BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Western Australian Naturalists Club - ECPv6.18.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Western Australian Naturalists Club X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.wanaturalists.org.au X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Western Australian Naturalists Club REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Australia/Perth BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0800 TZOFFSETTO:+0800 TZNAME:AWST DTSTART:20230101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20250207T193000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20250207T210000 DTSTAMP:20250131T101923Z CREATED:20241130T035525Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250131T101923Z UID:10000563-1738956600-1738962000@www.wanaturalists.org.au SUMMARY:Pollination of Southwest Western Australian Flowers DESCRIPTION:Were you ever interested about the insects\, birds and marsupials pollinating our flowers? Flowers compete to attract pollinators using colours\, scents and shapes tailored for pollinator-specific sensory systems. Some flowers have evolved to attract relatively specific pollinators\, presumably to increase pollen transfer within a species. Differences between plants in their flower types\, pollination mechanisms and biotic or abiotic pollen vectors are classified into pollination strategies. \n\n\n\nNative Bee visiting Pilotheca spicata (left). Buzz pollination by native bees of Hibbertia hypericoides (middle) and Thysanotus sparteus (right). Photos by Mark Brundrett.\n\n\n\nA study into pollination strategies of all plants in our biodiversity hotspot (9000 plants) identified that the complexity of pollination evolution here is globally unique and has major consequences for rare flora management and ecosystem restoration\, especially due to increasing habitat degradation\, fire and climate change. \n\n\n\nDr Mark Brundrett Adjunct Associate Professor at the University of Western Australia and Research Associate of the West Australian Herbarium is co-author of a study into the pollination of southwest Australian plants. He will give a fascinating talk about the relationships between floral characteristics and animal association with many excellent photos. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDoors open at 7.10 pm and the meeting begins at 7.30 pm at the Hew Roberts Lecture Theatre\, University of Western Australia\, Nedlands. Parking is available at the Gordon St or Clifton St entrances to the campus.  All are welcome to attend\, with a donation of $3 for members or $5 for non-members giving you a chance to win the door prize (EFTPOS available).  The main presentation will be followed by a short “focus” talk\, after which you are welcome to join us for tea/coffee and conversation. URL:https://www.wanaturalists.org.au/events/pollination-of-southwest-western-australian-flowers/ LOCATION:Hew Roberts LT\, Nedlands Lecture Theatre\, Clifton St.\, Nedlands CATEGORIES:General Meeting ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.wanaturalists.org.au/files/2024/11/220805-IMG_0879.jpg GEO:-31.9766531;115.8125013 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Hew Roberts LT Nedlands Lecture Theatre Clifton St. Nedlands;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Nedlands Lecture Theatre\, Clifton St.:geo:115.8125013,-31.9766531 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20241218T193000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20241218T213000 DTSTAMP:20241130T083910Z CREATED:20241130T083506Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241130T083910Z UID:10000564-1734550200-1734557400@www.wanaturalists.org.au SUMMARY:NSB AGM and PHOTO COMPETITION 2024 DESCRIPTION:General Meeting\, Talk\n\n\n\n\nAll members of the Club are invited to attend the Annual General Meeting of the Northern Suburbs Branch of the Western Australian Naturalists’  Club Inc. \n\n\n\nAgenda. \n\n\n\n\nConfirmation of the minutes of the 2023 AGM\n\n\n\nChairman’s Report\n\n\n\nTreasurer’s Report\n\n\n\nElection of Office Bearers and Committee for 2024\n\n\n\nAny Other Business.\n\n\n\n\nThe meeting will be followed by our annual photo competition. \n\n\n\nCategories \n\n\n\n\nFlora\, \n\n\n\nFauna\, \n\n\n\nLand or Marinescape\, \n\n\n\nIn My Backyard\n\n\n\n\nConditions of Entry: \n\n\n\n\nmembers only\n\n\n\nmax 4 photos per member (can be multiple entries in the same category)\n\n\n\nmust have been taken in 2024\n\n\n\nwinner of each category by popular vote\n\n\n\n\nPlease send digital copies to Graham at:  natsnorthernbranch@gmail.com by Monday 16 December. \n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n  URL:https://www.wanaturalists.org.au/events/nsb-agm-and-photo-competition-2024/ LOCATION:Henderson Environmental Centre\, Henderson Environmental Centre End of Groat St\, North Beach\, Australia CATEGORIES:Annual General Meeting,General Meeting ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.wanaturalists.org.au/files/2023/11/Murray-River-WA.