Here you will find a calendar of Friends’ activities in the Gardens including lunchtime talks, social events, exhibitions and the ever-popular spring and autumn plant sales. In addition to events arranged by the Friends, we include some events arranged by the Gardens and by other organisations. A full list of events arranged by the Gardens is in their What's On webpage.
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| Event title | Date | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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. |
| 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 |
| Dr Tobias Hayashi ‘The sexual chemistry of greenhood orchids’ | Thursday, 19 September 2024 - 12:30pm to 1:30pm |
Tobias will talk about research from his PhD on pollination in greenhood (Pterostylis) orchids. Greenhood orchids attract their male fungus gnat pollinators by mimicking the sex pheromones of the female fungus gnats. 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/CTFWR |
| Parliament House Spring Courtyard Tours | Friday, 20 September 2024 - 10:00am to Saturday, 21 September 2024 - 12:00pm |
The Public Programs Officer at Department of Parliamentary Services has issued a warm invitation to Friends of the Australia National Botanic Gardens to their upcoming Spring Courtyard Tours at Parliament House. This is a fun opportunity to tour the beautiful Parliament House courtyards in their blooming Spring glory, while discovering more about the private areas of Parliament House. Full details can be found on the website: Spring Courtyards of Parliament House – Parliament of Australia (aph.gov.au) |
| Professor Nerilie Abram ‘Emerging tipping points in Antarctica’ | Thursday, 26 September 2024 - 12:30pm to 1:30pm |
Nerilie, climate scientist from ANU, will review evidence for climate change vulnerabilities in Antarctica, including using past, present and future perspectives to assess the potential for tipping points in Antarctica and the Southern Ocean. This will include a description of the 2023/24 Denman Terrestrial Campaign to characterise the Denman Glacier, the deepest known glacier on Earth. 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/CTFWS |
| Dr Alex Wall ‘Traps'n'Maps: collecting data today to better understand the past tomorrow’ | Thursday, 3 October 2024 - 12:30pm to 1:30pm |
Alex, from the ANU, will talk about the value of fossilised pollen for understanding environmental changes over time, and measuring the amounts and types of pollen across Australia today to understand the links, including collection by VegeMap, a citizen science project. 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/CTFWW |
| Graham Gall ‘Flora in focus: the Art of Botanic Photography’ | Thursday, 10 October 2024 - 12:30pm to 1:30pm |
Graham, an internationally awarded photographer, will describe his artistic approach to photographing botanic subjects and will give practical insights into producing exhibition quality shots of flora and associated fauna, from the tallest tree to the most detailed macro view of flowers, fungi and associated pollinators. 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/CTFXA |
| Growing Friends Spring 2024 Native Plant Sale | Saturday, 12 October 2024 - 9:00am to 11:00am |
SAVE THE DATE Hundreds of groundcovers, small and large shrubs and trees will be available for the discerning native plant lover. All plants will be sold for only $6 a pot. All plants are propagated from cuttings or seeds sourced from within the Gardens. A full list of plants will be available on the website closer to the sale. Sales will be by card only. All proceeds go to the Friends so that we can help support the Gardens. Be early as plants sell out fast! |
