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Join the celebrations for Canberra Tree Week 2019 Saturday, 4 May 2019 - 8:00am to Monday, 13 May 2019 - 4:45pm

Our city is full of beautiful, unique and exceptional trees and forests that provide many benefits to the community, and it is time we recognise them for it.

Canberra Tree Week begins on Saturday 4 May 2019 and will come to a close on Sunday 12 May 2019.

Please download the calendar of events for Canberra Tree Week 2019 as well as the program for the 2019 Canberra Tree Week Symposium.
David Cox Memorial Lecture Friday, 3 May 2019 - 12:00pm to Saturday, 4 May 2019 - 11:45am

The Photographic group and Friends of the ANBG will honour the memory of David Cox, a Photographic Group member and Friends supporter who passed away last year, with a special lunchtime talk.
Associate Professor Andy Leigh ‘How do Plants ‘do’ Heat Stress? Further Lessons from the Australian Desert Thursday, 2 May 2019 - 12:30pm

Andy, from the University of Technology Sydney, will explore what factors determine whether high temperatures become stressful to plants.  Does water stress make a difference; is thermal tolerance static or fluctuates; and over what time scale?
Dr Michael McKernan 'Selected Gallipoli Cemeteries’ Thursday, 25 April 2019 - 12:30pm

Michael, a social and military historian, will speak on some of the better-known cemeteries, their locations, the unique nature of each, and the stories of the men who lie buried in them.
Dr Sue Fyfe 'Detecting Photosynthetic Stress in Temperate Australian Seagrasses’ Thursday, 18 April 2019 - 12:30pm

Sue, from the ANBG, will introduce the evolution of temperate Australian genera to their marine environment, and discuss photosynthesis in sea-grasses, their physiological response to light stress, and the potential for monitoring meadow health with remote sensing.
Dr James Nicholls 'Manipulation of Host Plants by Herbivorous Insects’ Thursday, 11 April 2019 - 12:30pm

James, currently works at the Australian National Insect Collection at CSIRO, and will talk about how parasitic oak gallwasps manipulate their host plants to produce unusual structures and compounds to gain higher quality nutrition and increased protection from predatory wasps.
Black Mountain Weeding Work Party Saturday, 6 April 2019 - 8:30am to 11:30am

We shall focus on removing non-local Acacia baileyana, hakea and other weeds near Frith Road, Acton
Meet: the electricity substation, Frith Road, Acton. Look for balloons or banner
Bring:  Enthusiasm, your family and friends, water. Everyone is welcome.
Wear:  hat, sunscreen, long-sleeved shirt, long pants, gloves, stout shoes. 

A delicious morning tea will be provided about 10:00am
Jane Black 'Artwork Delights from the ANBG Library and Archives Collection’ Thursday, 4 April 2019 - 12:30pm

Jane, ANBG Librarian and Archivist, will share some of the delightful and diverse artworks from the ANBG Library and Archives collection which have been inspired by Australia's native plants
ANBG Friends Plant Science Group Technical Talk Monday, 1 April 2019 - 10:30am

“Another look at eucalypt classification -- a 101-gene phylogeny: some taxonomic controversies resolved”
The speaker will be Emeritus Professor Mike Crisp, Ecology and Evolution, Research School of Biology, ANU.
The talk is to be held in the ANBG Theatrette, starting at 10:30am
Autumn Walk - Don't be Fooled by Plants Sunday, 31 March 2019 - 10:00am to Monday, 1 April 2019 - 10:45am

April Fool’s Day is almost upon us.  Take this opportunity to look at things that aren’t quite what they seem in the plant world on this one hour guided ramble through the ANBG with Volunteer Guide Pam Cooke.

Please note that this walk is also open to the general public and that numbers are limited.

To join the walk on Sunday 31st March, please register at: https://register.eventarc.net/e/42347

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