Northern Suburbs Branch, 23 September 2022 Our visit to the Peregrinations of a Citizen Botanist at the Wanneroo Art Gallery on 23 September was made exceptionally enjoyable by the introduction and guided tour by the dynamic creator of the exhibition, Susie Vickery. Everyone present was bowled over by her talent, ...
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KRM Branch, 24 – 26 September 2022 Ten members participated in the 2022 September long weekend to Boshack Outback Camp, an Eco-friendly resort east of Bolgart, which was our base for the weekend’s activities. The host and assistants were all extremely friendly and helpful. On the first morning, we were ...
Read more →Northern Suburbs Branch, 28 September 2022 After the “Peregrination” excursion five days earlier, a much smaller group attended the Dinosaurs of Patagonia Exhibition at the WA Museum. This time we were left to wander on our own, watch the videos and read about the herbivores and carnivores from the Cretaceous, ...
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Read more →KRM Branch 21st August 2022 KRMB branch’s field outing for August was to Oakley Dam at Marrinup on the Darling Scarp above Alcoa’s Pinjarra Alumina Refinery. The dam was established to provide water for steam trains but is no longer used for that purpose. Surrounded by Jarrah Forest, the dam ...
Read more →KRM Branch, 15th August 2022 Our guest speaker for the August meeting was Jasmine Lyons, who delivered a presentation entitled ‘Shark Tales’. As a member of the Underwater Explorers Club, Jasmine is an experienced SCUBA and Free diver who has dived at many locations both within WA and overseas. Consequently, ...
Read more →DRB Nats 12th August 2022 The guest speaker for the August Meeting was Mick Davies, a well-known local conservationist and leader talking about his encounter with Phascogales. A proven environmental project manager and communicator, he uses his extensive ecological knowledge, excellent project management skills and proven community engagement experience to ...
Read more →A project to protect Western Australia’s coastal seabirds – the fairy terns, a program to encourage school children to adopt a beach, and a coastal planning information-sharing forum, are among the winners of the 2022 Western Australian Coastal Awards for Excellence.The biennial awards recognise and celebrate the outstanding efforts and ...
Read more →KRM Branch 18th July 2022 The guest speaker for the July meeting was Tom Chvojka delivered a presentation entitled ‘Fuel Reduction Burning, Facts and Myths’. Tom is a musician and string instrument repairer who lives on a woodland property (that has not been burnt for 37 years) near Dunsborough. He ...
Read more →Northern Suburbs Branch Golly Walk: 27th July 2022 If every school had adjacent bushland and dedicated teachers like Coolbinia Primary School, we probably wouldn’t have to be so concerned about finding our next generation of Nats members. School Ambassadors Hudson and Luke greeted the eight members who came along. They ...
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