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Sawfish of the Kimberley
Pistris pistris, Townsville. Simon Fraser University - University Communications , via Wikimedia Commons With the NS BRANCH Tonight, Karissa Lear (PhD candidate, Murdoch University) will speak on "Sawfish of the Kimberley" The Fitzroy River in the Kimberley, WA, hosts four of the world’s five highly threatened sawfish species, including the Critically Endangered Freshwater Sawfish (Pristis pristis). This species has undergone a major global decline, and the Fitzroy River now represents their last known intact nursery habitat. However, this region is…
Watermans Bay¦Beachcombing and Snorkelling
with the NORTHERN SUBURBS BRANCH Meeting at the Lawn Area at Watermans Bay next to playground, opposite Ada Street. Parking: along West Coast Highway or Watermans Reef car park on western side of West Coast Highway between Ada and Margaret St. We will take a walk along the Beach at Waterman’s Bay, examine the fossil corals then take a swim and a snorkel at Granny’s Pool. So bring your bathers and snorkel. Suggest you wear your bathers underneath as there are…
The Greatest Class of Animals
Northern Suburbs Branch Dr Brian Gunn is our guest speaker and will talk about "The greatest class of animals" Come and find out why our guest speaker has chosen this intriguing title at the Northern Suburbs Branch General Meeting Brian grew up in Malawi (formerly Nyasaland) and after time in agriculture and mining continued his education in South Africa completing a PhD at Rhodes University. He continued in research in the agricultural field in bio-control and then for a Swiss…
Museum of Natural History and Academy of Taxidermy¦Golly Walk
with the NORTHERN SUBURBS BRANCH Location: James St, Guildford Time: 10.00 am Meet: 131 James St, Guildford (look for the dinosaur out the front) Details: The Museum of Natural History is home to hundreds of taxidermy displays of native Australian animals, birds, fish and reptiles. There are dinosaurs as well. The exhibits are the work of one of Australia's leading taxidermists, Michael Buzza. We have arranged for our visit to include a one-hour guided tour by Michael, who runs the…
Advances in Remote Sensing in a Changing Climate
Graham Ezzy is our speaker tonight. Conventional land-based observations are typically collected at fixed intervals with limited spatial coverage, whereas satellite remote sensing allows for continual monitoring on the global scale. This has greatly enhanced our understanding of the climate system and its variations. Graham’s talk will discuss the advances and limitations of remote sensing in climate change studies. In collaboration with Landgate's Satellite Remote Sensing Services, Graham was the first to use, in near real time, satellite data for…
Careniup Swamp and The Secret Garden
GOLLY WALK—with the NORTHERN SUBURBS BRANCH Location: Gwelup Time: 10.00 am Meet: Car park on Careniup Ave opposite Warrener Gardens. More street parking 100m south. Details: The Careniup Swamp Reserve in Gwelup is made up of unique environments including wetlands, large open spaces and urban forests and fields, and has become the perfect place for bird watching, photography, nature play and walking. It is also home to the Secret Garden. Distance about 3.0 km. Bring gumboots for the Secret Garden…
Mistletoes in Western Australia
Our Speaker tonight: Dr Tony Start (formerly of DBCA) Most of us can recognise the common mistletoe (Amyema miqueilii) growing in a eucalypt but what other trees and plants host mistletoes? This is an opportunity to learn from mistletoe expert, Dr Tony Start, as he explains, among other things, the different types of mistletoes and hosts in Western Australia; which mistletoes are endemic to the state; how mistletoes regenerate and how vulnerable the mistletoes are to fire. Members are reminded…
Carine Swamp¦GOLLY Walk
with the NORTHERN SUBURBS BRANCH Meet: Car park at the Riding for Disabled Association centre, Dedben Pl off Monyash Road, Carine. Carine Open Space is centred around two swamps which are home to a large variety bird life. A wide range of flowers and native trees are also abundant, especially around the bigger swamp, which has a walking trail weaving through its depths. This will also an opportunity to look for fungi. Along the way we will visit the heritage…
The French Connection: Truffles and Escargot
Meet at the Balga Car Park, Forrest Drive at 8.30 am prompt as we want to “catch” the snails a before they retreat. On the day before Bastille Day, members of the Fungi Study Group and snail enthusiasts Ben Schneider and Andrew Cummings from the Northern Suburbs Branch will lead us on searches for fungi and snails in Kings Park. It should be a great opportunity to see what winter rain brings out in an area we usually associate with…
Rocking around Australia: The shapes and shaping of Australia, from its early beginnings in WA
Our Speaker tonight, Peter Alcock, geologist will help us take a look at geological evidence around Australia demonstrating significant events during the evolution of the continent. Peter studied Geology at UWA during the sixties and spent the next seven years exploring for mainly base metals and coal in Eastern and Northern Australia. After travelling with a young family for 18 months through Japan, Europe and North America, he settled into a farming life but eventually returned to exploration geology, where he was a…
DNA and its applications in nature
Our speaker tonight is Dr Oliver (Olly) Berry (Snr Research Scientist, CSIRO) Dr Oliver Berry is an applied ecologist and molecular biologist with extensive experience in population genomics, spatial ecology, conservation genetics, environmental DNA analysis, and invasive species management. He leads CSIRO's Environomics Future Science Platform whose mission is to develop better scientific tools to support natural resource management in Australia and elsewhere. For more information on Environomics and a Video click on the links. Members are reminded to…
Marangaroo Conservation Reserve¦Golly Walk
Meet: Decourcey Way, opposite Kearney Mews, Marangaroo This 26ha of bushland adjacent to the Marangaroo Golf Course is home to 24 species of orchids, many of which should be flowering at the time of our visit. To ensure we don’t miss them our walk will be led by members of the Friends of Marangaroo Conservation Reserve. Easy walk on limestone paths. Approx. 2.5km. No toilets.