A short walk on sealed paths to familiarise ourselves with the spring wildflowers. Perhaps bring morning tea and a picnic rug for after the walk if the weather is suitable. All welcome.
Ellis Brook Location: Ellis Brook Time: 9:30 for 10:00 start Meet: Meeting at the end of Rushton Road, Martin, . Details: This is a scenic walk past a waterfall; about 11km. Some steep sections. Wear clothes appropriate to the weather (i.e. hat / rainwear) ...
DRB Presents: Kelly Sheldrick (CCWA) speaking on the Christmas Island Bats and Nature Fundraiser
Rica Erickson was an Australian naturalist, member of our Club, a botanical artist, historian, author and teacher. As a schoolteacher living north of Toodyay, she spent her time studying the wonders of the bush. The Rica Erickson Nature Reserve, located north-east of Bindoon, about 100 kilometres from Perth, is named ...
For most wildflower enthusiasts, The Wongan Hills is well known as a Wheatbelt town located about 2.5 hour drive north-east of Perth, but also as a significant nature reserve in the Shire of Wongan-Ballidu. The first comprehensive report on the flora of these Wongan Hills was a handbook by the Western Australian ...
Josh Newton (PhD Candidate, Curtin University TrEnD Laboratory) “Spider webs are not just beautiful, they could be our secret weapon to better understanding nature” 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) ...
During our weekend at Wongan Hills we plan to visit a number of nature reserves, which at this time of the year will have many flowering plants and orchid species together with many species of fauna. Our visit takes place on the weekend of the Great Southern Bioblitz and we ...
Manning Park Location: Hamilton Hill Time: 9:30 for 10:00 start Meet: Meet In the carpark near Azelia Ley Homestead Museum off Davilak Ave or Azelia Road, Hamilton Hill UBD map 346, F10]. Details: This walk incudes a lake with native birdlife and also panoramic look-outs, approx. 7-8km. Toilets available at the ...
AFTER OUR WALK WE WILL DRIVE TO THE BUSH BLOCK OWNED BY THE LATE JOHANNA AND ALAN NOTLEY FOR MORNING TEA. MIA (MIRIAM) WILL SHOW US AROUND THE BLOCKS WHERE THERE ARE LOTS OF NATIVES IN FLOWER. MAY ALSO BE OPPORTUNITY TO VIEW A SHOW OF ENAMEL ORCHIDS Approx. 3km ...
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 ...