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| Event title | Date | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Bernard Fennessy Memorial Lecture & Centenary Chat. Dr Lyn Hinds - ‘Managing Vertebrate Pests – Who is Outsmarting Whom’ | Thursday, 22 August 2013 - 12:30pm to 1:30pm |
Management of overabundant vertebrates remains problematic, nationally and internationally. A range of lethal and non-lethal management techniques are available for different species, but are they effective? Do current management approaches effectively reduce the impacts of vertebrate pest populations in the landscape? |
| Turner themed walk | Saturday, 17 August 2013 - 11:00am to Sunday, 18 August 2013 - 11:45am |
Join a free ‘Turned On’ walk, featuring the themes of artist Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775 – 1851) every Saturday in July and August at 11:00 am. |
| Steve Speer - ‘ClimateWatch Trail in the Gardens: Recording the Life Cycle of Plants’ | Thursday, 15 August 2013 - 12:30pm to 1:30pm |
The annual cycle of natural events is affected by weather. A ClimateWatch Trail in the Gardens monitors the timing of these natural annual events. Stephen will give an overview of the Trail and how it feeds into the national Climate Watch program. |
| Turner themed walk | Saturday, 10 August 2013 - 11:00am to Sunday, 11 August 2013 - 11:45am |
Join a free ‘Turned On’ walk, featuring the themes of artist Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775 – 1851) every Saturday in July and August at 11:00 am. |
| Centenary Chat. Dr Penny Olsen - ‘Flocks of Colour now and then: a portfolio of parrots in Canberra 1913-2013’ | Thursday, 8 August 2013 - 12:30pm to 1:30pm |
Dr Penny Olsen will describe the images in the National Library of Australia’s collection, particularly a portfolio of parrots that have occurred in Canberra 1913 – 2013; these include our fauna emblem, the Gang Gang. |
| Centenary Chat. Dr Penny Olsen - 'Flocks of colour now and then: a portfolio of parrots in Canberra 1913 - 2013' | Thursday, 8 August 2013 - 12:30pm to 1:30pm |
Dr Penny Olsen will describe the images in the National Library of Australia's collection, particularly a portfolio of parrots that have occurred in Canberra 1913 - 2013; these include our fauna emblem, the Gang Gang. |
| Botanical Resource Centre: monthly talk | Monday, 5 August 2013 - 10:30am |
Dr Judy West, Executive Director of the ANBG, will talk about Classifying Dodonaea - techniques and outcomes, with hints on their identification. The talk will be in the Crosbie Morrison Building. The event is primarlly for Botanical Resource Centre facilitators - members of the Friends are welcome to attend. The talk will start at 10.30 am. Join the group for a chat from 10.00 am - buy coffee at the cafe on the way. |
| Turner themed walk | Saturday, 3 August 2013 - 11:00am to Sunday, 4 August 2013 - 11:45am |
Join a free ‘Turned On’ walk, featuring the themes of artist Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775 – 1851) every Saturday in July and August at 11:00 am. |
| Centenary Chat. Dr Judy West - ‘The Science Behind Your Gardens’ | Thursday, 1 August 2013 - 12:30pm to 1:30pm |
This talk will explore the scientific role of the ANBG and show how research has influenced its development over the past 40 years. From the initial concept of a science-based botanic garden, nestled among natural bushland and on a hillside juxtaposed with ANU and CSIRO, the ANBG has fulfilled its early goals to grow, study and promote Australian plants. |
| Funding proposals due | Wednesday, 31 July 2013 - 5:00pm to Thursday, 1 August 2013 - 4:45pm |
Proposals are due by 31 July 2013 for projects to be supported by the Friends. |
