Northern Suburbs Branch, 15 May2024 We could not use our usual venue for the May talk and moved to Mildenhall in Duncraig. It took a little time to get set up, but with the help of our Tech expert, Graham Ezzy, a portable screen, and supper afterwards, all was well. ...
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Main Club, 14 June 2024 Dr Tony Friend is a research scientist who has worked at Fisheries and Wildlife and the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (DBCA). For 40 years, he has worked on the conservation of several threatened marsupials. He talked to us about the beautiful Numbat —our ...
Read more →The Club launched its Centenary celebrations with a Free Family Discovery Morning at Tomato Lake, Kewdale on Sunday 7 April. Tomato Lake was chosen as the venue because it had also played a significant role in the club’s Jubilee year in 1974. At this site 50 years ago that the ...
Read more →Western Explorer Expedition 12-Day Easy Camping Tour – Departs Broome 17 July 2024 – Max 12 participants On this tour we travel from Broome to Perth through Western Australia’s outback country. Rugged ancient landscapes including Karijini National Park, Mt Augustus and the Kennedy Ranges are not easy locations to get ...
Read more →This beautifully illustrated hardcover book (with a link to teacher’s notes) looks at the huge diversity of Australian animals through the lenses of their five senses – sight, sound, smell, taste and touch. The vivid artwork and diagrams cover more than 145 “marvellous mammals, boisterous birds, rad reptiles, biting bugs, awesome arachnids and fussy feeders”.
Read more →Northern Suburbs Branch, 24 April 2024 We joined members of the Northern Suburbs Branch of the WA Wildflower Society for our April Golly Walk, which was around the remnant bushland at Mt Flora, Watermans Bay. That’s right, a mountain in one of our coastal suburbs! Local ecologist David Pike led ...
Read more →Kwinana Rockingham Mandurah Branch, 15 APRIL 2024 The speaker for our March meeting was Andrew Marriot, who delivered a presentation entitled “Rockingham Underwater”. The level of interest in this topic was evident because 24 people attended the meeting, our best-attended meeting for many a year. Andrew has produced many e-books ...
Read more →DRBNats, 12 APRIL 2024 Dr Crawford is a research scientist at the WA Herbarium and is responsible for the Threatened Seed Centre. His expertise lies in ex-site seed conservation, which includes seed collection, storage, and longevity. He specializes in seed dormancy and germination of the collection. He offered us insight ...
Read more →Main Club 3 May 2024 Dr Erin Clitheroe is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Murdoch University, an avid birder, and a conservation biologist deeply committed to protecting seabirds in the face of climate change. Her special interest is the Little Penguin, Eudyptula minor. Erin began her talk with a wonderful ...
Read more →Kimberley Wonders Expedition 13-Day Easy Camping Tour (assisted camping) – Departs Broome 6 June 2024 – Max of 12 participants Join us in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, known for its spectacular waterfalls and gorges. On this trip we will explore Purnululu National Park (the Bungle Bungles), the Gibb ...
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