Northern Suburbs Branch 25th August 2021 The switch to 8.00 am start did not deter the regulars, not-so-regulars, and visitors, 22 all up, to our walk at Badgerup Reserve, Wanneroo. Within the first 100 metres, our leader, Wayne Merritt, showed us Short-eared Snail Orchid, Jug Orchid, Cowslip Orchid, Carousel Spider ...
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Paperback | June 2021 | $ 49.99ISBN: 9781486313259 | 376 pages | 245 x 170 mmPublisher: CSIRO PublishingColour photographs, Illustrations, Maps ePDF | June 2021ISBN: 9781486313266Publisher: CSIRO PublishingAvailable from eRetailers ePUB | June 2021ISBN: 9781486313273Publisher: CSIRO PublishingAvailable from eRetailers The Photographic Field Guide to Australian Frogs has to be one of the ...
Read more →DRB Nats excursion 28th August 2021 A guided tour around significant rehabilitation sites in Jorgensen Park demonstrated the very impressive results that can be achieved by a lot of hard work, high levels of local knowledge and a group of dedicated volunteers assisted by a highly experienced and passionate local ...
Read more →Myrtle rust is a nasty plant pathogen that we do not have and do not want in WA. It arrived in Australia in 2010 and since then has spread to all other States and Territories except SA and WA. If Myrtle rust has snuck into WA, spring is the perfect ...
Read more →Tonight, Kingsley talked about the impact of “European fire” on our Australian ecosystems – the subject of a talk that was given in part at the Fire and Biodiversity Forum at Margaret River in June, called “Fire in the Age of Extinction”.
Read more →CALLING ALL NATURE PHOTOGRAPHERS! It’s on again … the Images of Jirdarup 2021 photo competition has launched! For the second year, the Friends of Jirdarup Bushland in Victoria Park are inviting nature photographers to get snapping in the bushland! For a small entry fee, you could win a share of the $3,000 cash prize pool, ...
Read more →Several items have appeared in the local Echo newspaper and the Facebook page of the South West Wildlife Learning and Discovery Network about this sighting and the implications of land use that may cutoff the nature link between the Glen Forrest Superblock and the Helena Valley. The following information comes ...
Read more →Northern Suburbs Branch Meeting: July 2021 We completed our Geology mini-series with a presentation on micro-minerals by John Reeve who began by telling us he joined the Junior Naturalists after the first of numerous encounters with the inspirational Harry Butler. This resulted in him spending many Saturday afternoons in the ...
Read more →NS Branch 28th July 2021 “Golly weren’t we lucky, not a drop of rain”, was the common exclamation at the end of our two hours walk around the Wandoo Heights Nature Reserve at Millendon. Nineteen Nats members, friends, Meet-up subscribers and others interested in trying out a Nats Club event, ...
Read more →KRM Branch 16th August 2021 For our August general meeting, a KRMB member, Daniel Heald, presented on the topic of Insects and Viruses: 300 million years of Co-evolution (and a great deal of ghastly death). The nucleic acid of a virus may be either RNA or DNA, and this determines ...
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