of the genus east of Hyden is a sight that is world class. Defined by finely divided calyx lobes, the genus is closely related to another Australian genus, Darwinia. It has long been considered that the divided calyx lobes which aid dispersal are not a valid character to define the genus and subsquent genetic work supports the subdivision of the genus.
Linette's talk is on diversity in small Australian dasyurid marsupials and will go through the work I've been doing since PhD to now which is resolving the taxonomy of Australia's smallest marsupials using molecular data and museum specimens.
Bring photos of sightings or outings etc., that may be of interest to other members.
Dr Sarah Comer is the Regional Ecologist for DBCA’s South Coast Region, a position she has been privileged to work in for over 25 years. Sarah’s work is focused on conservation: implementing threatened species recovery programs, monitoring and management of native species, and integrating invasive predator management, fire ecology and ...
DRB Presents: Lesley van Schoubroeck and Dan Carter speaking about on the Jirdarup Bushland and the Birds of Jirdarup Book
Topic: Annual General Meeting plus a Members’ Night (if time allows) following the formal AGM process Time: 7:00 pm Venue: Naragebup (Rockingham Regional Environment Centre), Safety Bay Road, Peron Contact:
DRB Presents: Boyd Wykes from Owl Friendly Margaret River speaking about Night Calling: how Yornitj the Masked Owl inspired Australia’s first ‘owl friendly’ community
All members of the Club are invited to attend the Annual General Meeting of the Northern Suburbs Branch of the Western Australian Naturalists' Club Inc. Agenda. The meeting will be followed by our annual photo competition. Categories Conditions of Entry: Please send digital copies to Graham at: natsnorthernbranch@gmail.com by Monday ...