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DRB Presents: Charles Porter Speaking About “Spot-lighting”

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

Charles is a member of the DRB Nats and writes the following about himself and his talk:

As a nature nerd with a lifelong passion for just about anything to do with the environment, one of the best ways I’ve found for discovering new and interesting things is to go spotlighting, that is, going out at night with a torch and seeing what you can find. The bush is a totally different place at night, and there is a whole host of new and interesting things to be found, some of which I’ll be running through in February.

Bivalve covered in sponges

Darwin Day snorkelling.

Cape Peron Point Peron Lookout Acc., Rockingham, Australia

Charles Darwin's birthday, which falls on 12 February, is generally used to highlight Darwin's contributions to science and to promote science in general. To commemorate his achievements, the Club will head to Point Peron this year, to go snorkelling and discover and learn about the underwater biodiversity at this location. ...

Rally: Save Our EPA – Protect WA Nature

Caving into pressure from industry groups, and with no community consultation, the Cook Labor government has announced plans that will undermine WA's Environmental Protection Authority (EPA).    Amid a climate and biodiversity crisis, the proposed changes would destroy public confidence in environmental decision making and pave the way for accelerated destruction ...

DRB: Visit to the WA Herbarium

Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions 17 Dick Perry Ave,, Kensington, WA, Australia

Dr John Huisman  Herbarium Curator will take us round to view the collection.25 "The WA Herbarium is part of the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions. It is responsible for documenting WA’s exceptional botanical species diversity and managing the State’s collection of c.815,000 dried specimens and associated data." The Herbarium ...

Nedlands Walk & Walk Planning meeting

J. H. Abrahams Reserve CPP J H Abrahams Reserve, Hackett Drive, Crawley, WA, Australia

Meet: The car park at the eastern end of the J.H.Abrahams Reserve (turn-off just to the west of Australia II Drive)

Details: There are toilets adjoining this and space under tall shady trees for the meeting following the walk. We start and finish there. Bring morning tea to share and drinking water. .

Contact: Vivien Cass – Ph: 0414 474 401

NSB: STARTERS AND BBQ

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

We will kick start the year with a late afternoon walk around Star Swamp followed by a BBQ. Odd house numbers bring salad, Even numbers dessert, to share BYO Meat, drinks, plates, cutlery.

Bryophytes, Mosses, Liverworts and Hornworts of WA

Hew Roberts LT Nedlands Lecture Theatre, Clifton St., Nedlands

Meet Emerson (Em) Lamond, a self-taught amateur bryologist who Really Really Loves Mosses. Em will provide an introduction to bryophytes; what is a moss, liverwort and hornwort; How WA differs from other parts of the world in mosses liverworts and hornworts. Then a look at some of the most interesting ...

Shoalwater Bay Rockingham Walk

Shoalwater Bay cnr Arcadia Drive and Gloucester Ave, Shoalwater, Australia

 Meet:              Northern end of Mersey Point car park near corner of Arcadia Drive and Penguin Road Shoalwater,    Details:           The walk is an easy walk along beach and road from Mersey Point to John Point and return. Wear clothes appropriate to the weather (i.e. hat / rainwear) and suitable footwear.  Bring ...

DRB Presents: Kailah Thorn (WA Museum) talking about Fossil Vertebrates of the Swan Coastal Plain

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

Western Australian vertebrate palaeontology has had a slow and bumpy ride from the first staggered descriptions in the early 1900s, to the world famous Nullarbor cave megafauna discoveries at the turn of the century. All these discoveries would not have been possible without members of the public pointing out ‘large bones’ or ‘giant footprints’ to museum or university scientists. The Swan Coastal Plain has several fossil deposits detailing the past faunal diversity of Perth and surrounds, stretching from Jurien Bay to Rottnest Island.
This talk will cover how the public can collect fossils responsibly (permits, safety etc.), where locals may find ‘subfossils’ in the Perth hills, some of the basics for identifying native animal bones, and where to send the ‘weird’ ones.

Clean-up Australia Day

Herdsman Lake Discovery Centre Cnr Flynn and Selby St., Wembley, WA, Australia

The WA Gould League and WA Naturalists' Club have jointly registered as a 'Clean Up Australia Day' site, and we are thrilled to take part in this community event to preserve our precious wetland space. As part of our annual Clean-up Day event, which falls on the 1st of March ...

Woodland Reserve Whiteman Park, Woylie Walk. Fully Booked.

Whiteman Park Whiteman Park, Lot 99 Lord St, Whiteman, Western Australia, Australia

DRB invites member and guests to come on a nocturnal visit, RSVP is vital as $20 tickets  ( adults) have to be purchased . ( Subject to availability ) The mammal species recorded at Whiteman Park are primarily nocturnal animals, whose diversity has been bolstered since a translocation program commenced ...

Whole Club AGM – 2024

Western Australian Ecology Centre 165 Perry Lakes Drive, City Beach, Western Australia, Australia

The 2024 Western Australian Naturalists’ Club Annual General Meeting will be a members-only event. The AGM Agenda and other meeting documents will be made available to members prior to the meeting. If you are unable to attend, please complete and return a proxy form as it counts towards the required ...