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August 2024
‘Spring into Armadale’ ramble: Bob Blackburn Flora Reserve
Bob Blackburn Reserve is recognised as a ‘Forrestfield Complex Threatened Ecological Community’ - a community of species which was once…
Find out more »Thilo Krueger: How citizen scientists helped in tripling the species number of the Drosera microphylla complex
Thilo Kreuger’s presentation will describe how citizen scientists and social media helped in the tripling the species number of the Drosera microphylla complex - a group of nine closely related carnivorous plants that produce a stunning diversity of different flower colours from southwest-Australia.
Find out more »Kim Fletcher : Knowing about Djilba: the Noongar first Spring.
Knowing about Djilba: the Noongar first Spring.
Find out more »July 2024
John Colwill: WA’s Amazing Daisies
Some of WA's amazing daisies.
Find out more »June 2024
Lesley van Schoubroeck: Friends of Jirdarup Bushland
Lesley van Schoubroeck’s presentation will discuss the history of Kensington Bushland Reserve’s (Bush Forever Site No. 048) past, its botanical treasures and the future of the area. Lesley is the author of the 2023 publication “Jirdarup Bushland and the Friends who care for it” that also recognises the contribution and efforts of the Friends of Jirdarup management group
Find out more »May 2024
Ken McNamara: The Secret Lives of Western Australian Rocks
Rocks are keepers of some of the secrets of Earth's long history. Even the most seemingly insignificant rock can tell us much about the history of this planet of ancient worlds of ice, raging floods, strange unbreathable atmospheres and prehistoric worlds teeming with life. Professor McNamara will concentrate on such rocks in Western Australia made from, or created by, once living organisms – from pea-gravels to banded ironstones to the limestones of the Nullarbor Plain – and much more.
Find out more »April 2024
Ken Patterson: Friends of Piesse Brook
Over 20 years ago, a group of residents formed the Friends of Piesse Brook group. Over this time the group has fought a war against invasive weeds and it is now a joy to walk the many trails through the reserve and admire the colour and diversity and knowing that the group has contributed to its success.
Find out more »March 2024
Annual General Meeting (change of date)
IMPORTANT - change of date to 21st March for the AGM. Some botanical presentations by members will follow the AGM.
Find out more »February 2024
Stars Over Bungendore – astronomy event
Leave the bright lights of the city and the luminescence of your digital devices for a short while and savour…
Find out more »Barbara Rye: Tea Trees, Heath-Myrtles, Starflowers, Featherflowers, Bells and other small-flowered Myrtaceae
Verticordia lindleyi subsp. purpurea (photo B. Rye) Roadside Teatree Leptospermopsis erubescens, Yarra Road (photo B. Rye)
Find out more »The Wildflower Society uses its independent technical knowledge of WA’s wildflowers to help you better know, grow, enjoy and conserve the wildflowers of Western Australia.
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