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| Dr Marcel Cardillo 'Australian Plant Biodiversity: Past, Present and Future’ | Thursday, 21 February 2019 - 12:30pm |
Marcel, from the ANU, will discuss how extracting DNA from plant tissues helps us reconstruct the evolutionary history of the Australian biota over tens of millions of years. He will explain why south- west Australia is a 'biodiversity hotspot’ and the increasingly important role that molecular phylogenetics plays with examples from research on Australian Proteaceae. |
| Australian Trees and their Botanists – Summer Walk | Sunday, 17 February 2019 - 10:00am to 11:30am |
Join Volunteer Guide, John Turnbull, on this fascinating walk uncovering stories of adventure, mystery, sex, and even murder, associated with Australian trees and overseas botanists! Please note that this walk is also open to the general public. Numbers are limited. Bookings essential. |
| Boronia Halstead 'South Western Australia Flora: What a Hotspot’ | Thursday, 14 February 2019 - 12:30pm |
Boronia would like to spark our curiosity with the extraordinary diversity of plants growing in south-west Western Australia, and the area being the first Global Biodiversity Hotspot to be recognised by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature.
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| Summer Sounds concert – Annie and the Armadillos with Canberra Swing Katz | Sunday, 10 February 2019 - 5:00pm to Monday, 11 February 2019 - 7:45pm |
The ever-popular Summer Sounds concerts will be held again on the first two weekends in February 2019. Program for Sunday 10 February: Annie and the Armadillos with Canberra Swing Katz Concerts are held on the Eucalypt Lawn at the Gardens in Clunies Ross Street, Acton, on the lower slopes of Black Mountain. Entertainment starts at 5.00 pm, with the concert performances starting at 6pm and finishing at 7.30. Book online for early bird ticket prices: $7.50 adults, $5 Friends member, concession and students, $3 children; under 3 are free. Purchase tickets on arrival at the Botanic Gardens: $10 adults, $7.50 Friends member, concession and students, $5 children; under 3 are free.
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| Summer Sounds concert – Big Boss Groove with Canberra Swing Katz | Saturday, 9 February 2019 - 5:00pm to Sunday, 10 February 2019 - 7:45pm |
The ever-popular Summer Sounds concerts will be held again on the first two weekends in February 2019. Program for Saturday 9 February: Big Boss Groove with Canberra Swing Katz Concerts are held on the Eucalypt Lawn at the Gardens in Clunies Ross Street, Acton, on the lower slopes of Black Mountain. Entertainment starts at 5.00 pm, with the concert performances starting at 6pm and finishing at 7.30. Book online for early bird ticket prices: $7.50 adults, $5 Friends member, concession and students, $3 children; under 3 are free. Purchase tickets on arrival at the Botanic Gardens: $10 adults, $7.50 Friends member, concession and students, $5 children; under 3 are free. |
| Dr Prame Chopra 'Dangerous Eruptions: Volcanoes Past, Present and Future’ | Thursday, 7 February 2019 - 12:30pm |
Prame, previously a Reader in Geophysics at the ANU, will talk about his longstanding interest in the earth's internal heat, the processes that are driven by it and the green energy opportunities it presents - volcanic eruptions are some of the most impressive manifestations of this astonishing heat. |
| ANBG Friends Plant Science Group Technical Talk | Monday, 4 February 2019 - 10:30am |
Do plants evolve differently? Dr Rob Lanfear ANBG Theatrette |
| Summer Sounds concert – Royal Military College Band with Jumptown Swing | Sunday, 3 February 2019 - 5:00pm to Monday, 4 February 2019 - 7:45pm |
The ever-popular Summer Sounds concerts will be held again on the first two weekends in February 2019. Program for Sunday 3 February: Royal Military College Band with Jumptown Swing Concerts are held on the Eucalypt Lawn at the Gardens in Clunies Ross Street, Acton, on the lower slopes of Black Mountain. Entertainment starts at 5.00 pm, with the concert performances starting at 6pm and finishing at 7.30. Book online for early bird ticket prices: $7.50 adults, $5 Friends member, concession and students, $3 children; under 3 are free. Purchase tickets on arrival at the Botanic Gardens: $10 adults, $7.50 Friends member, concession and students, $5 children; under 3 are free. |
| Summer Sounds concert – Annie and the Armadillos with Jumptown Swing (updated) | Saturday, 2 February 2019 - 5:00pm to Sunday, 3 February 2019 - 7:45pm |
The ever-popular Summer Sounds concerts will be held again on the first two weekends in February 2019. Program for Saturday 2 February: Annie and the Armadillos with Jumptown Swing Change of line-up: Unfortunately due to a family emergency, Bewitched will not be able to perform at Summer Sounds this Saturday 2nd February as scheduled. Concerts are held on the Eucalypt Lawn at the Gardens in Clunies Ross Street, Acton, on the lower slopes of Black Mountain. Entertainment starts at 5.00 pm, with the concert performances starting at 6pm and finishing at 7.30. Book online for early bird ticket prices: $7.50 adults, $5 Friends member, concession and students, $3 children; under 3 are free. Purchase tickets on arrival at the Botanic Gardens: $10 adults, $7.50 Friends member, concession and students, $5 children; under 3 are free. |
| Black Mountain Weeding Work Party | Saturday, 2 February 2019 - 8:30am to 11:30am |
We shall focus on removing non-local Sweet Pittosporum (Pittosporum undulatum) (perhaps not really so sweet as a weed!) and Yellow Pittosporum (P. revolutum) and other naturalised woody species in the peripheral areas of the Australian National Botanic Gardens (ANBG). Please book: if you are planning to come, please email your name and phone number to friendsofblackmountain@gmail.com or phone 0437 298 711, as this helps with the catering for morning tea. |
