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 ...
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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 ...
Read more →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 ...
Read more →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, ...
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