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| Event title | Date | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Dr Prame Chopra ‘Melting ice and rising seas; how much, how fast?' | Thursday, 31 March 2022 - 12:30pm |
Prame, formerly of ANU, will discuss the uncertainties in the future paths of ice volume and sea level, the machinations of the imperfect Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and the likely consequences for us all. Bookings are essential because of the COVID-19 guidelines related to Thursday Talks and limited seating. Bookings will open Friday before the talk until Wednesday night or until seating limits are reached. (Tickets are Free) This talk will be held in the ANBG Theatrette. Booking Link: https://www.trybooking.com/BWZJY |
| Bimblebox 153 Birds: words and music (a free event) | Friday, 25 March 2022 - 6:00pm to 7:00pm |
Live music and poetry inspired by birds of the Bimblebox Nature Refuge. View this haunting exhibition of birds threatened by mining at Bimblebox Nature Refuge. Listen to poems from the exhibition performed by local writers including poet/MC Robin Davidson, live music by Nitya and artists’ talks. Special online introduction by Curator, Jill Sampson. Light refreshments provided. Venue: ANBG Theatrette and Visitor Centre. Free, but bookings are required. For further information about the exhibition visit Bimblebox 153 Birds at the Australian National Botanic Gardens, showing until 3 April. |
| Dr Arnagretta Hunter ‘Climate change and our health and wellbeing’ | Thursday, 24 March 2022 - 12:30pm |
Black Summer 2019 / 2020 left many people in Canberra with personal insight into the health impacts of our changing climate. Arnagretta is Human Futures Fellow, ANU, and a Senior Lecturer in the Rural Clinical School at ANU Medical School. Her discussion will explore both the health impacts of climate change and the health benefits of our natural environment. Bookings are essential because of the COVID-19 guidelines related to Thursday Talks and limited seating. Bookings will open Friday before the talk until Wednesday night or until seating limits are reached. (Tickets are Free) This talk will be held in the ANBG Theatrette. Booking Link: https://www.trybooking.com/BWZJV |
| Telling the Time by the Sun: An Enlightening Afternoon | Friday, 18 March 2022 - 1:30pm to 5:15pm |
Join us for an afternoon of sundials as we celebrate the 20th anniversary of the gifting of the ANBG sundial to the Gardens by the Friends. This event, organised jointly by the Friends of the ANBG and the Australian Garden History Society, has had to be re-scheduled twice due to COVID restrictions – but we are really confident this time it will go ahead! Starting in the Theatrette, hear from the sundial’s creator, Marg Folkard, about the art and science of sundials, and learn how the ANBG one works. Stroll up to the rockery to try out the sundial; enjoy a delicious afternoon tea; then drive to Mt Stromlo to experience a different type of sundial and tell the time with your own shadow. Bookings are essential and will open 21 February at https://www.trybooking.com/BXNDV. |
| Dr Kate Grarock and Helen Cross ‘Bush Blitz – 11 years old and going strong!’ | Thursday, 17 March 2022 - 12:30pm |
Kate and Helen from Bush Blitz, will describe how Bush Blitz has been discovering more than 1700 new species since 2010, across 41 expeditions, including a voyage on RV Investigator. They also engage with land managers, traditional owners, teachers and students. Bookings are essential because of the COVID-19 guidelines related to Thursday Talks and limited seating. Bookings will open Friday before the talk until Wednesday night or until seating limits are reached. (Tickets are Free) This talk will be held in the ANBG Theatrette. Booking Link: https://www.trybooking.com/BWZJT |
| Butterfly Walks on Black Mountain | Sunday, 13 March 2022 - 1:30pm to 3:00pm |
Meet: Lookout Terrace slightly uphill from Telstra Tower on Black Mountain (see banners). Booking is essential: The number of places is limited, and only available to people aged 8 years or more. Please email your NAME and PHONE NUMBER to friendsofblackmountain@gmail.com, or phone Libby (6296 1936) or Linda (0437 298 711). This helps us to let you know if arrangements need to change (e.g. because of the weather). Please be aware that COVID-19 requirements are subject to change at short notice. Please ensure that you do not attend if you are unwell. |
| Butterfly Walks on Black Mountain | Sunday, 13 March 2022 - 10:30am to 12:00pm |
Meet: Lookout Terrace slightly uphill from Telstra Tower on Black Mountain (see banners). Booking is essential: The number of places is limited, and only available to people aged 8 years or more. Please email your NAME and PHONE NUMBER to friendsofblackmountain@gmail.com, or phone Libby (6296 1936) or Linda (0437 298 711). This helps us to let you know if arrangements need to change (e.g. because of the weather). Please be aware that COVID-19 requirements are subject to change at short notice. Please ensure that you do not attend if you are unwell. |
| Dr Leo Joseph ‘Australian bird names are all sorted out. Yes? No? Maybe?’ | Thursday, 10 March 2022 - 12:30pm |
Leo, Director of the Australian National Wildlife Collection, CSIRO, will focus on birds from northern Australia to show where knowledge of the names we need to apply to birds still needs a lot more work. Examples from lorikeets, friarbirds, orioles, quail-thrush, whipbirds, black-cockatoos, pigeons and maybe a few more! Bookings are essential because of the COVID-19 guidelines related to Thursday Talks and limited seating. Bookings will open Friday before the talk until Wednesday night or until seating limits are reached. (Tickets are Free) This talk will be held in the ANBG Theatrette. Booking Link: https://www.trybooking.com/BWZJR |
| Black Mountain Weeding Work Party | Saturday, 5 March 2022 - 8:30am to 11:30am |
Our next weeding work party is planning to remove more weeds from the grassland and woodland areas in the southwest part of the reserve. This weekend is also Clean-Up Australia weekend so we shall be collecting some rubbish on our way, too. Meet: Caswell Drive entry on the mountain side. Drive from Belconnen Way southwards along Caswell Drive towards Glenloch Interchange, Woden, or Tuggeranong. Note the yellow diamond shape advisory sign showing access road on left (mountain side) and the blue and white “P” sign for parking. Pull into the carpark carefully. Look for banners. Bring: Do you have a mattock? If so, could you put your name on it and bring it along, too, please? Maybe bring a rubbish bag, too. Wear: hat, sunscreen, long-sleeved shirt, long pants, gloves, stout shoes. Please book: if you are planning to come, please email your name and phone number to friendsofblackmountain@gmail.com or phone 0437 298 711. This complies with COVID-19 requirements, and helps us to let you know if arrangements need to change at the last minute (for example, adverse weather conditions). |
| Dr Denis Saunders AM ‘A working life with Carnaby’s Cockatoo 1968 – 2021’ | Thursday, 3 March 2022 - 12:30pm |
Denis will talk about his research on Carnaby’s Cockatoo. Classified as “vermin” in 1968, this magnificent species was reclassified in the 1980s as endangered by the WA and Commonwealth governments, and internationally. He will provide results of a study of one breeding population from 1969 to 2020. Bookings are essential because of the COVID-19 guidelines related to Thursday Talks and limited seating. Bookings will open Friday before the talk until Wednesday night or until seating limits are reached. (Tickets are Free) This talk will be held in the ANBG Theatrette. Booking Link: https://www.trybooking.com/BWZJL |
