Western Australian Naturalists Club

Encouraging the study and protection of the natural environment

FROM WASTE TO WONDER – NSB MEETING

Henderson Environmental Centre Henderson Environmental Centre End of Groat St, North Beach, Australia

  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 ...

Railway Track Walk Glen Forrest to Darlington

Morgan John Morgan (MJM) Reserve M.j. Morgan Reserve, Hardey Road, Glen Forrest, Western Australia, Australia

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 before walk back ( 6 km in total). or arrange ...

Family BBQ & Picnic at Lake Leschenaultia to celebrate 50th year of Darling Range Branch

Lake Leschenaultia Rosedale Rd, Chidlow, wa, Australia

To celebrate the end of our 50th anniversary year we are inviting members and guests to come and join together to reminisce and recall the experience  of picnic and nature walks in 1974 - to present day. DRB has booked a large shelter with 4 tables exclusively for our picnic ...

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

Kalamunda Community Centre Kalamunda Community Centre, end of Crescent Rd, Off Mundaring Weir Road,, Kalamunda, WA, Australia

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

Spider Webs, Nature’s eDNA Trap- NSB Meeting

Henderson Environmental Centre Henderson Environmental Centre End of Groat St, North Beach, Australia

“Spider webs are not just beautiful, they could be our secret weapon to better understanding nature” Josh Newton (PhD Candidate, Curtin University TrEnD Laboratory)  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) ...