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| Event title | Date | Details |
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| Plant Recognition Group: 'Getting to know Proteaceae' workshop | Thursday, 18 April 2024 - 2:00pm to 4:30pm |
The workshop will be finding out more about fascinating Proteaceae, with a hands-on session in classification, recognition and identification of the main genera that occur in the ACT and Southern Tablelands of NSW. We will be using binocular microscopes and a simple key for identification. No prior knowledge of identification keys is necessary. |
| 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. |
| 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 |
| 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. |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Sharon Field ‘3000 days ... and counting ... - a botanical artist's response to Climate Change’ | Thursday, 14 March 2024 - 12:30pm to 1:30pm |
At the end of 2021 an Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Report said that we have to keep global temperatures to not more than a 1.5 degree Celsius rise by 2030. At that time, 2030 was 3000 days away. As a botanical artist Sharon Field decided to do a drawing a day for 3000 days - one drawing a day until 2030. 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/COBHT |
| Butterfly Rambles on Black Mountain | Sunday, 10 March 2024 - 10:30am to 12:00pm, Sunday, 10 March 2024 - 1:30pm to 3:00pm |
Morning and afternoon time slots available. It will be a generally easy ramble with some steep sections and steps. Meet: Lookout Terrace slightly uphill from Telstra Tower on Black Mountain (see banners). Bring: Binoculars to see the butterflies more clearly if you wish. Water. Snacks if you wish. Suggested donation of $5. Wear: Sturdy walking gear, including hat and stout shoes. Booking is essential: https://www.trybooking.com/COWFY |
