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| Event title | Date | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Friends Plant Science Group, Technical Talk | Monday, 6 August 2018 - 10:30am |
Place: Theatrette, ANBG Topic: An overview of the 'family LOBELIACEAE' in Australia Speaker: Dave Albrecht, botanist, Australian National Herbarium Talk summary: What was once known as the family Lobeliaceae is now Dave will talk about the taxonomy, ecology and distribution of the |
| Black Mountain Weeding Work Party | Saturday, 4 August 2018 - 9:00am to Sunday, 5 August 2018 - 11:45am |
This month we shall focus on removing non-local Billardiera heterophylla (Bluebell Creeper), Acacia baileyana and naturalised woody species in the peripheral western bushland areas of the Australian National Botanic Gardens (ANBG). Meet: the ANBG Southern car park. After going in the main gate, turn sharp left, follow road around the perimeter up to the top level of that carpark. Look for banner near the pay-parking machine. |
| Dr Nerilie Abram ‘Australia’s changing climate from the perspective of the past millennium’ | Thursday, 2 August 2018 - 12:30pm |
Nerilie will discuss ways in which evidence can be unlocked from natural archives, such as corals and ice cores, to understand how different climate factors that impact Australian rainfall have evolved and interacted over the past millennium. |
| Black Mountain Summit Ramble | Sunday, 29 July 2018 - 9:30am to Monday, 30 July 2018 - 11:45am |
Black Mountain was declared a Nature Reserve in 1970, and its Summit Walk opened on 26 July 2000. Join Michael Doherty and an ANBG Guide for a ramble up the north-eastern slopes of Black Mountain to the summit. We will be talking about trees, shrubs and fire … and shall we see winter-flowering other plants? The Summit Walk has steep sections, so it is suitable for fit walkers (including children over the age of 12). Participants are welcome to walk up and back, but if you would prefer not to walk down, ask a friend to meet you at the top! Bookings are essential. Cost: gold coin donation. |
| ANBG Friends Photographic Group - July meeting | Friday, 27 July 2018 - 10:30am to Saturday, 28 July 2018 - 11:45am |
Mulligans Flat Dr Will Batson – Manager Mulligans Flat Woodland Sanctuary will share the treasures and challenges of this unique sanctuary on Canberra’s doorstep. Dr Batson will present the important roll photography plays with the research within the sanctuary and some of the photographic opportunities available to the visitor. He will also explain how the citizen scientist photographer can assist the research efforts. https://mulligansflat.org.au/ |
| LATE UPDATE David Young ‘Seeing some of Arnhem Land’ | Thursday, 26 July 2018 - 12:30pm |
David will talk about a recent trip to Arnhem Land with his wife Jenny, including some delightful surprises. |
| Peter Byron ‘Canberra going tropical?’ | Thursday, 19 July 2018 - 12:30pm |
Peter, General Manager of the ANBG, will talk about the new conservatory for the Gardens which will establish it as the leading conservator of Australian native tropical flora from areas such as Christmas Island, Kakadu and northern Queensland |
| Dr Linda Broome ‘Relationships between the endangered Mountain Pigmy-possum, snow, moths and changing climate’ | Thursday, 12 July 2018 - 12:30pm |
Linda has been monitoring populations and undertaking research on the Mountain Pigmy-possum for over 30 years and will discuss interactions between the possums, snow, moths and projected impacts of climate change on this iconic alpine species. |
| Black Mountain weeding working party | Saturday, 7 July 2018 - 9:00am to Sunday, 8 July 2018 - 11:45am |
We shall focus on removing non-local Billardiera heterophylla (Bluebell Creeper), Acacia baileyana and naturalised woody species in the peripheral southern and western bushland areas of the Australian National Botanic Gardens (ANBG). We anticipate that a lot will be seedlings since the last weeding work party. Meet: ANBG Southern car park. After going in the main gate, turn sharp left, follow road around the perimeter up to the top level of that carpark. Look for balloons near the pay-parking machine. |
| Brett McNamara ‘The art of community engagement in our parks’ | Thursday, 5 July 2018 - 12:30pm |
Join Brett, Manager of Namadgi National Park, in looking at more than ten years of artists and craft practitioners immersing themselves in the heart of the Park, drawing inspiration from their surroundings. The talk will focus on their professional and personal journeys. |
