Presented at KRMB Meeting – 21 Sept 2020 The speaker for the September meeting was Colin Prickett who delivered a presentation on the results of the December 2019 Shorebird Count for the Peel-Yalgorup System (PYS) which forms Ramsar Site 482. The presentation was kindly provided by Sharon Meredith of the ...
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30 YEARS OF BUSHWALKS IN OUR LAST WILDERNESS NS Branch September 2020 Mike Donaldson, geologist, photographer and publisher, has journeyed to the Kimberley so many times over the last 30 years that he has lost count. At least once every year he sets off with a small band of friends ...
Read more →OCTOBER 2020 Our speaker, Dr Leanda Mason of Curtin University, is, in her own words “Advocate for the Conservation of Non-charismatic Species”. She completed her PhD on the urban ecology of trapdoor spiders and their kin, to better understand how we might conserve them for future generations. Her thesis was ...
Read more →A six-acre property has been lovingly developed over the last 17 years by two WA Naturalists Club members and showcases a wide variety of Western Australian plants including many Hakeas, Eremophilas, Grevilleas, Darwinias, Acacias, Verticordias, and more. Priority 3 and 4 plants are included, many plants are named and planting dates recorded. ...
Read more →Author: Erica McAlister, Entomologist , Senior Curator of Diptera at the Natural History Museum, LondonPublisher: CSIRO Publishing (sales in Australia and New Zealand)(book available in other countries from: Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London)Illustrated with colour photographs and high-resolution microscope imagesAwards: Winner of the Zoological Society of London Award ...
Read more →AUGUST 2020 – KRMB FIELD TRIP The August field outing was to Bindoon and the Chittering Valley and our hosts for the weekend were Rosalie and Geoff Barritt who moved into a bush block at Bindoon about a year ago. Eight members made the trip up on the Saturday morning ...
Read more →Basic First Aid Tips for Bushwalkers with presenter Desiree Heald. Desiree opened her presentation by calling on the audience to participate in a brainstorming session. Drawing a circle containing the phrase ‘Before You Go’ on a whiteboard. Desiree asked audience members for suggestions of things to consider when planning a ...
Read more →A talk presented to the Northern Suburbs Branch AUGUST 2020 by PROFESSOR PETER VETH (UWA) As an introduction, Pete briefly reviewed the two postulated options for migration into Australia – via Sulawesi and New Guinea (the northern route), or across the Sahul Shelf from Timor (the southern route) – keeping ...
Read more →Main Club September 2020 The Faceless Cusk. The goggle-eyed Cockatoo Squid. Glass sponges. A living “swirl of spaghetti”. These are some of the truly weird and wonderful creatures that we met at the September meeting. Our speaker was Dr Nerida Wilson, Research Scientist at the WA Museum and Manager of ...
Read more →NS Branch Golly Walk – June 2020 It was great to be able to recommence our monthly Golly Walks with a bracing walk at Ocean Reef that was good for our physical and mental well-being. The downside was, we were there to view the bushland and limestone cliffs that are ...
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