This event has been cancelled due to predicted temps of 34deg+ with hot dry winds. Meet: Lesley Picnic Area, Brookton Hwy – 9.2 km past Canning Rd junction, (entry 50 m. past Ashendon Rd junction, right side, across an unmarked culvert - slow down and indicate before you reach Ashendon Road. ...
Speaker: Jasmine Lyons Contact: Colin Prickett for further details.
Speaker: Dr Mary Hanson, ECU. Details: To be advised. Contact: Don Poynton for further information
Today is the deadline for next issue (earlier if possible, please)
Location: Kitty’s Gorge, Jarrahdale. Meet: At the car park near the Jarrahdale Cemetery on Atkins St Details: We will explore the walk trail from the Jarrahdale end. Bring: Binoculars, cameras, drinks, snacks. etc. Contact: Colin Prickett for further details.
Xanthorrhoea) Grass trees epitomise the Australian bush: they're beautiful, ancient, hardy, thrive in nutrient-poor soils and respond to wildfire by flowering profusely. Grasstrees are iconic plants, recognisable even to budding botanists. All 66 species are only found in Australia.
Distinguished Professor Emeritus Byron Lamont, will be sharing his expert knowledge of these plants as we walk in the Star Swamp, a 96 hectare Class-A reserve It is located 15 km north of Perth and comprises four hectares of semi-permanent freshwater lake with paperbark trees and 92 hectares of Banksia, Tuart, Jarrah and Marri woodlands, and areas of low heath. The Reserve is a declared Bush Forever site that has been set aside for the purposes of conservation, passive recreation and education. It is a remnant of the once extensive chain of wetland lakes and swamps which filled low-lying areas between ancient sand dunes.
Wongan Hills is renowned for its display of featherflowers (Verticordias), birds and orchids. During this excursion we will look at the Verticordias in Reynoldson Reserve, visit some lesser-known places, photograph plants and animals, and go for night stalk(s).
As this excursion is during the Verticordia festival, it is recommended to book your accommodation early.
Meet: car park, Leshenaultia Conservation Park, Rosedale Rd, Chidlow Details: The walk is about 5km mainly on even ground and forest tracks. Wear clothes appropriate to the weather and suitable footwear. After the walk there is a Christmas group picnic share lunch if you’d like to stay. ...
Associate Professor Nicki Mitchell is our guest speaker tonight She will be talking on the fascinating breeding ecology of Western Australia’s turtle frog, Myobatrachus gouldii, a most unusual looking animal. It has the appearance of a small turtle without a shell and lives almost entirely underground in Banksia Woodlands, only ...
DRB Presents: Eric McCrum talking about his book: "The Nature of the Jarrah Forest"
Meet: Burns Beach Café Car Park, end of Ocean Parade Burns Beach Details: An easy walk along paths to a lookout and return—about 6 km. There is a café and toilets at the meeting point. Group usually has coffee at Burns ...
Our speaker Dr Daniela Scaccabarozzi will introduce the multi-award winning film Search for the Queen of Sheba. This award winning documentary movie depicts the incredible journey of the renowned Wild Orchid Man, Stig Dalström, and filmmaker Darryl Saffer along with the Italo Australian researcher Daniela Scaccabarozzi and her husband, Andrea Aromatisi on ...