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Here you will find a calendar of Friends’ activities in the Gardens including lunchtime talks, social events, exhibitions and the ever-popular spring and autumn plant sales. In addition to events arranged by the Friends, we include some events arranged by the Gardens and by other organisations. A full list of events arranged by the Gardens is in their What's On webpage.

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Toby Golson ‘Collaboration for conservation: Macadamia jansenii at the ANBG’ Thursday, 21 March 2024 - 12:30pm to 1:30pm

Toby, of ANBG, will provide an introduction to the species, his involvement in ex-situ conservation initiatives, and an overview of my BGANZ-funded trip to visit the species in the wild in 2022. Following on will be a guided tour to look at the ex-situ conservation planting of M. jansenii in the Rainforest Gully.  Bookings can be made from about 30 days in advance until the night before the talk or until seating limits are reached. (Tickets are Free but a donation on entry is appreciated.) This talk will be held in the ANBG Theatrette. Booking Link: https://www.trybooking.com/COBHU

Tom North ‘Seed Banking and National Parks, an ideal conservation partnership’ Thursday, 28 March 2024 - 12:30pm to 1:30pm

This talk will cover recent examples of where the National Seed Bank has developed best practice protocols for the conservation of threatened plant species across our Commonwealth National Parks.  Bookings can be made from about 30 days in advance until the night before the talk or until seating limits are reached. (Tickets are Free but a donation on entry is appreciated.) This talk will be held in the ANBG Theatrette. Booking Link: https://www.trybooking.com/COBHW

Andrew Skeoch ‘Deep Listening to Nature’ Thursday, 4 April 2024 - 12:30pm to 1:30pm

Through vibrant recordings and spectrogram analysis that shows the beauty of birdsong, Andrew Skeoch will guide us into hearing the languages of nature; developing our auditory awareness, identifying species by ear, recognising behaviours and repertoire, and finding empathy with the voices of other beings.  Bookings can be made from about 30 days in advance until the night before the talk or until seating limits are reached. (Tickets are Free but a donation on entry is appreciated.) This talk will be held in the ANBG Theatrette. Booking Link: https://www.trybooking.com/COBIA

Black Mountain Weeding Work Party Saturday, 6 April 2024 - 8:30am to 11:30am

We plan to remove lots of the Poverty Wattle, Sifton Weed, Tick Bush and other woody weeds near the Powerline road.  Meet: Belconnen way entry to Black Mountain Nature Reserve.  Look for banners.  Bring: Your friends.  Wear: hat, sunscreen, long-sleeved shirt, long pants, gloves, stout shoes.  if you are planning to come, please let us know by using this booking link: https://www.trybooking.com/CMRKO

Botanic Art Group 2024 Annual Exhibition Saturday, 6 April 2024 - 9:00am to Sunday, 5 May 2024 - 4:30pm

The Friends of the ANBG's Botanic Art Group will hold its 17th annual exhibition and sale at the Visitor Centre Gallery, with the theme ‘Bush Fragrance’. A proportion of the proceeds of sales will be donated to the Friends to support the Gardens. Several works will be chosen to be donated by the Friends to the Gardens' permanent collection. As in previous years, there will also be a work to be won by the lucky winner of a raffle. There will also be some unframed works and greeting cards by the members of the Group.

Cormac Farrell ‘City living for pollinators’ Thursday, 11 April 2024 - 12:30pm to 1:30pm

Once considered concrete jungles with no place for nature, cities are emerging as a surprisingly important habitat for a range of pollinators.  Join urban beekeeper and environmental scientist Cormac Farrell on a journey covering food, urban gardens and the return of bees to Parliament House.  Bookings can be made from about 30 days in advance until the night before the talk or until seating limits are reached. (Tickets are Free but a donation on entry is appreciated.) This talk will be held in the ANBG Theatrette. Booking Link: https://www.trybooking.com/COBIC

Em. Prof. Dave Rowell - ‘A whirlwind tour of Brachychiton: Kurrajongs, Flame Trees, Queensland Bottle Trees and their relatives’ Thursday, 18 April 2024 - 12:30pm to 1:30pm

In this talk Dave, from ANU, will describe the origins and diversity of Brachychiton group and focus on some of the particularly interesting and iconic species.
Bookings can be made at https://www.trybooking.com/COBID from 30 days in advance until the night before the talk, or until seating limits are reached. (Tickets are free, but a donation on entry is appreciated.)

Scott Saddler AM ‘National Arboretum Canberra: A twenty-year story’ Thursday, 25 April 2024 - 12:30pm to 1:30pm

The National Arboretum Canberra’s journey wasn’t without its complexities; from pine plantation ravaged by 2003 bushfires that devastated Canberra, drought, and a design that pushed digital fabrication technology at the time.  Bookings can be made from about 30 days in advance until the night before the talk or until seating limits are reached. (Tickets are Free but a donation on entry is appreciated.) This talk will be held in the ANBG Theatrette. Booking Link: https://www.trybooking.com/COBIF

Rachael Dawes, Carma Sweet, Sam Ning and Jo Wallner ‘Canberra’s trees: the plans, the problems, and the progress' Thursday, 2 May 2024 - 12:30pm to 1:30pm

Rachael, Carma, Sam and Jo from ACT Government, will present the background, objectives and implementation of these documents and the progress made in keeping Canberra's monikers of the Bush and Garden City Capital.  Bookings can be made from about 30 days in advance until the night before the talk or until seating limits are reached. (Tickets are Free but a donation on entry is appreciated.) This talk will be held in the ANBG Theatrette. Booking Link: https://www.trybooking.com/CQGLS

Dr Gemma Hoyle ‘Can we bank the cloud forests? Conservation and ecology of threatened species endemic to tropical mountaintops in Far North Queensland.’ Thursday, 9 May 2024 - 12:30pm to 1:30pm

Gemma, from the National Seed Bank at ANBG, will describe synthesising current seed science knowledge, seed collection, storage behaviour and germination and will it enable ex situ conservation in Australia’s cloud forest flora?  Bookings can be made from about 30 days in advance until the night before the talk or until seating limits are reached. (Tickets are Free but a donation on entry is appreciated.) This talk will be held in the ANBG Theatrette. Booking Link: https://www.trybooking.com/CQGLW

David Shorthouse ‘STEP by STEP: 15 years for Forest 20’ Thursday, 16 May 2024 - 12:30pm to 1:30pm

David, a STEPer volunteer, will trace the story, with its ups and downs, of Forest 20 at the National Arboretum Canberra and outline the strategy for the next 10 years.  Bookings can be made from about 30 days in advance until the night before the talk or until seating limits are reached. (Tickets are Free but a donation on entry is appreciated.) This talk will be held in the ANBG Theatrette. Booking Link: https://www.trybooking.com/CQGLY

Dr Tobias Hayashi ‘The sexual chemistry of greenhood orchids’ Thursday, 23 May 2024 - 12:30pm to 1:30pm

Tobias will talk about research from his PhD on pollination in greenhood (Pterostylis) orchids. Greenhood orchids attract their male fungus gnat pollinators by mimicking the sex pheromones of the female fungus gnats.  Bookings can be made from about 30 days in advance until the night before the talk or until seating limits are reached. (Tickets are Free but a donation on entry is appreciated.) This talk will be held in the ANBG Theatrette.   Booking Link: https://www.trybooking.com/CQGLZ

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