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Wildflower Society of WA Murdoch Branch

Address: 184 Hope Road 6163 Bibra Lake WA

Website: http://www.wildflowersocietywa.org.au

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25.01.2022 City of Freo have some great things happening soon at Samson Park: 10am Sat 19th Sept - Indigenous Interpretation Walk 10am Sun 20th Sept - Guided Wildflower Walk 8am Sat 17th Oct - Bird Interpretation Walk Meet at this noticeboard, off Sellenger Avenue.... Please ensure you bring sun protection, including a hat and water bottle, and wear closed in shoes. Enjoy! See more

25.01.2022 Hope you can make it for our Xmas walk and breakfast.

25.01.2022 Our latest newsletter is now out with lots of key dates to note for your diary for walks, talks and the Hyden Wildflower Tour in September. Make sure you book early for some of these as places are limitied. https://mailchi.mp/41f44de8bc77/june-marri-leaf-2

24.01.2022 The Beauty of the Fringe Lily - Thysanotus 7:30pm Thursday 3rd September 2020 We are very pleased to have Terry Macfarlane join us in September as our guest speaker. Terry is a botanist and taxonomist, who has worked in both Australia and Peru. He is a senior research scientist at the Western Australian Herbarium, an associate editor of its journal Nuytsia and currently collaborates with researchers across Australia and in Canada, Germany, New Zealand, Russia, Spain and Unite...d Kingdom. He was also involved in the development of FloraBase. Terry holds a keen interest in the grasses family Poaceae especially Neurachne, as well as Colchicaceae (Wurmbea), Asparagaceae (Thysanotus, Arthropodium, Tricoryne, Lomandra), Hydatellaceae (Trithuria) and Potamogetonaceae (Lepilaena). Entry only $3 with supper provided and door prizes. Members and non members welcome! Doors open at 7:30pm at the Cockburn Wetland Centre, Hope Road Bibra Lake. https://mailchi.mp/2746211a16e0/sept-guest-speaker

23.01.2022 Friends of Wireless Hill are looking for volunteers for an amazing study into our macrofauna. The survey will mostly be of invertebrates such as insects and spiders but also reptiles and amphibians with volunteers needed for three shifts per day, weather permitting, from 7th to 10th September. David Knowles from Spineless Wonders will undertake the survey with help from the Friends and the local community. Animals are caught and photographed then released. Training and equipment will be provided. Please contact Margaret Matthews 0402 105 649/ [email protected] if you would like more information or if you would like to be involved.

23.01.2022 We need your help to find some beautiful photos of Samson Park that can be used on new signage by City of Fremantle. If you are a keen photographer and happy to share your pics please send any high quality photos of plants from the list below with photographers name and the plant name to: [email protected] Grateful thanks.

22.01.2022 Looking forward to seeing everyone at the Manning Ridge Walk tomorrow. It should be perfect weather.

22.01.2022 Get along on Sunday 29th Nov to enjoy the beautiful Samson Park

22.01.2022 One very happy artist and a very happy Alex George with his purchase by the looks of it.

21.01.2022 With summer comes the possibility of meeting a snake. Please read this. It may save someone you love Key messages - Stay still. Don’t harm the animal.

20.01.2022 We need more trees for human health

18.01.2022 Merredin Branch are celebrating their new Herbarium with a guest speaker Jaz Lindley from DBCA, an afternoon tour and dinner on Saturday September 12, from 12.30 pm REGISTRATION - $10 per person - RSVP by August 29 Email - [email protected] or call Mal Harper 0437 388 292 or Tracy Scott 0427 465 185 for more details.

17.01.2022 The beauty in nature

17.01.2022 The Plant Identification Workshop presented by the Wildflower Society, Murdoch Branch which I attended today was terrific, lots of information and tips in a sup...portive environment. However my big discovery was ‘FloraBase’, a comprehensive database of Western Australian flora, available on open access (free of charge!) with some smart search features. Especially ‘Interactive Identification’ to identify a plant using morphology and geography. If like me you are unaware of FloraBase here’s the link (it contains a database of introduced weeds too). See more

16.01.2022 If you see bad behaviour anywhere please report it

15.01.2022 Please let them know if you can go on this very special walk with Hans Lambers.

15.01.2022 Shifting Sands: A Mobile Interactive Biophilic Landscape Shifting Sands is a ‘Living Lab’ aimed at encouraging communal and educational activities and experiences concerning both sustainable design and Perth’s unique landscape. At the same time, Shifting Sands is a piece of art. It is a symbolic representation of geomorphology, soil and flora and their dynamic character. Shifting Sands is a tangible outcome of the project Perth as a biophilic resilient city model in the time of climate change https://issuu.com//shifting_sands_uwa_school_of_design_202

15.01.2022 Urban Bushland Council have urged us to attend this gathering tomorrow to safe the precious remaining Jarrah forests. Please attend if you can.