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Don Poynton":MAILTO:natsnorthernbranch@gmail.com GEO:-31.8596834;115.7599762 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Henderson Environmental Centre Henderson Environmental Centre End of Groat St North Beach Australia;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Henderson Environmental Centre End of Groat St:geo:115.7599762,-31.8596834 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20241213T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20241213T213000 DTSTAMP:20241207T021332Z CREATED:20240721T011843Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241207T021332Z UID:10000520-1734116400-1734125400@www.wanaturalists.org.au SUMMARY:Note: New venue - see below! 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 DESCRIPTION:Note: New venue – see below! 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 \nOur usual venue of the Kalamunda Community Centre is undergoing renovations so this event has been moved for the December meeting to: ZigZag Seminar Room behind Café Mason and Bird (formerly ZigZag Café)\, 50 Railway Road\, Kalamunda \n  \nNote: no RSVP required. \nCOVID19: Even though restrictions have eased\, we will still encourage members and visitors to take precautions and please do not attend if unwell. \nSpeaker: \nBoyd Wykes \n \nTopic: \n \nNight Calling: how Yornitj the Masked Owl inspired Australia’s first ‘owl friendly’ community \nWhen award-winning film maker Sue Taylor and husband Bob built a retirement home in Augusta\, they reconnected with well-known local ornithologist Boyd Wykes and offered their assistance with an Owl Friendly campaign he and colleagues had established to alert their community to poisoning of wildlife from widespread use of ‘one-dose kills’ rodent baits. \n  \nTwo years later\, the resulting film\, Night Calling captures the heart breaking and heart-warming highs and lows of Boyd’s nocturnal dedication to researching a previously little known local population of the enigmatic Masked Owl.  Together with equal dedication by the Owl Friendly group to educate our community about ways to control rodents without harm to owls and many other wildlife. \n  \nThe Owl Friendly campaign\, embraced by the Augusta-Margaret River Shire as a declared Owl Friendly local government\, has inspired communities and local governments around Australia to follow suit. The campaign has received key support from the Margaret River Busselton Tourism Association’s Capes Foundation since the Capes Raptor Centre (formerly Eagles Heritage) was folded under its wing. \n  \nPlus: \n\nKids’ talk – one of your younger members will be giving a 5 minutes kids’ talk.\nBoffins talk – A member will give an 8 minutes Boffins’ talk.\n“Nature road show”. Members and visitors are encouraged to bring items to place on the display table or to send photographs to the MC in advance\, e.g. a sample flower\, an insect\, and so on – anything of natural history interest that has legally been obtained. If we have time\, one of our experts will identify them or briefly talk about them\, or the person bringing them can talk about where they saw it\, etc. Photographs are particularly welcome\, as everyone can see them. If you wish to show a photograph please email it\, no later than the Wednesday before the meeting\, to our MC for this night\, and she/he will include it on her PowerPoint slides. We have a dedicated email for this purpose” natclub@webco.com.au\nThing of the month / Things coming up next month: These two presentations are about things in nature happening this month and things coming up\, so if you have any photos or information\, send them to: natclub@webco.com.au\nDoor prizes: You could also be the lucky winner of a door prize. We make sure there are prizes for both members and visitors.\nRaffle: We will have a great raffle  – please raid your piggy bank for a bit more cash\, $5 for 3 tickets.\n\nTime: Please come at 7.15pm or earlier if you wish\, for a 7.30pm start as we start promptly. We are open from 6.45pm. We finish formal proceedings no later than 9.30pm. \nDonation: All this for only a donation of $3 per person for adult members ($0 for child members)\, and $5 per adult visitor and $1 per visiting child to help with the costs of running the club\, venue hire\, insurance and so on.  Please bring the right CASH to help us avoid long queues. Thanks. We do not have EFTPOS facilities yet. \nEntrance: It is a condition of entry that everyone signs in on arrival\, thank you. \nParking: Free parking right outside. \nWheelchair access: Everything is on one level. \nToilets: Are inside. \nBookings: No bookings required. \nSee you there for fabulous night. URL:https://www.wanaturalists.org.au/events/owls/ LOCATION:ZigZag Seminar Room\, 50 Railway Road\, Kalamunda CATEGORIES:General Meeting,Talk ORGANIZER;CN="Bradley Cox":MAILTO:bradleywcox@outlook.