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 ...

NS Branch 18 September 2021 Who would have thought thar be so many dragons in WA? Today’s St George, aka Dr Paul Doughty, has forgone his horse and lance for a four-wheel drive and a camera to track and tame his prey. Paul began his presentation by explaining our Australian ...

Northern Suburbs Branch 22nd September 2021 We started the morning with a short walk to the lookout located on the highest point in Trigonometric Park in Duncraig. This is the second highest point in the City of Joondalup, the highest being the top of Blue Mountain Park, which we visited ...

Northern Suburbs Branch 18th August 2021 Dr Anna Hopkins, Senior Lecturer in the Molecular Ecology and Evolution Group at ECU’s Joondalup Campus, provided our very well attended meeting with an insight into her current research into understanding the link between mycorrhizal fungi and ecosystems. Anna began by describing the many ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

NS Branch Golly Walk 23rdJune 2021 Before starting our walk, Don Poynton, a retired geologist, explained to those who had not attended Dr. Sarah Martin’s presentation the week before the significance of Geoheritage sites and the history of their registration in Western Australia. While often referred to as an aeolian ...

Presented by Dr Sarah Martin (GSWA) NSB Meeting 16th June 2021 Sarah began her presentation by commenting that while Australians have extensively recognised cultural and biological heritage, the concept of Geoheritage is much less understood and has had a much slower uptake. She explained that Geoheritage is about identifying, managing ...

NS Branch meeting 19th MAY 2021 Our theme for May was Rottnest Island. The mini-symposium, Rottnest in an Hour, attracted about 40 people, the largest audience so far this year, no doubt lured by the four experienced presenters – all Rottnest Volunteer Guides and with one exception, Nats members. Peter ...