NSB's annual Beachcomb and Snorkel will be a month later than usual due to the re-enactment of our first walk in 1985 taking precedent in March. However, given the sea temperature was 2-3 degrees above the norm for summer we should still be able to get into and out of ...
Goegrup Lake is a scenic spot where the Serpentine River approaches the Peel Harvey Estuary. It is a good place to view migratory and resident shorebirds, raptors such as Ospreys, plus birds that use the Samphire and shrub habitats present in the reserve. Meet: At the carpark at the Riverside ...
Rocky Bay to Chidley Pt and return Meet: The Tom Perrott Reserve car park, McCabe Street, Mosman Park (UBD 306, E10) Details: The walk is about 8 km return. Toilets at Tom Perrott Reserve and Russell Brown Adventure Park (BYO paper). Walk down-river to Cyprus Hill for morning tea and rest stop. ...
Dates: Thursday 1 May – Wednesday 7 May A deposit of $100 is required to save your place and once the final number of attendees is known (a week before commencement) we will advise you of the remaining amount to pay. Pay deposit via Humanitix. Venue: Wellington Forest and Collie ...
Dr Sue Graham-Taylor accepted the challenge of writing the centenary history of the Western Australian Naturalists’ Club being aware of the key role it has played in documenting and protecting WA’s environment as well as in educating the community. Her research has unearthed many aspects of our history that are not ...
DRB Presents: John Huisman (WA Herbarium) - William Henry Harvey and his Western Australian
Seaweeds
Please RSVP for catering purposes by 7th May to Claudia Mueller.
0422 585 573
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Perth Hills Discovery Centre Meet: Perth Hills Discovery Centre Details: Perth Hills Discovery Centre to Ball Creek Campsite on the Bibbulmun Track. It is approximately 5km return with a few gradual slopes and no steps. Wear clothes appropriate to the weather (i.e. hat / rainwear) and suitable footwear. Toilets ...
Branch member Daniel Heald will deliver a presentation on the links between insects and medicine
Note we are back to meeting on the third Wednesday of the month for the rest of the year. Our speaker Jeremy Wilson is a Postdoctoral Researcher working on trapdoor spiders at UWA and WAM. Jeremy's presentation will examine the evolution of the burrowing behaviour in mygalomorph spiders (trapdoors and ...
Instead of our usual morning walk this month we will be joining the Friends of Star Swamp Bushland for a walk around Star Swamp after dark. About a 90 minute walk along paths looking at and listening for night creatures. Stay for a cuppa afterwards. Children welcome. Wear comfortable closed ...
DRB Excursion: Leaders, renowned Naturalists Rachel and Mike Green Ollie Worrell Reserve in High Wycombe has a permanent standing lake with many bird species. E-bird has recorded 84 species of birds there. Our excursion leaders, Mike and Rachel, have been visiting the reserve regularly since November 2024 and have been impressed with the different bird ...