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20241118T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20241118T190000 DTSTAMP:20241031T105343Z CREATED:20241031T105340Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241031T105343Z UID:10000557-1731956400-1731956400@www.wanaturalists.org.au SUMMARY:KRM Branch AGM and Members Night DESCRIPTION:Topic: Annual General Meeting plus a Members’ Night (if time allows) following the formal AGM process \n\n\n\nTime: 7:00 pm \n\n\n\nVenue: Naragebup (Rockingham Regional Environment Centre)\, Safety Bay Road\, Peron \n\n\n\nContact: URL:https://www.wanaturalists.org.au/events/krm-branch-agm-and-members-night-2/ LOCATION:Naragebup Rockingham Environment Centre\, 49 Safety Bay Road\, Peron\, WA\, Australia CATEGORIES:Annual General Meeting,General Meeting GEO:-32.28319;115.7106583 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Naragebup Rockingham Environment Centre 49 Safety Bay Road Peron WA Australia;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=49 Safety Bay Road:geo:115.7106583,-32.28319 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20241108T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20241108T213000 DTSTAMP:20241015T235221Z CREATED:20240721T010957Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241015T235221Z UID:10000519-1731092400-1731101400@www.wanaturalists.org.au SUMMARY:DRB Presents: Lesley van Schoubroeck and Dan Carter speaking about on the Jirdarup Bushland and the Birds of Jirdarup Book DESCRIPTION:DRB Presents: Lesley van Schoubroeck and Dan Carter speaking about on the Jirdarup Bushland and the Birds of Jirdarup Book \nNote: no RSVP required. \nCOVID19: Even though restrictions have eased\, we will still encourage members and visitors to take precautions and please do not attend if unwell. \n \n  \nSpeaker: \nThe presenters will be Lesley van Schoubroeck\, author of our book “Jirdarup Bushland and the friends who care for it” and Dan Carter\, author of our recently published book “Birds of Jirdarup – your garden will help them thrive ‘ \nWe will bring our copies of these books for anyone who is interested as well as other information for anyone who may wish to visit or join us on one of our monthly walks in the bushland \nTopic: \nThe talk will provide a presentation on the history and an overview of the flora\, fauna and ecology of the Jirdarup Bushland Precinct located in Kensington. The bushland supports over 200 endemic plant species\, over 70 different bird species and 16 reptile species along with various fungi and slime moulds. The talk will also provide an overview of the planned restoration of the Kent St sandpit. \nThe precinct is located just 3 kms from the Perth CBD and includes 10.7ha of Jarrah Banksia woodland identified as a Threatened ecological community and it is reported to have greater ecological diversity than either Kings Park or Bold Park. While the bushland is managed by the Town of Victoria Park for conservation\, passive recreation and education\, for over 25 years the Friends of Jirdarup Bushland (FOJB) have been instrumental in advocating for its protection\, preservation and restoration. The talk will highlight the importance of community action to protect the flora\, fauna and the ecology of valuable remnant bushland in our suburbs. 4.33 ha of the total area of 17.9 ha was previously a sandpit and waste dump however it is now undergoing a world first 5-star restoration project to jarrah banksia woodland under the guidance of Professor Kingsley Dixon and his team at Curtin University in partnership with the Town of Victoria Park and the FOJB. \n  \nPlus: \n\nKids’ talk – one of your younger members will be giving a 5 minutes kids’ talk.\nBoffins talk – A member will give an 8 minutes Boffins’ talk.\n“Nature road show”. Members and visitors are encouraged to bring items to place on the display table or to send photographs to the MC in advance\, e.g. a sample flower\, an insect\, and so on – anything of natural history interest that has legally been obtained. If we have time\, one of our experts will identify them or briefly talk about them\, or the person bringing them can talk about where they saw it\, etc. Photographs are particularly welcome\, as everyone can see them. If you wish to show a photograph please email it\, no later than the Wednesday before the meeting\, to our MC for this night\, and she/he will include it on her PowerPoint slides. We have a dedicated email for this purpose” natclub@webco.com.au\nThing of the month / Things coming up next month: These two presentations are about things in nature happening this month and things coming up\, so if you have any photos or information\, send them to: natclub@webco.com.au\nDoor prizes: You could also be the lucky winner of a door prize. We make sure there are prizes for both members and visitors.\nRaffle: We will have a great raffle  – please raid your piggy bank for a bit more cash\, $5 for 3 tickets.\n\nTime: Please come at 7.15pm or earlier if you wish\, for a 7.30pm start as we start promptly. We are open from 6.45pm. We finish formal proceedings no later than 9.30pm. \nDonation: All this for only a donation of $3 per person for adult members ($0 for child members)\, and $5 per adult visitor and $1 per visiting child to help with the costs of running the club\, venue hire\, insurance and so on.  