Nature Walk for the season of Makuru

Name: Nature Walk for the season of Makuru
Start: 2024-07-06T09:00:00+08:00
Location: 347D Morley Dr, Dianella WA 6059, Australia

Schedule

Sat Jul 06 2024 at 09:00 am

UTC+08:00

Location

347D Morley Dr, Dianella WA 6059, Australia | Perth, WA

Our next seasonal Nature Walk with our guides through Light Street Reserve, is on JULY 6th, 2024.

We are currently in the season of Makuru (June – July), a time of abundance, connection, and renewal within the Noongar calendar.

The Noongar Season ‘Makuru’ is represented by the colour dark blue as it symbolises rain and cold weather.
During the ‘cold and wet’ Noongar people moved inland from the coast to the Darling Scarp to shelter from the cold coastal winds.
The flowering sheoak trees meant the kangaroos were ready to eat. Wild carrots and several species of wild potato were ready for harvesting. The black swan was a reliable food source as this is the time when they are unable to fly due to moulting. Fire is very important during this season, a useful resource for food preparation and production, tool and artefact production, hunting and driving game, and for warmth and signalling.
Flowers that will start to emerge include the blues and purples of the blueberry lily (Dianella revoluta) and the purple flags (Patersonia occidentalis). As the season comes to a close, you should also start to notice the white flowers of the weeping peppermint (Agonis flexuosa) as the blues start to make way for the white and cream flowers of next season called Djilba (August to September).
𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗸 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗼 𝘄𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗲𝘁?
The walk begins JULY 6th at 9:00am.
We meet in the car park of the White Eagles Soccer Club off Morley Drive. Address for Google Maps is 347D Morley Dr, Dianella WA 6059
𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗸:
• Water
• Walking shoes
NOTE: If various sporting activities are on…then the carpark may be full and you may have to park on Morley Drive.
It would be great to meet you for an hour or so's ramble at 9:00am Saturday 6th.
You’re invited to chat, discover, walk as we talk about the unique changes in our flora and fauna in this season.
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To register your interest, go to:
dianella.breezechms.com/form/nature-walk-registration
Or just turn up on Saturday morning at 9:00 am