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 ...
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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 ...
Read more →KRM Branch Excursion – 21 Nov 2021 Our November field outing was to Lake McLarty, and a group of ten met up at the southern entrance on a fine morning. We found large numbers of waterbirds present. Conditions were also unfavourable for the smaller waders (Pied Stilts were the only ...
Read more →Main Club Excursion 10 Oct 2021 A mixture of members and visitors gathered at the Lions Lookout car park on the sunny morning of October 10, 2021, to learn about the pollination of native plants from Prof Byron Lamont and Dr Phil Groom. As is usual on such excursions with ...
Read more →NS Branch ,15 Dec 2021 The Northern Suburbs Branch’s AGM held on Wednesday 15th December was well attended. Don Poynton (branch chairperson) advised the unusual coastal plant he showed the last meeting had since been identified by Greg Keighery as Roepera fruticulosa (Shrubby Twinleaf). Prior to the AGM, Don Poynton ...
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