Please bring the right CASH to help us avoid long queues. Thanks. We do not have EFTPOS facilities yet. \nEntrance: It is a condition of entry that everyone signs in on arrival\, thank you. \nParking: Free parking right outside. \nWheelchair access: Everything is on one level. \nToilets: Are inside. \nBookings: No bookings required. \nSee you there for fabulous night. URL:https://www.wanaturalists.org.au/events/lesley-van-schoubroeck-and-dan-carter-speaking-about-on-the-jirdarup-bushland-and-the-birds-of-jirdarup-book/ LOCATION:Kalamunda Community Centre\, Kalamunda Community Centre\, end of Crescent Rd\, Off Mundaring Weir Road\,\, Kalamunda\, WA\, 6076\, Australia CATEGORIES:General Meeting,Talk ORGANIZER;CN="Bradley Cox":MAILTO:bradleywcox@outlook.com GEO:-31.971941;116.0655086 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Kalamunda Community Centre Kalamunda Community Centre end of Crescent Rd Off Mundaring Weir Road Kalamunda WA 6076 Australia;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Kalamunda Community Centre\, end of Crescent Rd\, Off Mundaring Weir Road\,:geo:116.0655086,-31.971941 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20241101T193000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20241101T210000 DTSTAMP:20241023T022317Z CREATED:20241023T020505Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241023T022317Z UID:10000556-1730489400-1730494800@www.wanaturalists.org.au SUMMARY:Conserving and Creating a Future for Kyloriny- the Critically Endangered Western Ground Parrot DESCRIPTION: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 science into management of biodiversity in the region. Sarah is the chair of the South Coast Threatened Birds Recovery Team\, which oversees the implementation of recovery actions for Kyloriny. \n\n\n\n\n\nKyloriny\, the cryptic Western Ground Parrot (Pezoporus flaviventris) is teetering on the edge of extinction. With an estimated population of < 150 birds\, Kyloriny occurs in a single wild population on the south coast of Western Australia\, and a small number of birds are housed at Perth Zoo. At risk from bushfire and predation from the invasive feral cat\, establishing a second wild population is a priority. \n\n\n\nPhoto: B.Barrett\, DBCA \n\n\n\n\nThe ecology of the species is not well understood\, and the decision to implement a wild-wild conservation translocation was challenging. Taking birds for translocation\, with no guarantees of success\, was explored in depth through a collaborative assessment of the complex risks\, assessing habitat potential in the face of a drying climate and management capacity. With the first stage of this project completed there is optimism that the risk of taking birds from the last population were worthwhile\, but ongoing interventions will be required to maximise the chances of establishment of a new population. \n\n\n\nAt the completion of the first three years of translocation effort project partners have now come together to work through a Structured Decision-Making process that has captured diverse perspectives from conservation professionals\, traditional custodians and project partners. This work has mapped a clear path for the next steps in conservation efforts for Kyloriny\, which can be approached with some confidence. Here we share some of the challenges and rewards of an adaptive and collaborative approach to conservation of this enigmatic parrot. URL:https://www.wanaturalists.org.au/events/conserving-and-creating-a-future-for-kyloriny-the-critically-endangered-western-ground-parrot/ LOCATION:Hew Roberts LT\, Nedlands Lecture Theatre\, Clifton St.\, Nedlands CATEGORIES:General Meeting,Talk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.wanaturalists.org.au/files/2024/10/Western-Ground-Parrot-BBarrett-Parks-and-Wildlife-IMG_0227--scaled.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="John Abbott":MAILTO:treasurer@wanaturalists.org.au GEO:-31.9766531;115.8125013 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Hew Roberts LT Nedlands Lecture Theatre Clifton St. Nedlands;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Nedlands Lecture Theatre\, Clifton St.:geo:115.8125013,-31.9766531 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20241021T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20241021T190000 DTSTAMP:20240930T085621Z CREATED:20240930T085618Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240930T085621Z UID:10000550-1729537200-1729537200@www.wanaturalists.org.au SUMMARY:Members' Night¦Kwinana Rockingham Mandurah Branch DESCRIPTION:Members are invited to share images of sightings or other subjects of interest \n\n\n\nContact for further details:- URL:https://www.wanaturalists.org.au/events/members-night%c2%a6kwinana-rockingham-mandurah-branch/ LOCATION:Naragebup Rockingham Environment Centre\, 49 Safety Bay Road\, Peron\, WA\, Australia CATEGORIES:General Meeting ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.wanaturalists.org.au/files/2023/06/word-image-38384-32-scaled.jpeg GEO:-32.28319;115.7106583 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Naragebup Rockingham Environment Centre 49 Safety Bay Road Peron WA Australia;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=49 Safety Bay Road:geo:115.7106583,-32.28319 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR