Northern Suburbs Branch Due to health issues it had been eight months since Brice Wells (OAM) had made a presentation but from the beginning it was obvious he had not lost his passion for birds, nor lost his communication skills. Brice opened with his only slide containing words: “On the ...
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Northern Suburbs Branch Dr Mark Brundrett asked to delay his presentation until March so that he could utilise material from a very recent paper he co-authored entitled, Evolutionary history of mycorrhizal symbioses and global host plant diversity1. Mark split his presentation into four parts, commencing with an overview of Australia’s ...
Read more →Five members and a visitor who had travelled all the way from Beaconsfield spent the morning exploring the beach and cliffs north of Trigg Island. Unfortunately, by the time we returned from this foray the wind had swung to the southwest. So despite the shelter of the island the sea ...
Read more →As in previous years, our walk along the coastal path was a combined event with the Retired and Leisured Group. Despite being a rather secluded car park, ten members found our starting point and a few took the opportunity to grab a drink from the coffee van before we departed—having ...
Read more →The NSB conducted its Annual General Meeting in place of a speaker for the last meeting of the year and then held a digital photo competition. Chairperson, Don Poynton reported: Attendance at meetings had fluctuated throughout the year between 13 and 27 with an aggregate of 235 compared with 302 ...
Read more →For most participants it was a first-time visit, for a few a return visit and for one, his second home! Seventeen members had the privilege of being conducted by Dr Lisa Kirkendale, Curator (Mollusca), on a guided tour through the wet and dry storage areas, laboratories and the Preparators’ workshop ...
Read more →Our speaker—club member Kirsten Tullis—commenced work at the WA Museum as a volunteer preparing bird specimens in 1981. Today, as the Museum’s Senior Preparator (Exhibition and Design Department), her job embraces not only taxidermy, but moulding, casting and biological model-making as well as assisting with the preparation and installation of ...
Read more →Shepherds Bush Reserve is a 16.5ha Bush Forever heritage reserve in Kingsley, which the City of Joondalup has recently upgraded with new paths and signage. We were fortunate to have the co-ordinator of the recently formed Friends of Shepherds Bush, Elizabeth Griffin, lead 12 members, three visitors and three children ...
Read more →Bec Wellard listening to orcas – music to her ears! No write-up can capture the exuberance of the multi-media presentation given by Project ORCA (Orca Research & Conservation Australia) member and Curtin PhD candidate, Bec Wellard. Her talk on Killer Whales (Orcinus orca), originally known as whale killers apparently, was ...
Read more →Our August excursion was planned around the monthly activity day of the Friends of Brixton Street Wetlands (FBSW). This enabled Nats members to meet people who are very familiar with the wetlands and for some of us to lend a hand in its maintenance before our walk. After morning tea ...
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