Darling Range Branch 10 October 2025 Ex-President of the Friends of Upper Lesmurdie Falls, Mike Robinson, shared the history of conservation efforts at Upper Lesmurdie Falls, where volunteers, contractors, and community partners—including Rotary and the City of Kalamunda—have worked tirelessly to restore the creek corridor and surrounding bushland. 2013–2015: Early ...
Read more →Bush Block Guardian’s Property at 372 Morrison Road, Westonia Main Club, All Branches, 23 – 29 August 2025 Warralakin Farm was purchased by the Bush Blocks Guardians (BBG) in 2021. BBG is an incorporated non-profit conservation group presently revegetating this property. Previous owners had attempted cropping, which had failed. We ...
Read more →Northern Suburbs Branch, 24 September 2025 The North West Stock Route was formally established in 1889. A strip of land 40 chains wide, starting from Dongara and roughly following the route suggested by Walter Padbury in 1855 after he selected leases at Boongarra and the Junction (Neergabby), was set aside ...
Read more →JAMES POLLARD, MAN OF LETTERS 1, 2 1 Hughes-d’Aeth, T. 2011. ‘Denizens of the Bush’ (1923-1937): James Pollard and Popular Nature Study. Studies in Western Australian History 27: 45-61. 2 L.A and F. Smith. 2015. James Pollard – Western Australia’s first Freelance Nature Writer, with particular reference to his Nom ...
Read more →Northern Suburbs Branch, 27 August 2025 Our best turnout for the year. Seventeen members and visitors attended our walk led by Dr Mark Brundrett, one of the founding members of the Friends of Warwick Bushland more than 20 years ago. Mark chose the recently revamped Jarrah Trail, one of several ...
Read more →Darling Range Branch, 20 September 2025 It was a beautiful day, and the creek was fully flowing when an intrepid group of 17 bird watchers on the DRB Nats excursion set off around the Upper Lesmurdie Brook Loop trail. They were guided by two long-standing members of the DRB Nats, ...
Read more →Main Club, 5 September 2025 The Main Club’s meeting at the Hew Roberts Lecture Theatre on September 5th, 2025, Keep Carnaby’s Flying – Ngoolarks Forever, was presented by Professor Kris Warren from the School of Veterinary Medicine at Murdoch University, who has worked in the field of wildlife, zoological, and ...
Read more →Australia’s first marine park co-designed with Traditional Owners has been finalised – marking a huge achievement by the Bardi and Jawi Traditional Owners, working with the WA government. The Kimberley – Like Nowhere Else and its 17,000 passionate supporters helped get this ground-breaking marine park over the line by sending ...
Read more →This photo was taken in the 1950s and shows Harry Butler (left) pointing at a kangaroo paw. But who is the man on the right? Our history committee would love to find out. If you know, please contact the office at info@wanaturalists.org.au or 9228 2495.
Read more →Northern Suburbs Branch, 23 July 2025 Golly, we were lucky! Just a light sprinkle of rain as we neared the car park – and they had forecast thunderstorms. Lake Gnangara is the most southerly of the Wanneroo wetlands. The surrounding terrain consists of low dunes and undulating sand plains of the Bassendean ...
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