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| Event title | Date | Details |
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| David Coutts, Jason Cummings & Jessica Stewart ‘Ginninderry Conservation Park’ | Thursday, 22 April 2021 - 12:30pm to 1:30pm |
The talk will cover the background to the Park and the plans that are currently being put into place by the Trust to preserve and restore the natural environment and cultural values as far as possible in the context of major nearby urban development. Bookings are essential because of the COVID-19 guidelines related to Thursday Talks and limited seating. Click to book! Bookings are open from Friday before the talk until Wednesday night or until seating limits are reached. (Tickets are Free) This talk will be held in the ANBG Theatrette. |
| Professor Adrienne Nicotra and Dr Veronica Briceno Rodriguez ‘‘Living on the Edge: How do Plants of Threatened Ecological Communities Cope with Extreme Temperature?’ | Thursday, 15 April 2021 - 12:30pm to 1:30pm |
Adrienne and Veronica, from the Research School of Biology, ANU, will talk on a research partnership between the ANU, ANBG and Friends, the University of Technology Sydney, the Sydney Botanical Gardens, and Save the Species Program, which seeks to provide critical data on the physiological tolerances of Australian native species from alpine, desert and threatened ecological communities. Bookings are essential because of the COVID-19 guidelines related to Thursday Talks and limited seating. Click to book!. Bookings are open from Friday before the talk until Wednesday night or until seating limits are reached. (Tickets are Free) This talk will be held in the ANBG Theatrette |
| Growing Friends April Plant Sale | Tuesday, 13 April 2021 - 9:00am to 10:00am |
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| Dr Francisco Sanchez-Bayo ‘The decline of the entomofauna and its drivers’ | Thursday, 8 April 2021 - 12:30pm to 1:30pm |
Francisco, from the University of Sydney, will talk about the ecological implications of world-wide decline in the biodiversity of insects and the priority actions needed to stem them will be discussed. Bookings are essential because of the COVID-19 guidelines related to Thursday Talks and limited seating. Bookings can be made at https://register.eventarc.net/e/45007. Bookings are open from Friday before the talk until Wednesday night or until seating limits are reached. (Tickets are Free) This talk will be held in the ANBG Theatrette. |
| Botanic Art Group Exhibition - From the Desert to the Sea | Saturday, 3 April 2021 - 9:30am to Sunday, 2 May 2021 - 4:30pm |
The exhibition, in the Visitors Information Centre Gallery, features a wide variety of native plants with a special focus on plants from arid regions. |
| Black Mountain Weeding Work Party 3 April 2021 | Saturday, 3 April 2021 - 8:30am to 11:30am |
Meet: Caswell Drive entry on the mountain side. 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. Bring: Water, Friends … Everyone is welcome Please book: if you are planning to come, please email your name and phone number to friendsofblackmountain@gmail.com or phone 0437 298 711. |
| Dr Heidi Zimmer ‘The iconic Wollemi Pine’ | Thursday, 1 April 2021 - 12:30pm to 1:30pm |
Heidi, from the Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research, will talk about her thesis which began with the question why are there so few medium-sized Wollemia nobilis individuals between the seedling and canopy tree size classes (i.e., between 2-20 m in height)? Bookings are essential because of the COVID-19 guidelines related to Thursday Talks and limited seating. Bookings can be made at https://register.eventarc.net/e/45005. Bookings are open from Friday before the talk until Wednesday night or until seating limits are reached. (Tickets are Free) This talk will be held in the ANBG Theatrette. |
| ANBG Photographic Group March Meeting | Friday, 26 March 2021 - 10:00am |
The March meeting of the ANBG Photographic Group will be held at 10am on Friday 26th March, in the ANBG Theatrette opposite the Visitor Information Centre. The topic is "Bendora Arboretum - being prepared" The presenter Graham Gall will talk about preparations for our excursion to Bendora Arboretum in April. The aim of this excursion is photographing Fungi and other features of this area. He will detail his techniques for photography of fungi etc. |
| Peter Byron and Joe McAuliffe 'Enlightened Conservatory Design and Plants’. | Thursday, 25 March 2021 - 12:30pm to 1:30pm |
Peter and Joe will talk about the design of the conservatory building and plants. Peter will focus on the building being for botany and visitors. Joe will talk about thematic content and plans for displays as well as plant selection and succession, cultivation and conservatory horticulture. Bookings are essential because of the COVID-19 guidelines related to Thursday Talks and limited seating. Bookings can be made at https://register.eventarc.net/e/45006. Bookings are open from Friday before the talk until Wednesday night or until seating limits are reached. (Tickets are Free) This talk will be held in the ANBG Theatrette. |
| Tour the Trees in Comfort - Flora Explorer Bus Tour | Tuesday, 23 March 2021 - 1:30pm to 2:30pm |
Celebrate National Eucalypt Day on the Flora Explorer bus |
