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| Event title | Date | Details |
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| Anthony Whalen ‘CSIRO has a new building – what will this mean for Australia’s national biodiversity collections?’ | Thursday, 12 September 2024 - 12:30pm to 1:30pm |
Anthony, Director of the National Research Collections Australia CSIRO, will outline the careful planning for CSIRO and ANBG’s precious national collections of preserved plants, vertebrate and invertebrate animals and other organisms, and how new laboratories and technologies will contribute to new ways to biodiversity research. 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/CTFWP |
| Plant Science Talk | Monday, 9 September 2024 - 10:30am to 11:30am |
Presenter: Tasha James (PhD student, Institute of Applied Ecology, University of Canberra) Title: Endemics on the Edge - a case study at Mt. Imlay, NSW. IMPORTANT: Friends who are not registered with the Plant Science Group should email plantscience@friendsanbg.org.au to be added to the mailing list and register for this event. |
| Black Mountain Weeding Work Party | Saturday, 7 September 2024 - 9:00am to 12:00pm |
Our next weeding work party will remove lots of young Burgan and other woody weeds. Meet: Caswell Drive entry on the mountain side of the road. Drive from Belconnen Way southwards along Caswell Drive towards Glenloch Interchange, Woden, or Tuggeranong. Note the yellow diamond shape advisory sign showing access road on left (mountain side) and the blue and white “P” sign for parking. Pull into the carpark carefully. Look for banners. if you are planning to come, please book using this booking link: https://www.trybooking.com/CRZVW |
| Dr Marita Bradshaw ‘The National Rock Garden – new location, new rocks and new stories to tell’ | Thursday, 5 September 2024 - 12:30pm to 1:30pm |
Marita, steering committee member with the National Rock Garden, will present an update on the expanded rock garden, the stories it tells of the deep history of Australia and the recent move of the big rocks into Forest 13 at the National Arboretum Canberra. 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/CTFWO |
| Wattle We Call It? guided walks | Sunday, 1 September 2024 - 11:00am to Sunday, 8 September 2024 - 2:00pm |
Wattles are acacias, or are they? The first tree called a wattle in Australia is not an acacia at all. The acacias of Africa are no longer acacias. Many of the wattles have leaves that are not leaves. On this free guided walk, hear about some of these paradoxes while visiting a variety of wattles in flower at this time of the year. These one-hour walks will be held at 11am and 2pm each day. Meet at the clock near the Café bridge. No booking required for individuals but groups of more than six people should contact walks@friendsanbg.org.au a week before the planned walk. |
| Summit Ramble | Saturday, 31 August 2024 - 9:30am to 12:00pm |
Join our ANBG Guides, and FoBM guide Michael Doherty, a local plant ecologist, to hear about some of the winter flowering plants in the gardens and on the mountain as well as other plants during a ramble up the north-eastern slopes from the clock near the ANBG café bridge up to the Summit of Black Mountain. Michael will also be talking about some very old trees (with ‘elephants’ feet’?), and trees and shrubs that show scars and rejuvenation as they cope with fire. Places are limited on these very popular rambles, so please use the booking link to register for the walk. Booking link: https://www.trybooking.com/CUCSZ |
| Schools Photo Competition closes today | Friday, 30 August 2024 - 9:00am to 5:00pm |
The 2024 competition is open to students attending Australian primary or secondary schools or colleges. All entries must be digital photographs taken in the ANBG, featuring some aspect of the Gardens such as plants, wildlife or scenery. Enter online at www.friendsanbg.org.au/schoolscomp2024. Entries must be received by the organisers before 5pm on Friday 30th August 2024. To avoid delays and congestion, submit your entry as early as possible. |
| Lecture: 'To nurture a garden is to feed the soul: gardens, community and wellbeing' | Thursday, 29 August 2024 - 5:45pm to 8:00pm |
This year's Chief Minister's Governance Lecture will draw on the records of the Phoenix Garden Group, initiated to help re-establish home gardens impacted by the 2003 bushfires. Professor Jacki Schirmer is Chair of the University of Canberra's Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience Research Network and leads the Living Well in the ACT Region survey. Her research focuses on understanding the social dimensions of natural resource management and resilience to extreme climatic events, particularly how people's access to and use of natural resources affects their health and wellbeing. She will be joined by a panel of speakers to discuss these issues. Tickets are free; book at https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/9th-chief-ministers-lecture-tickets-970236843517. |
| Violet Marriott ‘Ginninderry Conservation Trust- who we are and what we do’ | Thursday, 29 August 2024 - 12:30pm to 1:30pm |
Violet, from Ginninderry Conservation Trust, will provide insights into the Ginninderry Conservation Trust, its community engagement, and the current on-ground activities taking place to help protect and conserve the cultural and environmental values of the Ginninderry Conservation Corridor. 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/CQGMO |
| National Film and Sound Archives - Special Free Event | Thursday, 29 August 2024 - 10:00am to Sunday, 8 September 2024 - 4:00pm |
The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia is staging a special event titled Ghost Trees : Promoting sustainability through audiovisual art. This is a unique audiovisual artwork currently showing in the NFSA Gallery space. Ghost Trees is open daily in the NFSA Gallery (10.00am to 4.00pm, free admission) until 8 September 2024. |
