Northern Suburbs Branch, 18 February 2025 About a dozen members attended our Greet and Eat meeting to start the year. For the first time in many years, the temperature wasn’t in the high thirties. The cooler weather was ideal for our walk around part of Star Swamp and was appreciated ...

Northern Suburbs Branch, 20 November 2024 Many of us know David Pike from his long association with the Wildflower Society of Western Australia, conducting weekly Saturday morning walks and monthly plant identification table at the Northern Suburbs Branch meetings. He also has a keen interest in photography, especially of insects, ...

The NSB held its AGM on 18th December, a week before Christmas. This made for a very quick meeting as attendees were anxious to compete for prizes in the Annual Christmas Quiz and to participate in the Photo Competition (and, of course, to try the numerous plates of Christmas-themed supper).  ...

Northern Suburbs Branch, 18 September 2024 Joshua Newton began by explaining that any DNA left in the environment, such as hair cells, skin cells, faeces, urine, etc., is referred to as eDNA. When collected and analysed, eDNA allows us to identify and monitor animals without actually seeing them, making it ...

Following our successful joint excursion with the NSB of the WA Wildflower Society (WFS) at Mt Flora in April, we again combined with the “flowerists” to conduct an all-day, five-stop excursion, to the Gingin area. The only fine day for the week brought out 38 attendees. Our first stop was ...

Before commencing her presentation, our speaker Dr Lisa Kirkendale, Head of Aquatic Zoology at the WA Museum, acknowledged that she now fills the shoes of one of the club’s former stalwarts, Shirley Slack-Smith. Lisa explained that of the 70 per cent of the globe that is covered in ocean, more ...

Northern Suburbs Branch, 24 July 2024 Golly, I didn’t think we would take so long! What was planned as a one and a half to two-hour walk turned into 3 hours. Not because the 14 attendees were slow, but because there was so much to see – although it did ...

Northern Suburbs Branch, GOLLY Walk – 26 June 2024 Sharon McArthur from Friends of Hillarys-Kallaroo Foreshore joined eight NSB members for a walk along the beach area at Whitfords Nodes. The weather was against us, but we wandered along the beachfront between showers and viewed the local osprey that has ...

GOLLY WALK: Northern Suburbs Branch, 22 May 2024 Lake Joondalup, just after sunrise, is a meeting spot for birdos, photographers, and those who like to walk and appreciate the serenity of the place—members of the Naturalists’ Club. And we weren’t let down. Although the morning was slightly chilly, the conversation ...

Northern Suburbs Branch, 15 May2024 We could not use our usual venue for the May talk and moved to Mildenhall in Duncraig. It took a little time to get set up, but with the help of our Tech expert, Graham Ezzy, a portable screen, and supper afterwards, all was well. ...