Main Club 15 – 17 October 2021 The WA Naturalists’ Club has a cottage on Cooleenup Island at Yunderup. The Yunderup Field Station (or Nature Observatory) has been the base for many field trips since it was built in 1984 (officially opened —1985). Cooleenup is one of several low-lying islands ...
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DRB Nats 11 February 2022 Simon Cherriman is well known for his in-depth knowledge, understanding and devotion to Wedgetail Eagles. However, at the DRB, we discovered he also knows an enormous amount about the importance of tree hollows and is currently finishing a book on the subject. picture courtesy Echo ...
Read more →COVID 19 pandemic has caused a scary human health crisis of global dimension. The pandemic has already killed over 5.9 million people and there are still over 418 million confirmed cases battling infections across nations. In Australia, the total number of confirmed cases is close to 3 million with over ...
Read more →Main Club 13 Feb 2022 This event is rapidly becoming an annual favourite of mine. At 8.30 am on Sunday the 13th, we expected lovely weather for our visit to the Omeo wreck in Coogee. OK, Darwin Day was officially the day before, but that didn’t seem to be a ...
Read more →Northern Suburbs 16 Feb 2022 Stuart Halse, of Bennelongia Environmental Consultants, shared a very informative presentation that provided new insight into the habitat and diversity of subterranean fauna. From a historical perspective, Stuart pointed out that we often associated stygofauna with caves and speleologists who became pseudo-biologists. Today we know ...
Read more →Main Club 4 Feb 2022 Our speaker was botanist Mark Brundrett. Mark is Adjunct Associate Professor at UWA and Research Associate Professor at the WA Herbarium. He spoke about why the South West of WA is a biodiversity hotspot and why the flora is unique globally. To be a hotspot, ...
Read more →Ceridwen FraserPaperback | July 2021 | $ 27.99ISBN: 9781486314898 | 116 pages | 210 x 170 mmPublisher: CSIRO PublishingColour illustrations, Colour photographs From The growth rate of goose barnacles to How to cook cockles in kelp, this book is comprehensive and detailed. Many species shown and discussed are not found ...
Read more →ADVERTISEMENT Wildlife of the Southern Forests (Accommodated Tour)10 Day (Accommodated Tour)—Perth to Perth – Departs 25th March 2022The south west of WA is one of the world’s major biodiversity hotspots. A large portion of its beautiful landscapes and natural attractions are also protected, which means they’re the best places to ...
Read more →KRM Branch Excursion 5 Dec 2021 A small group met at the ticket kiosk for our outing at Penguin Island on a fine, warm morning. The first ferry of the day was only about two thirds full which seemed down on previous occasions that we have caught it. Once on ...
Read more →Northern Suburbs Branch 22 Jan 2022 Despite it being the fifth day of over 40oC, twelve of our regular members turned up for our annual January BBQ and Social event. By the time we started around 5 pm, the temperature had dropped, and wafts of sea breeze occasionally found their ...
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