DRB is heading out of the hills to hold a field trip in Yanchep National Park. We are holding this member field trip as part of our 50th anniversary events. Despite the sandy soils, Yanchep’s coastal woodlands support a diverse range of trees including banksia, tuart, marri, stunted jarrah, sheoak ...
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.
John Forrest National Park Meet: Carpark on Pechey Rd - corner Morrison Rd, UBD 233 L14. Details: Easy walk, along Jane Brook, crossing at waterfall to north side, to. Hovea falls bridge, return along south side. About 11 km. Wear clothes appropriate to the weather (i.e. hat / rainwear) and ...
As part of our 100-year Anniversary, we will visit Dryandra woodland, including a visit to Barna Mia. Dryandra woodland is the largest remnant of native vegetation in the western Wheatbelt and well known and appreciated by our Club. Dryandra is home to magnificent trees and spectacular wildflowers in spring. The ...
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.
Collins Rd is a beautiful area of Wandoo woodland, 114 species of birds have been listed for this site, as well as about 30 species of orchids, not to mention many other wildflowers.
John Cresp, Birdlife WA member, will lead the search for birds and Mike Gregson will lead the search for wildflowers.
Photo. Brisbane Insects Luke Wheat, CEO and Founder of WA company Arvela will be our guest speaker. Arvela is a Western Australian owned and operated biological services business, specifically focused on the supply of Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia illucens) larvae to organic waste management companies around Australia. Arvela believe ...
Our apologies this event has been cancelled due to low attendance We previously arranged this event in 2023 and had to cancel due to extreme hot weather, hoping earlier in the year will be fine! Meet at Morgan John Morgan Reserve Glen Forrest 9.30am include time for café or cuppa ...
Lake Leschenaultia Meet: Car park, Leschenaultia Conservation Park, Rosedale Rd, Chidlow Details: The walk is about 5 -10 km, mainly flat. Wear clothes appropriate to the weather and suitable footwear. Option to celebrate end of winter walks season with a shared lunch after one circuit of the lake. Bring a ...
Bring photos of sightings or outings etc., that may be of interest to other members.
Our excursion today will highlight the natural history of the City of Joondalup in a most unusual way. After a short walk from Neil Hawkins Park through the bushland of Lakeside Park and Centennial Park we will visit the Joondalup library for a personal explanation by Dr Perditta (Perdy) Phillips ...
Sullivan Rock is a granite outcrop situated alongside the Albany Highway between Mt Vincent and Mt Cooke in the Monadnocks Conservation Area. It is located roughly 9km south of the Jarrahdale Road/Albany Highway intersection. Meet: Sullivan Rock carpark (turn right at Millars Log Road, if heading south on Albany Hwy). ...