Kwongan Foundation in Crawley, Western Australia, Australia | Community organisation

Kwongan Foundation

Locality: Crawley, Western Australia, Australia

Address: 35 Stirling Highway 6009 Crawley, WA, Australia

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25.01.2022 Alison Baird Reserve (Yule Brook) is a Swan Coastal Plain bushland/wetland remnant with a very high conservation value, containing threatened species of flora (and fauna). The 35-ha reserve is owned by the University of Western Australia and is an important field site for both student learning and scientific research. The Reserve lies 20 km southeast from the centre of Perth (32'S 115"E) in a region of poorly-drained flats on the Swan Coastal Plain at the foot of the Darling ...Continue reading

24.01.2022 This wild and rugged coastal park is known for its spectacular wave-carved features including the Natural Bridge, The Gap and the Blowholes. https://parks.dpaw.wa.gov.au/park/torndirrup

23.01.2022 Dear Members and Supporters, UBC invite you to hear David Knowles (Spineless Wonders) advice for "Putting Insects to Work in Your Bushland" ... Insects and other macrofauna will help you with your bush regeneration work because they are composters, pollinators, predators! World insect populations are in decline for all sorts of anthropogenic reasons. Fire, lights and weeds have a devastating effect on our small helpers. David will empower you with his knowledge to stand up when governments and residents request practices detrimental to the health of insects, biodiversity and our bushland. When: Thursday 15th October 6pm to 8pm Where: 2 Delhi St, West Perth (next to City West train station) Cant come? Let us know if you would like to join us online. For more information see below https://www.bushlandperth.org.au//putting-insects-to-work/ Please pass this invitation to your members.

23.01.2022 Drosera menziesii. Photo: Sophie Xiang.

22.01.2022 This forum in Margaret River will look into the effectiveness of prescribed burning as a fire mitigation tool in the SW of WA. The conversation will focus on th...e impact of pb regimes on the landscape, biodiversity, flora, fauna and people in the face of a changing climate. Click on the link below to register or PM me for more info. https://www.margaretriverheart.com.au//fire-and-biodivers/ See more

22.01.2022 The genus Adenanthos Labill. in the family of Proteaceae comprises 49 taxa, endemic to Australia. Variable in habit and leaf shape, it is the only genus in the family where solitary flowers are the norm. It was discovered in 1791, and formally published by Jacques Labillardière in 1805. The type species is Adenanthos cuneatus, and 33 species are recognised. The genus is placed in subfamily Proteoideae, and is held to be most closely related to several South African genera. En...demic to Australia, its centre of diversity is southwest Western Australia, where 31 species occur. The other two species occur in South Australia and western Victoria (Australia). They are mainly pollinated by birds. Small trees, or shrubs (bark smooth, rarely warty); evergreen. To 0.33 m high. Mesophytic, or xerophytic. Heterophyllous, or not heterophyllous. Leaves small to medium-sized; alternate; usually spiral; leathery; petiolate to sessile; non-sheathing; glands present at leaf tip or at tips of leaf lobes or over leaf surface, glandular cavities lacking internal hairs; edgewise to the stem, or with ‘normal’ orientation; simple, or compound; epulvinate; pinnate. Leaf blades when simple, dissected, or entire; flat, or solid; terete; linear, or ovate, or obovate, or oblong, or elliptic, or obtriangular. Mature leaf blades adaxially glabrous, or pubescent, or woolly; abaxially glabrous, or pubescent, or woolly. Leaves without stipules. Leaf blade margins entire. Leaves without a persistent basal meristem. Leaf anatomy. Hairs present, or absent. Stem anatomy. Secondary thickening developing from a conventional cambial ring. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adenanthos. https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/22379 See more

22.01.2022 One of my all time favourite photo's and a special find, after I just got to witness and got a heap of photos of insects hatching out of their eggs 15 minutes before I found this. Its called cladodes of a Allocasuarina fraseriana as they are in the process of enclosing over. "Shoot systems in which leaves do not develop; rather, the stems become flattened and assume the photosynthetic functions of the plant".

22.01.2022 Aren't they magnificent. We were there last week and expected to see them and there were none.. but we found a Numbat and Echidda so mighty chuffed

21.01.2022 Happy National Eucalypt Day :) :) Rosy red rare beauty Rose mallee (Eucalyptus rhodantha) blooming gorgeous today in its natural Midwest Moore Catchment sandplain habitat. Rare and endangered with 400 trees left, its days are numbered..... Cultivated versions are found at Kings Park and in gardens but they arent as gnarly and imperfect as the real thing in its natural habitat. A beaut natural wonder of the west. Enjoy

21.01.2022 Just your typical school holidays. Kids are bored and under your feet. Chewing your toes, you know the usual same old same old.

