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Friends contribute to the Gardens cleanup

Wed, 12/02/2020 - 6:41pm — friendseditor

Many Friends were keen to help with the cleanup after the hailstorm of January 20. Paths and garden beds were covered in shredded leaves and branches resulting in a huge workload for gardens staff to clear it enough to invite visitors return. Friends were there to help.

John Turbull working with rake Photo: Steve Galliford

Summer Sounds 2020 concerts

Dance interlude at Summer Sounds

Relax into weekend evenings with some of the best bands in the bush capital.

As the sun goes down over the Gardens, coma along and enjoy live music, outdoor picnicking, socialising and dancing.

Yes, this weekend's concerts are going ahead. The Gardens have plenty of space for everyone to spread out and relax!

TRIBUTE WEEKEND – Celebrating Fleetwood Mac and Aussie music legends • Saturday 14 March: Drinking Lizards  • Sunday 15 March: Sweet Little Lies

JAZZY WEEKEND – Smooth jazz and swing • Saturday 21 March: Annie and the Armadillos  • Sunday 22 March: Liam Budge Jazz Quartet

We need volunteers now to help make Summer Sounds a success...

Friends Library Connect, February 2020

Tue, 11/02/2020 - 11:43am — botanicus

The February 2020 edition of Library Connect (PDF, 494KB) includes articles on a new book, A Science of Our Own: Exhibitions and the Rise of Australian Public Science, an appeal for 50th Anniversary items for the ANBG Archive, information on a selection of new books and the e-journal Ecological Management & Restoration and from the ANBG Archive, Botanical Gardens in Canberra: A report by Dr Bertram Thomas Dickson, 1935.

Cover of Friends Library Connect February 2020

The Gardens have fully reopened after the hailstorm

Fri, 07/02/2020 - 5:55pm — botanicus

All areas of the Gardens have now been reopened after significant damage was caused by the Canberra hailstorm on Monday 20 January.

Visitors are now welcome to explore the Gardens from Rainforest to Red Centre. Pollen Café, Jindii Eco Spa and the Botanical Bookshop are also open.

Guided walks have resumed, but Flora Explorer tours will remain out of operation until further notice. Venues in the Banks Building will also stay closed until repairs can be completed.

Bees, Butterflies, Birds: Maximising biodiversity by supporting pollinators

Tue, 28/01/2020 - 11:53am — botanicus

Fires and drought across Australia have affected many native forests that are vital for the health and well-being of native bees, European Honey bees and pollinators of many species.

This seminar aims to Increase awareness, provide planting resources and work towards an action plan to plant for and protect pollinators to maximise biodiversity in the Canberra region.

Bees, Butterflies, Birds flyer

Thank goodness for Thursdays!

Professor Peter Kanowski, speaker on 6 February
Professor Peter Kanowski, speaker on 6 February

The Friends' 2020 Thursday Talks program kicked off on 6 February with an acutely timely and topical presentation by Professor Peter Kanowski on ‘Forests Near and Far: Issues in a Warming World’.

Peter is Professor of Forestry in The Fenner School of Environment and Society at ANU. He spoke about the world’s forests, which are under pressure from deforestation and degradation – and increasingly from climate change. Australian forests, and those locally that make Canberra livable, are also threatened. Peter reviewed the situation, and our options and priorities in responding to these challenges. (For more information, see the website calendar entry).

Most of the Thursday Talks in 2020 will showcase the ANBG’s science and conservation programs. See a list of the first 3 months' speakers and topics

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