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| Event title | Date | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Cafe Scientifique 'Benefit of foods with local footprint: fact or fallacy?' | Friday, 17 August 2012 - 5:00pm to Saturday, 18 August 2012 - 4:45pm |
A Science Week activity at the Floresco at the Gardens Cafe Cafe happy hour from 5pm, with presentation from 6pm. Free admission. Lively and social science discussions facilitated by expert speakers. Learn, engage and consider a range of environmental science issues. Special Tapis menu available. |
| Dr Ben Wallace 'An Australian garden in China' NOTE CHANGED DATE | Thursday, 16 August 2012 - 12:30pm |
Following a visit to the Australian National Botanic Gardens in November 2003, Professor Lu Yongxiang, President of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, asked Dr Ben Wallace to create a garden in the South China Botanical Garden in Guangzhou. Opened in 2007, the garden includes Australian native flora and aboriginal cultural elements. There are showy and fragrant plants from the Proteaceae, Myrtaceae, and Fabaceae families, together with ancient ‘dinosaur’ plants such as ferns, cycads and conifers. It has a tropical billabong, shrubby woodland, rainforest and a rock garden. |
| Cafe Scientifique 'Exam time stress and the natural cure' | Wednesday, 15 August 2012 - 4:30pm |
A Science Week activity at the Floresco at the Gardens Cafe Cafe opens from 4:30pm, with presentation from 5pm. Free admission. Lively and social science discussions facilitated by expert speakers. Learn, engage and consider a range of environmental science issues. Gourmet Hamburgers available. |
| Gerry Gillespie 'Transform Your Garbage into Gold: backyard composting' | Sunday, 12 August 2012 - 10:00am to Monday, 13 August 2012 - 9:45am |
Science Week: 'Down to Earth Horticulture' workshop 1 with Gerry Gillespie (Zero Waste Australia) 10-11:30 am at the Banks Glasshouse Practical gardening for the Canberra home/community/farm, designed for hands-on learning with professional experts. Free admission. Limited numbers. Bookings essential: see www.anbg.gov.au/gardens |
| Science Week: Family Science Day | Sunday, 12 August 2012 - 10:00am to Monday, 13 August 2012 - 9:45am |
For a rare learning experience, the ANBG will be opening the doors of the Australian National Herbarium, Production Nursery and Seed Bank for behind-the-scene tours. 10:00am - 3:00pm. Free admission. |
| Science Week: Gardens Science Trail | Saturday, 11 August 2012 - 12:00am to Sunday, 19 August 2012 - 11:45pm |
Outdoor science engagement for all the family, with a hands-on self-guided trail investigating the science behind the Gardens’ plants. Free admission. |
| Cafe Scientifique 'Climate Change: Threat or Theatre?' | Friday, 10 August 2012 - 5:00pm to Saturday, 11 August 2012 - 4:45pm |
A Science Week activity at the Floresco at the Gardens Cafe Cafe happy hour from 5pm, with presentation from 6pm. Free admission. Lively and social science discussions facilitated by expert speakers. Learn, engage and consider a range of environmental science issues. Special Tapis menu available. |
| Alison Russell-French ‘Shakespeare, the Tale of Genji and Migratory Shorebirds – what’s the connection?' | Thursday, 9 August 2012 - 12:30pm |
Alison Russell-French is Past President of Birds Australia. How is decision-making about the conservation of our landscape influenced and, in particular, that relating to birds – especially migratory shorebirds and their habitat? Alison asks ‘how can we make a contribution?’ |
| Dr Brendon Lepschi - 'The new ACT plant census' | Monday, 6 August 2012 - 10:30am |
The census is the work of the Australian National Herbarium (which is jointly managed by the Australian National Botanic Gardens and CSIRO) in association with ACT Territory and Municipal Services Brendan will talk about the science that goes into it and some of the stories behind entries in the Census. A thumbnail sketch about the new census taken from a recent article in The Canberra Times follows: |
| Steve Thomas 'Problems and opportunities for Canberra’s urban forest' | Thursday, 2 August 2012 - 12:30pm |
Steve Thomas will present some thoughts about tree management in Canberra from his experience of looking closely at trees in the urban setting, as well as considering the future of the urban forest which has been developed over the last 99 years. For over ten years Steve has conducted tree assessments in Canberra. He is a member of the Friends of ACT Arboreta and the Chair of the Canberra Monaro Branch of Australian Forest Growers. He has nurtured over 25000 trees on land near Captain’s Flat for the last 23 years and grown thousands of native trees in the past. |