15.01.2022 Good news - Black-cockatoo nesting success in the wheat belt. http://wheatbeltnrm.org.au//healthy-environments/black-coc

13.01.2022 Such stunning beauty

12.01.2022 Murdoch Branch Guest Speaker - Eddy Wajon - 7:30pm Thursday 3 December 2020 There are wildflowers in bloom every month of the year in and around Hyden. The peak in wildflowers blooming is in spring, but the peak in Eucalypt flowering is January-March. Eddy has written, published and distributed five Colour Guides to the Wildflowers of WA covering different regions including the South West and the Pilbara which have had combined sales of 55,000 since 1999.... Eddy has just released his Colour Guide to Wildflowers of Hyden and Wave Rock (128pp) and will have some books available for sale @ $18 each. Please join us for this interesting talk - Members and non members welcome. Entry only $3 with a special end of year Xmas supper provided as well as door prizes, book sales and show and tell. Doors open at 7:30pm at the Cockburn Wetland Centre, Hope Road Bibra Lake.

12.01.2022 There are some great things happening in repairing the Wetlands to Waves nature corridor. 71,000 native plants sourced from local provenance seed have gone in this year to undertake repairs to the damaged land with many volunteers helping in the planting and weeding. Fauna monitoring using sensitive camera trapping has shown the abundance of the little Quenda as well as a few feral cats and foxes. There is also a lot of university research happening and so much more. Read about it all here. https://mailchi.mp/40a8cf10831d/rehabilitating-roe-3288118

12.01.2022 Great work by Mark and the team to restore Banksia woodlands.

09.01.2022 Has anyone used the WOW app and would like to share their response? https://www.wildorchidwatch.org/

08.01.2022 Our September Marri Leaf newsletter is now available. Find out about the great Gladdy Grab, upcoming wildflower walks and more. https://mailchi.mp/c3e3ae4fac04/septembermarrileaf

07.01.2022 Something to get involved in tonight in WA. 660 species of bees live in newly shrunk national monument In honour of World Bee Day, Demand Film Ltd, in association with the Wheen Bee Foundation and Taxonomy Australia presents the Australian Premiere of the short film:... The Bees of Grand Staircase-Escalante Watch with the whole family for only $12. Simply select the 'virtual' cinema for your timezone. https://au.demand.film/bees-grand-staircase-escalante/

06.01.2022 Great to see this young man loving working as a volunteer in the Herbarium. I'm sure they would be happy to have many more volunteers of any age.

04.01.2022 Our latest newsletter is now out - stories of events, Xmas walk and breakfast, our AGM, guest speakers, art awards, Friends Group activities and more. https://mailchi.mp/ff429eb35318/november-marri-leaf

03.01.2022 Now we have had some good rain there are a lot of planting days coming up. Have a read of our May newsletter for all the latest news and events. https://mailchi.mp/116197ac3bc9/may-marri-leaf

03.01.2022 Are you an educator or keen on sustainability? This could be your chance to be part of something super fun. The program is suitable for tertiary students or new graduates; community members & groups; youth organisations; teachers; student teachers; Sustainable Schools WA participants; private sector personnel, Environmental Officers; Local Government Officers; and State Government Department Officers. You will gain: resources, practical experience, networking, skills and knowledge, learn some new fun activities with links to the curriculum, links to practitioners, toolkit for teaching and learning, or for environmental education as a management tool.

03.01.2022 Celebrating Bernie Dixon - Inaugural Branch Member Bernie, who recently celebrated his 90th birthday, was one of our original members back in 1988 when the Murdoch Branch first formed. He served as President in 1995 and 1996 and put a lot of time into our committee. Bernie also led the Hibbertia Study Group for a decade from its inception in December 1977 for the Australian Native Plants Society - ANSPA... Our branch meetings often had many interesting flowering specimens displayed from Bernie's garden over the years, and through his wood turning skills, some lovely raffle prizes. Bernie received the Wildflower Society’s meritorious award in 2013. He is still gardening with a fine crop of lettuces among the Eremophila bushes! Bernie was very touched to receive a Murdoch mug in honour of his 90th birthday and sends us his best wishes.

02.01.2022 Want to know about collecting seeds from our native plants? Then head to this workshop on Saturday Dec 15.

01.01.2022 Plant sale is back on next week.

01.01.2022 Hope you can get in and help with this great planting at Samson Park tomorrow. Such a beautiful spot.