20.01.2022 A stand of Nuytsia floribunda, likely a single clone, on a very low Bassendean dune. Photo: Sophie Xiang.

20.01.2022 Please consider and share. We can play a vital role in directing both Government and Industry to ensure that we leave this Planet in a better condition for our Children and their Grand Children. We cannot breathe withour Trees! #ClimateEmergency

19.01.2022 Proposed prescribed burns in the Margaret River area. These burns cover a huge area, from close to the Blackwood River National Park right up to the upper reaches of the Margaret River. These are proposed for the Spring 2020 season, and given how dry this winter has been, it is going to be a hazardous one. Not to mention that this will burn through prime black cockatoo habitat, whilst they are nesting!... Burning vast regions like this is not necessary for the protection of property, but it does result in severe damage and interruption to key ecological processes, such as litter decomposition and smaller marsupials. I keep hearing from people that our bush 'needs' fire to survive, and I think we need to get rid of this mis-leading fallacy. The vegetation can survive fire, yes, but this does not mean it needs fire, and certainly not fires at this scale.

19.01.2022 Delighted to give a talk this Tuesday 13 April at the Wildflower society Perth branch, in Subiaco! Come and hear about orchids' pollination: floral mimicry, reward & native bees

18.01.2022 Anigozanthos manglesii, Mangles' kangaroo paw. Photo: Patrick Hayes.

17.01.2022 What do Malleefowl get up to?? Well here you go. Mound action from Maya, WA. 2 days work working the mound (with a day's rest). Thanks to Peter Waterhouse for the video capturing.

16.01.2022 Could one of the admins please remove me from the admin list? Thanks.

15.01.2022 Learn all about our carnivorous plants from a local expert: Dr Adam Cross. Please note the upcoming talk "Save me Seymour: conserving our unique carnivorous plant heritage"... Dr. Adam Cross Curtin University/EcoHealth Network/Gelganyem Ltd Monday 19th October 5.30 pm Kings Park Administration Building Kattidj Cres, King's Park

13.01.2022 Photo: Sophie Xiang.

12.01.2022 Anigozanthos humilis (centre). Photo: Sophie Xiang.

12.01.2022 Tomorrow we are heading into the city to run a #recycology #nestbox workshop for @walovesnature & @centralparkperth!! Participants will build #nestboxes that wi...ll be donated to properties burned in the #WoorolooFire . There are still spaces available if you would like to join us & the best news is it’s FREE! Please call 9481 8000 to book your place! #therecycologyproject #workshop #environment #environmentaleducation #Perth #PerthWA #perthcbd #thisisWA #perthisok See more

11.01.2022 What a fabulous opportunity for a graduate student.

11.01.2022 Plant galls are abnormal outgrowths of plant tissues, similar to benign tumours or warts in animals. Plant galls are often highly organised structures, and because of this the cause of the gall can often be determined

08.01.2022 Banksia pilostylis, growing in a pot. Photo: Hans Lambers.

08.01.2022 Adenanthos cunninghamii. Photo: Kosala Ranathunge.

07.01.2022 How fantastic is this! Nannas for Native Forests are featured in the Kids National Geographic as 'Heroes of the Month'. The impact of the Nannas actions continu...es to inspire every generation. If you would like to join 'Nannas for Native Forests', register on the landing page to receive emails and updates from Nanna central: https://nannasfornativeforests.paperform.co/ #Nannas4NativeForests #kidsnationalgeographic #HeroesoftheMonth #StopTheDamagePremier

07.01.2022 Podotheca chrysantha. Photo: Sophie Xiang.

07.01.2022 Cuckoo Wasp - Belhus WA

07.01.2022 Corymbia callophylla resin ( kino is the scientific name for the resin) is a strong medicine. Antiseptic antibacterial antifungal activity. Medicine tree to the Noongar peoples. Bloodwood trees are well known across the continent for their medicine value. Noongar country southwest WA. Science has proven that these resins are extremely useful. Different areas have different species of bloodwood trees ( usually Corymbia species formerly known as Eucalyptus species). Once dry it lasts indefinitely.

06.01.2022 https://www.dpaw.wa.gov.au//prescribed-bu/burns/indicative

05.01.2022 The latest edition of the Kwongan Foundation's newsletter, Kwongan Matters, is now available from https://www.plants.uwa.edu.au/alumni/kwongan

05.01.2022 More bees ... but this time some of our honey bees have come off second best to Crab Spiders, which hide in flowers like Buddleia and Lantana then pounce on their unsuspecting prey.

04.01.2022 Masked Owls and other wildlife are being killed by uncontrolled use of lethal rodenticides. You can help by using wildlife-safe rodent control. www.owlfriendly.org.au on Facebook: owlfriendlymargaretriver ...Continue reading

04.01.2022 A prostrate form of Melaleuca huegelii is flowering profusely, this year, better than it ever has before. Photo: Hans Lambers.

02.01.2022 Write to the new Minister for the Environment Amber-Jade Sanderson to call for the creation of the Yule Brook Regional Park

01.01.2022 This video was produced a few years ago, and has now been watched almost two millions times. If you missed it, watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWVATekt4ZA If you want to watch it and hear a local voice, visit the fabulous exhibition in the WA Museum: https://visit.museum.wa.gov.au/boolabardip/