TALKS          EXCURSIONS and OTHER ACTIVITIES for 2008
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Date Speaker Subject Branch
January 22 Maggie Lilith, Conservation Council Impact of GM Crops on Environment & Biodiversity in WA Darling Range
February 7 Eric McCrum Nullarbor Plain Murdoch
February 12 Phillipa Nikulinsky In the Field Perth
February 14 Phillipa Nikulinsky In the Field with Phillipa Armadale
February 22 Eddie Wajon Conservation activities in Gondwanalink Eastern Hills
February 26 Eric McCrum Pollinators of Hills Plants Darling Range
February 26 Kevin Coate Wild Boreno Northern Suburbs
March 6 Penny Hussey Taking Care of a Bush Block Murdoch
March 11 Bronwen Keighery The Bushland Plant Survey Project, a 20 year retrospective Perth
March 13 AGM   Armadale
March 25 Brian Moyle Conservation Issues of the Wildflower Society of WA Darling Range
March 25 Neale Boucher Fungi Northern Suburbs
April 3 Mary Gray TBA Murdoch
April 8 Kevin Thiele Linnaeus and the Naming of Life Perth
April 10 Tony Start New ways to identify plants Armadale
April 18 Eric McCrum Is that a Myrtle? Eastern Hills
April 22 Allen Lowrie Trigger Plants Northern Suburbs
May 1 Propagation Workshop Murdoch
May 8 Mary Gray City Bush Guides Armadale
May 13 Perth Branch Members Gardening with Native Plants of Perth, Real Life Experience Perth
May 23 Alex Hosche Coral Reefs including the effects of climate change Eastern Hills
May 27 Noel Nannup, Cultural Heritage Manager Indigenous Culture & Landcare in the Darling Range Darling Range
May 27 Annual Plant Auction 7.00pm Northern Suburbs
June 5 Phil Croot Sustainability Murdoch
June 10 Mark Brundrett Mount Manning Region and other Biodiversity Hot Spots Perth
June 12 Carl Danzi Mallee Fowl Project Armadale
June 24 Hugh Pringle & Staff, Bush Heritage Australia Eurady Station, a Plant Paradise Darling Range
June 27 Eng Pin Tay Plants and other aspects of Madagascar Eastern Hills
June 30 Steve Hopper A Half Century of Extraordinary Discovery: Wildflower Science in WA since 1958. For full details see 50th Anniversary Calendar Northern Suburbs
July 3 Members Slide Night Murdoch
July 8 Jim Barrow and Greg Keighery Global Warming and Native Flora Perth
July 10 Brian Moyle Eurady Station, a Plant Paradise Armadale
July 22 Pieter Poot, UWA Ironstone Communities Northern Suburbs
July 22 Chris Tallentire, Conservation Council of WA Environmental Advocacy - Today's Major Campaigns Darling Range
July 25 Maggie Lillith GM Crops Eastern Hills
August 7 Brian Moyle Eurady Station, a Plant Paradise Murdoch
August 12 Katinka Ruthrof Current Research on Tuart Decline Perth
August 14 Alex George & Roberta Crown Archiving and its Application to Botany Armadale
August 26 William Stock Fire and Wildflowers at Eurady Northern Suburbs
August 26 Eddie Wajon Wildflowers of the Pilbara Darling Range
September 4 Murdoch Branch presents Ken Hurst Park Murdoch
September 9 Mike Lyons Kimberley Islands Perth
September 11 David Pike The Little Things that Count Armadale
September 23 Matthew Barrett Verticordia DNA Northern Suburbs
September 23 Dr Howard Gill Murdoch University Freshwater Fish & the Wetlands of the South West Darling Range
October 2 Neil Goldsborough Beeliar Wetlands Murdoch
October 14 Brian Moyle Charles Darwin Reserve (White Wells) Perth
October 28 Pauline Grierson Pilbara, Ecological Sustainability Northern Suburbs
October 28 Jan Pittman Wildflowers of Scotland Darling Range
November 6 Jane Brown Mornington Sanctuary Murdoch
November 11 Michael Moody Systematics of Australian Haloragaceae Perth
November 13 Murray Limb Management of Roadside Vegetation Armadale
November 25 Eric Bunn Rescuing Rare Plants Northern Suburbs
November 25 7.00pm - 7.30pm AGM Darling Range
November 25 Andrew Brown
WA Herbarium 		Orchids of the Arid Zone Darling Range
December 4 AGM & Members Slide Night   Murdoch
Excursions and Activities
Date Meeting Place and/or Activity

Branch

March 18 Tuesday 7.30am WSWA 50 th Aniversary Celebration Breakfast, Tamala Room, Ecology Centre, Bold Park, Floreat. Cost to be advised. Enquiries & RSVP to the WSWA Office 9383 7979 or wildflowers@ozemail.com.au
March 29-30 Sat & Sun Hi Vallee Farm, Lesueur. Either camp Sat night or travel up Sun morn. Camping &meals self-contained. $6.50pp. Some showers/toilets. Small charge for Sun guided tour. Enquiries & RSVP to Don & Joy Williams, Hi Vallee Farm 9652 3035
April 19 Saturday Eleanor Bennett & Alec Hooper - 50 th Anniversary WSWA Celebration. Luncheon. Venue Ledger Road Hall, Gooseberry Hill. Enquiries & RSVP Debbie Scrivener 92961515 Darling Range
May 10 Saturday Plant Sale, Octagonal Hall, 52 McGlew Road, Glen Forrest Eastern Hills
May 27 Tuesday Annual Auction of Unusual Special Plants. For details, contact Dave Bright 9447 1632 Northern Suburbs
December 6 Saturday Christmas Walk & Breakfast Murdoch
 
Each Month Start at 8am Free monthly guided nature walks. Run approx 1 hour. See seasonal changes in plant & animal life in your bushlands Contact Branch
1st Saturday (odd month) Meet Landsdale Rd approx 250 metres west of Alexander Drive Phylis phone/fax 9349 9105 Northern Suburbs
1st Saturday (even month) Landsdale Conservation park behind Landsdale Rd approx 100 metreseast of Evandale Rd Darch Phylis phone/fax 9349 9105 Northern Suburbs
2nd Saturday (odd month) Errina Rd bushland beside Highview Park. Meet in Highview Park carpark at eastern end Errina Rd Alexander Heights Phylis phone/fax 9349 9105 Northern Suburbs
2nd Saturday (even month) Koondoola Regional Bushland Meet Koondoola Avenue opposite Burbridge Ave Elizabeth phone/fax 9342 0616 Northern Suburbs
3rd Saturday Lake Gwelup Reserve. Meet Scout Hall Carpark near tennis courts Huntriss Road Gwelup Betty phone/fax 9444 5640 Northern Suburbs
4th Saturday Star Swamp Bushland. Meet Henderson Centre at end Groat Street North Beach Christine phone/fax 9447 2983 Northern Suburbs
5th Saturday Trigg Bushland Meet in carpark between St Mary's School & Millington Reserve (off Elliot Rd) Karrinyup phone/fax 9448 9192 Northern Suburbs

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