Kwinana Rockingham Mandurah Branch, 25–26 September 2021 The September field outing was a long weekend stay at a property near Lake Clifton. While it was not native bushland, it still had plenty of mature Tuarts and other trees that provided nice habitat for birds and other fauna. A total of ...
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Northern Suburbs Branch 22nd September 2021 We started the morning with a short walk to the lookout located on the highest point in Trigonometric Park in Duncraig. This is the second highest point in the City of Joondalup, the highest being the top of Blue Mountain Park, which we visited ...
Read more →PARTICIPANTS OBSERVATIONS Main Club, 10–13th September 2021 On Friday, 10th September, eight members and one visitor met for an afternoon walk in Christmas Rock nature reserve just north of the caravan park. This reserve contains a rich diversity of flora typical of the laterite soil of the region. Luckily, Jonica ...
Read more →Kwinana Rockingham Mandurah Branch, 20th September 2021 Our September general meeting had the central theme of wildflowers, with members invited to share photos of flora (and other subjects of interest). The first presenter was Chris Punter who showed a series of photographs taken on a recent trip to the Exmouth ...
Read more →Northern Suburbs Branch 18th August 2021 Dr Anna Hopkins, Senior Lecturer in the Molecular Ecology and Evolution Group at ECU’s Joondalup Campus, provided our very well attended meeting with an insight into her current research into understanding the link between mycorrhizal fungi and ecosystems. Anna began by describing the many ...
Read more →Main Club, 1st October 2021 The speaker at our October meeting was Penny Hussey AM, a past president and long-time member of the WA Naturalists’ Club. Penny is very well qualified to speak on this subject as she has worked on roadside vegetation and Land for Wildlife whilst in CALM/DEC; ...
Read more →Western Australia has over the years made several good policies, plans, and investment decisions regarding the conservation of natural environment and biodiversity. One such recent decision included plans to end native forestry logging. From 2024, timber taken from native forests will be limited to forest management activities that improve forest ...
Read more →Western Australia’s 2021-22 Budget has highlighted a record general government operating surplus estimated at $5.6 billion, and a $2.8 billion operating surplus forecast for 2021-22. The estimated 2021-22 Federal Budget deficit is $106.6 billion. We are accustomed to receiving annual budgets from the governments. As a budget is a financial ...
Read more →Main Club 3rd September 2021 At our September meeting, our speaker was botanist Professor Byron Lamont. Byron entertained us with the pollination of the plants of South-Western Australia. There are three main groups of pollinators: insects, birds and mammals. Each plant species has unique traits designed to improve pollination efficiency: ...
Read more →KRM Branch 22nd August 2021 A good turnout of 13 attendees gathered on a chilly but fine morning for our outing at Waroona Dam. We met up in Waroona before driving up to the dam together. While stopped in the Visitors’ Centre Carpark, a chorus of frogs rang out from ...
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