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SUMMARY:Dr Roger Farrow ‘Back from the brink or a resilient survivor: The case of Key’s Matchstick Grasshopper\, Keyacris scurra’
DESCRIPTION:Roger\, formerly of CSIRO\, will tell a tale of mystery and suspense involving two geneticists\, some cemeteries\, a taxonomist\, a survey\, sheep\, habitat loss\, citizen scientists and a sceptic. \nBiography\nDr Roger Farrow is an “unretired” entomologist following a career in CSIRO Entomology. Since retirement he has pursued his interest in insect natural history\, publishing an ecological and behavioural guide to the insects of south-eastern Australia (CSIRO 2018) and is currently studying insect pollination. This links to his other interest\, namely native plants and their ecology. This has developed through his membership of the Australian Native Plant Society and the opportunity to participate in field trips to identify plants in a range of different habitats. \nBooking Link – https://www.trybooking.com/DKZFZ \nBooking\nLunchtime talks are held at 12.30 pm every Thursday from February to November. Talks last for 1 hour. We welcome donations by gold coins\, notes\, or electronically. The Friends use donations received at each talk to support Gardens’ programs and development and we thank all those who have donated. \nUnless otherwise indicated\, talks are held in the ANBG Theatrette. \nIt is a good idea to reserve a seat at the talks that you wish to attend; talks may be booked out very quickly.  Bookings can be made from about 30 days in advance until the night before the talk or until seating limits are reached. \nThe Friends of the ANBG thank the speakers who volunteer their time and talents to further the knowledge of all attending events in the Gardens. Many summaries or PowerPoint presentations of Thursday talks are available to Friends at the ANBG library. Please direct queries about the talks to the Thursday Talks Team: email talks@friendsanbg.org.au.
URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/dr-roger-farrow-back-from-the-brink-or-a-resilient-survivor-the-case-of-keys-matchstick-grasshopper-keyacris-scurra/
LOCATION:ANBG Theatrette\, Clunies Ross Street Acton ACT 2601\, Canberra\, ACT\, 2601\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Thursday Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260604T123000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260604T133000
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SUMMARY:Charlie Blumer and Jon Darvill ‘Flower power and no bad bees: Getting the big picture on pollinators in the ACT’
DESCRIPTION:Charlie Blumer and Jon Darvill explore the identities and ecology of some of the 200-odd native bees and other pollinators in the ACT. They identify why they matter\, the threats to them\, and how we can help them. \nAbstract\nCharlie Blumer and Jon Darvill explore the identities and ecology of some of the 200-odd native bees and other pollinators in the ACT. They identify why they matter\, the threats to them\, and how we can help them. We also balance this against the presence of European honey bees\, essential for the pollination of most of our food crops\, and the likely impact of the Varroa mite as it spreads across the ACT. \nBiography\nCharlie Blumer was trained in zoology and epidemiology\, before working as a public servant in the health area. Now retired\, he keeps bees and enjoys being present in his own little ecosystem\, watching it all happen. However\, he does also get out\, and out of his comfort zone\, to spread the word in various fora. \nJon Darvill is a natural beekeeper with 11 years’ experience of keeping honey bees in Warre and Kenyan top bar hives. These lend themselves to a bee-friendly approach to beekeeping. He is also a member of the Canberra Region Beekeepers Association\, serving on the committee and teaching in the club’s beekeeping courses. \nBooking Link – https://www.trybooking.com/DKZGA \nBooking\nLunchtime talks are held at 12.30 pm every Thursday from February to November. Talks last for 1 hour. We welcome donations by gold coins\, notes\, or electronically. The Friends use donations received at each talk to support Gardens’ programs and development and we thank all those who have donated. \nUnless otherwise indicated\, talks are held in the ANBG Theatrette. \nIt is a good idea to reserve a seat at the talks that you wish to attend; talks may be booked out very quickly.  Bookings can be made from about 30 days in advance until the night before the talk or until seating limits are reached. \nThe Friends of the ANBG thank the speakers who volunteer their time and talents to further the knowledge of all attending events in the Gardens. Many summaries or PowerPoint presentations of Thursday talks are available to Friends at the ANBG library. Please direct queries about the talks to the Thursday Talks Team: email talks@friendsanbg.org.au.
URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/charlie-blumer-and-jon-darvill-flower-power-and-no-bad-bees-getting-the-big-picture-on-pollinators-in-the-act/
LOCATION:ANBG Theatrette\, Clunies Ross Street Acton ACT 2601\, Canberra\, ACT\, 2601\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Thursday Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260611T123000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260611T133000
DTSTAMP:20260606T045330Z
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SUMMARY:Professor Rick McRae ‘Fire on Black Mountain: Fire in the ACT in the 1990s'
DESCRIPTION:The 1990s saw a lot of fire on Canberra’s hills and ridges. Things have changed a lot since then – for better or worse. Rick McRae was tasked with recording events while working as a Planning Officer or Arson Investigator\, giving him a unique perspective on events. \nBiography\nProfessor Rick McRae trained as a plant ecologist and mapped vegetation in many key reserves of the south-east. He served as a headquarters technical specialist in what evolved to become the ACT Emergency Services Agency in Canberra from 1989 until his recent retirement. He worked in business planning\, arson investigation\, multi-hazard risk assessment\, as planning officer for major incidents\, weather specialist\, and as a research scientist focusing on extreme wildfires. He is now an Adjunct Professor with the Bushfire Research Group at UNSW Canberra. \nBooking Link – https://www.trybooking.com/DKZGB \nBooking\nLunchtime talks are held at 12.30 pm every Thursday from February to November. Talks last for 1 hour. We welcome donations by gold coins\, notes\, or electronically. The Friends use donations received at each talk to support Gardens’ programs and development and we thank all those who have donated. \nUnless otherwise indicated\, talks are held in the ANBG Theatrette. \nIt is a good idea to reserve a seat at the talks that you wish to attend; talks may be booked out very quickly.  Bookings can be made from about 30 days in advance until the night before the talk or until seating limits are reached. \nThe Friends of the ANBG thank the speakers who volunteer their time and talents to further the knowledge of all attending events in the Gardens. Many summaries or PowerPoint presentations of Thursday talks are available to Friends at the ANBG library. Please direct queries about the talks to the Thursday Talks Team: email talks@friendsanbg.org.au.
URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/dr-heidi-zimmer-why-do-orchid-names-change/
LOCATION:ANBG Theatrette\, Clunies Ross Street Acton ACT 2601\, Canberra\, ACT\, 2601\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Thursday Talks
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SUMMARY:Dr Rosemary Purdie ‘After the rain and floods: chasing the blooming flora’
DESCRIPTION:In March 2025 south-western Queensland experienced widespread heavy rainfall and floods that subsequently created ideal conditions for spectacular wildflower displays. A 17-day trip through the area in August traversed mulga\, gidgee\, Mitchell Grass downs\, dunefields\, channel country and alluvial plains. This talk will provide a glimpse of what these landscapes looked like 5 months after the deluge\, and the rich variety of plants that had responded. \nBiography\nRosemary trained as a botanist/plant ecologist before joining the Queensland Herbarium as part of the Western Arid Region Land Use Survey team. After moving back to Canberra she entered the Australian Public Service\, initially helping edit Flora of Australia volumes at the Bureau of Flora and Fauna. She then spent 12 years with the Australian Heritage Commission before shifting to the Murray-Darling Basin Commission and later becoming the ACT’s independent Commissioner for the Environment. Since retiring and focussing on plants again\, she has been an Honorary Associate at ANBG\, including four years as the Honorary Living Collections Botanist\, and at the Australian National Herbarium where she has become a ‘botanical sleuth’. She remains an active plant collector and will ‘go bush’ at the slightest excuse. \nBooking Link – https://www.trybooking.com/DKZGC \nBooking\nLunchtime talks are held at 12.30 pm every Thursday from February to November. Talks last for 1 hour. We welcome donations by gold coins\, notes\, or electronically. The Friends use donations received at each talk to support Gardens’ programs and development and we thank all those who have donated. \nIt is a good idea to reserve a seat at the talks that you wish to attend; talks may be booked out very quickly.  Bookings can be made from about 30 days in advance until the night before the talk or until seating limits are reached. \nThe Friends of the ANBG thank the speakers who volunteer their time and talents to further the knowledge of all attending events in the Gardens. Many summaries or PowerPoint presentations of Thursday talks are available to Friends at the ANBG library. Please direct queries about the talks to the Thursday Talks Team: email talks@friendsanbg.org.au.
URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/dr-rosemary-purdie-river-murray-trip/
LOCATION:ANBG Theatrette\, Clunies Ross Street Acton ACT 2601\, Canberra\, ACT\, 2601\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Thursday Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260625T123000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260625T133000
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SUMMARY:Dr Fiona Fraser ‘Threatened Species Action Plan: progress and partnerships’
DESCRIPTION:Fiona\, Threatened Species Commissioner\, will talk about progress with implementation of the Threatened Species Action Plan 2022-2032 and the importance of partnerships to achieving threatened species recovery success. \nBiography\nDr Fiona Fraser is the current Threatened Species Commissioner and has a PhD in threatened species and fire ecology in northern Australia. She has worked for the Australian Government for over a decade playing lead roles in Indigenous caring for country and natural resource management international environment policy and the bushfire wildlife recovery response. \nBefore joining the public service\, Fiona worked with First Nations organisations in northern Australia on caring for country programs and joint management of protected areas. \nBooking Link – https://www.trybooking.com/DKZGD \nBooking\nLunchtime talks are held at 12.30 pm every Thursday from February to November. Talks last for 1 hour. We welcome donations by gold coins\, notes\, or electronically. The Friends use donations received at each talk to support Gardens’ programs and development and we thank all those who have donated. \nUnless otherwise indicated\, talks are held in the ANBG Theatrette. \nIt is a good idea to reserve a seat at the talks that you wish to attend; talks may be booked out very quickly.  Bookings can be made from about 30 days in advance until the night before the talk or until seating limits are reached. \nThe Friends of the ANBG thank the speakers who volunteer their time and talents to further the knowledge of all attending events in the Gardens. Many summaries or PowerPoint presentations of Thursday talks are available to Friends at the ANBG library. Please direct queries about the talks to the Thursday Talks Team: email talks@friendsanbg.org.au.
URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/dr-fiona-fraser-protection-of-species-and-bake-offs/
LOCATION:ANBG Theatrette\, Clunies Ross Street Acton ACT 2601\, Canberra\, ACT\, 2601\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Thursday Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260702T123000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260702T133000
DTSTAMP:20260520T225053Z
CREATED:20260406T041707Z
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SUMMARY:Dr Gina Newton ‘River Murray—Darling to Sea: listing Australia’s first river system as threatened’
DESCRIPTION:Gina will discuss the first ever listing of an Australian river system\, the River Murray—Darling to Sea\, as a threatened ecosystem under national environmental law\, including: what it is\, why it’s threatened\, how it was assessed\, the challenges involved\, the benefits of listing\, and priority recovery actions.  (Photo: Ben Good) \nAbstract\n \nThe River Murray\, downstream of the Darling River\, and associated aquatic and floodplain systems (known as the River Murray—Darling to Sea) was listed nationally as a Critically Endangered ecological community (aka ecosystem) in January this year. \nThis listing represents a first for Australia\, although its journey was challenging—scientifically\, socially\, and policy-wise. A similar attempt in 2013 saw it being the first disallowed entity in the history of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. \nThe decades long decline of the River Murray—Darling to Sea is due to many compounding threats\, with water extraction\, invasive species\, and climate change impacts\, prominent. The listing\, along with efforts under the Basin Plan\, represents a positive and hopeful way forward for the Mighty Murray and its dependent biodiversity. \nBiography \nGina is a marine biologist\, zoologist and science communicator. She has worked for several decades at the science-policy interface with the Australian Government\, in a range of environmental areas\, including fisheries\, state of the environment reporting\, climate change science\, and Murray-Darling Basin ecology. A career highlight has been undertaking assessments for listing several world-first\, landscape-scale aquatic threatened ecosystems under Australian environmental law. \nBooking Link – https://www.trybooking.com/DKZGE \nBooking\nLunchtime talks are held at 12.30 pm every Thursday from February to November. Talks last for 1 hour. We welcome donations by gold coins\, notes\, or electronically. The Friends use donations received at each talk to support Gardens’ programs and development and we thank all those who have donated. \nUnless otherwise indicated\, talks are held in the ANBG Theatrette. \nIt is a good idea to reserve a seat at the talks that you wish to attend; talks may be booked out very quickly.  Bookings can be made from about 30 days in advance until the night before the talk or until seating limits are reached. \nThe Friends of the ANBG thank the speakers who volunteer their time and talents to further the knowledge of all attending events in the Gardens. Many summaries or PowerPoint presentations of Thursday talks are available to Friends at the ANBG library. Please direct queries about the talks to the Thursday Talks Team: email talks@friendsanbg.org.au.
URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/dr-gina-newton-darling-to-sea-murray-river-endangered-ecological-community-listing/
LOCATION:ANBG Theatrette\, Clunies Ross Street Acton ACT 2601\, Canberra\, ACT\, 2601\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Thursday Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260709T123000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260709T133000
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SUMMARY:Professor Rod Peakall ‘The magic of chemistry in the pollination and evolution of Australian terrestrial orchids’
DESCRIPTION:Rod\, from ANU\, will discuss how orchids use specific floral volatiles to attract pollinators\, highlight new insights on the evolution of Australia terrestrial orchids and outline his ongoing project on the pollination of the mysterious NSW underground orchids. \nAbstract\nAs ideal subjects for exploring a range of interesting scientific questions\, orchids and their pollination have featured strongly across his research career. His research on sexually deceptive orchids\, in particular\, has captured the imagination of the public\, educators and scientists around the world. Drawing on his research that spans across fields\, he will describe how orchids use specific floral volatiles to secure pollinator attraction and highlight new insights on the evolution Australia terrestrial orchids. He will conclude the talk with a brief outline on his exciting\, but challenging\, ongoing project on the pollination of the mysterious underground orchids of NSW. The talk will be illustrated by beautiful photographs and fascinating video clips. \nBiography\nProfessor Rod Peakall is Head of Ecology and Evolution Division\, ANU \nHis parents passed on their love of nature. They chose to bring up their five children on the outskirts of Perth\, Western Australia\, with nearby forest as a playground. They spent their holidays camping at remote and wonderful locations\, with hiking\, canoeing\, birdwatching and orchid hunting all part of the adventure. \nHe completed his BSc (Hons) in 1984 and PhD in 1987\, both at the University of Western Australia (UWA)\, then took up an ARC funded 5-year postdoctoral position at Macquarie University in Sydney in 1988. \nHe joined The Australian National University (ANU) in 1993. He has also held visiting fellowships at Rutgers University\, USA (1992) and at ETH (2003)\, Zurich\, Switzerland. \nOrchids have featured strongly in his research as ideal subjects for exploring a range of interesting ecological\, chemical\, molecular and evolutionary questions. His research on sexually deceptive orchids\, in particular\, has captured the imagination of the public\, educators and scientists around the world. \nHe is the first author of the widely used population genetics software package\, GenAlEx: Genetic Analysis in Excel (Peakall and Smouse 2006; Peakall and Smouse 2012). \nBooking Link – https://www.trybooking.com/DKZGF \nBooking\nLunchtime talks are held at 12.30 pm every Thursday from February to November. Talks last for 1 hour. We welcome donations by gold coins\, notes\, or electronically. The Friends use donations received at each talk to support Gardens’ programs and development and we thank all those who have donated. \nUnless otherwise indicated\, talks are held in the ANBG Theatrette. \nIt is a good idea to reserve a seat at the talks that you wish to attend; talks may be booked out very quickly.  Bookings can be made from about 30 days in advance until the night before the talk or until seating limits are reached. \nThe Friends of the ANBG thank the speakers who volunteer their time and talents to further the knowledge of all attending events in the Gardens. Many summaries or PowerPoint presentations of Thursday talks are available to Friends at the ANBG library. Please direct queries about the talks to the Thursday Talks Team: email talks@friendsanbg.org.au.
URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/professor-rod-peakall-the-magic-of-chemistry-in-the-pollination-and-evolution-of-australian-terrestrial-orchids/
LOCATION:ANBG Theatrette\, Clunies Ross Street Acton ACT 2601\, Canberra\, ACT\, 2601\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Thursday Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260716T123000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260716T133000
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SUMMARY:Dr Phillip Kodela ‘Wattle in Your Pocket\, the Bank-notable Wattles – science behind the Next Generation Banknotes of Australia’
DESCRIPTION:Philip\, from the Australian Biological Resources Study\, advised on the design and five species of Acacia to be used in the Next Generation Banknotes. He will tell us why there was a need for the new banknotes\, why these wattle species\, and some of the technical issues and challenges with the project. \nAbstract\nAcacia is the largest genus of vascular plants in Australia with over 1000 species. They are a prominent part of the Australian flora\, growing in a wide range of plant communities and habitats\, from coastal to subalpine and tropical to arid. Wattles are readily recognised in the landscape by their array of mostly yellow-hued flowers\, and they feature through much of our culture. Acacia is represented in the national floral emblem (Golden Wattle Acacia pycnantha)\, the Commonwealth Coat of Arms\, Order of Australia medals\, currency\, stamps\, literature\, the arts\, crafts and design. Over tens of thousands of years\, indigenous cultures developed a detailed knowledge about acacias and their wide range of uses\, from wooden implements to food and medicine. In more recent times\, acacias have been used for their wood\, tannin and oil; as stock fodder\, cut flowers and a source of food; and in horticulture (countless ornaments in parks\, gardens and landscaping)\, land rehabilitation and soil stabilisation. It is appropriate therefore that the iconic wattle features on our latest Australian banknotes. As a subject matter expert Phillip advised the Reserve Bank of Australia on the five species and designs used in the Next Generation Banknotes program which began c.2015. Phillip will talk about the species and their morphological features represented on each of the banknotes. He will also address why there was a need for the new banknotes\, why these wattle species\, and some of the technical issues and challenges with the project. \nBiography\nDr Phillip Kodela is Botanist and Executive Editor of the Flora of Australia\, Australian Biological Resources Study\, Parks Australia Division\, Department of Climate Change\, Energy\, the Environment and Water. \nFor over 40 years he has worked in the fields of botany\, biogeography\, ecology\, palynology\, science communication and education. His areas of research and interest include wetlands\, rainforest\, rare plants\, weeds\, environmental assessment\, management and conservation\, forensics\, horticultural botany\, plant taxonomy\, plant identification and botanical information resources including floras\, bioinformatics and the curation of herbarium specimen and living collections. \nHe started researching Acacia\, including taxonomic studies\, in 1990 when he began a long association with the Royal Botanic Gardens in Sydney where he was based till 2017. He has been involved with a number of major Acacia projects\, including flora treatments for the Flora of New South Wales\, WattleWeb\, PlantNET New South Wales FloraOnline\, Flora of Australia and the various incarnations of WATTLE\, as well as assessing rare plant taxa and vegetation communities\, curating collections\, teaching\, maintaining databases\, and producing numerous reports and papers\, including the publication of new species. \nPhillip has worked on the Australasian Virtual Herbarium\, Australian Plant Census\, Australian Plant Name Index\, Global Plants Type Digitisation Project\, Weeds in Australia\, Blue Mountains World Heritage Assessment\, Next Generation Australian Banknotes\, counter-terrorism and other forensic projects\, N.S.W. Vegetation Classification and Assessment projects and numerous vegetation surveys. From late 2017\, Phillip has been with ABRS involved with the eFlora of Australia\, taxonomy project grants\, research\, science communication\, botanical inquiries and advising government and other stakeholders. \nBooking Link – https://www.trybooking.com/DKZGG \nBooking\nLunchtime talks are held at 12.30 pm every Thursday from February to November. Talks last for 1 hour. We welcome donations by gold coins\, notes\, or electronically. The Friends use donations received at each talk to support Gardens’ programs and development and we thank all those who have donated. \nUnless otherwise indicated\, talks are held in the ANBG Theatrette. \nIt is a good idea to reserve a seat at the talks that you wish to attend; talks may be booked out very quickly.  Bookings can be made from about 30 days in advance until the night before the talk or until seating limits are reached. \nThe Friends of the ANBG thank the speakers who volunteer their time and talents to further the knowledge of all attending events in the Gardens. Many summaries or PowerPoint presentations of Thursday talks are available to Friends at the ANBG library. Please direct queries about the talks to the Thursday Talks Team: email talks@friendsanbg.org.au.
URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/dr-phillip-kodela-wattle-in-your-pocket-the-bank-notable-wattles-science-behind-the-next-generation-banknotes-of-australia/
LOCATION:ANBG Theatrette\, Clunies Ross Street Acton ACT 2601\, Canberra\, ACT\, 2601\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Thursday Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260723T123000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260723T133000
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SUMMARY:Dr John Turnbull ‘Trees\, woods and man’
DESCRIPTION:John\, formerly with CSIRO\, will trace the importance of trees from earliest times to the present day. \nBiography\nDr John Turnbull has a BSc Forestry degree from the University of Wales and a PhD in eucalypt genecology from ANU. He is a former Senior Forestry Research Scientist at CSIRO and Chief Scientist at the International Forest Research Centre in Indonesia. He has managed collaborative forest research projects and provided consultancy services to many countries on the use of Australia trees in plantations. He was consultant to China’s one-million-hectare multi-species plantation project. Since retiring in 1999 he has been a Volunteer Guide at ANBG. \nBooking Link – https://www.trybooking.com/DKZGH \nBooking\nLunchtime talks are held at 12.30 pm every Thursday from February to November. Talks last for 1 hour. We welcome donations by gold coins\, notes\, or electronically. The Friends use donations received at each talk to support Gardens’ programs and development and we thank all those who have donated. \nIt is a good idea to reserve a seat at the talks that you wish to attend; talks may be booked out very quickly.  Bookings can be made from about 30 days in advance until the night before the talk or until seating limits are reached. \nThe Friends of the ANBG thank the speakers who volunteer their time and talents to further the knowledge of all attending events in the Gardens. Many summaries or PowerPoint presentations of Thursday talks are available to Friends at the ANBG library. Please direct queries about the talks to the Thursday Talks Team: email talks@friendsanbg.org.au.
URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/dr-john-turnbull-trees-woods-and-man/
LOCATION:ANBG Theatrette\, Clunies Ross Street Acton ACT 2601\, Canberra\, ACT\, 2601\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Thursday Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260730T123000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260730T133000
DTSTAMP:20260328T023136Z
CREATED:20260302T013723Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260328T023136Z
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SUMMARY:Bruno Ferronato ‘TurtleWatch ACT: citizen-science\, monitoring and conservation of turtles in Canberra’
DESCRIPTION:Bruno will talk about the biology of the Eastern long-necked turtles\, their adaptations to flood-dry cycles in Australia\, their active life in suburban areas\, and recent findings in the turtle monitoring program in Canberra. \nBiography\nBruno Ferronato (PhD) is an ecologist and turtle specialist\, who works at the Ginninderra Catchment Group. He runs TurtleWatch ACT\, which monitors turtles in Canberra with the help of volunteers. Bruno is originally from Brazil and has been involved in turtle research since 2004\, working in Brazil\, Peru\, USA and Australia. \nBooking Link – https://www.trybooking.com/DKXYN \nBooking\nLunchtime talks are held at 12.30 pm every Thursday from February to November. Talks last for 1 hour. We welcome donations by gold coins\, notes\, or electronically. The Friends use donations received at each talk to support Gardens’ programs and development and we thank all those who have donated. \nUnless otherwise indicated\, talks are held in the ANBG Theatrette. \nIt is a good idea to reserve a seat at the talks that you wish to attend; talks may be booked out very quickly. Bookings can be made from about 30 days in advance until the night before the talk or until seating limits are reached. \nThe Friends of the ANBG thank the speakers who volunteer their time and talents to further the knowledge of all attending events in the Gardens. Many summaries or PowerPoint presentations of Thursday talks are available to Friends at the ANBG library. Please direct queries about the talks to the Thursday Talks Team: email talks@friendsanbg.org.au.
URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/bruno-ferronato-turtlewatch-act-citizen-science-monitoring-and-conservation-of-turtles-in-canberra/
LOCATION:ANBG Theatrette\, Clunies Ross Street Acton ACT 2601\, Canberra\, ACT\, 2601\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Thursday Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260806T123000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260806T133000
DTSTAMP:20260427T041711Z
CREATED:20260427T040803Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260427T041711Z
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SUMMARY:Emeritus Professor Patrick De Deckker ‘On the extraordinary expedition of Dumont d’Urville that discovered Antarctica in 1840’
DESCRIPTION:Patrick\, from the ANU\, will present many of the Dumont d’Urville’s expedition’s findings between 1837 and 1840\, from 6740 pages of text\, 481 plates of illustrations and 77 maps of Antarctica. He will also show slides of the surroundings of the French Antarctic station called Dumont d’Urville. \nBiography\nEmeritus Professor Patrick De Deckker is at the Research School of Earth Sciences\, The Australian National University. Patrick is also a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science. \nOriginally from Belgium\, Patrick arrived in Australia about 50 years ago where he continued his university education in geology\, micro-palaeontology and zoology at several institutions. He has been at ANU since 1981 except for 2 years at Monash and has worked on salt lakes\, their biota and geological history\, plus on the evolution of the oceans in our region related to climate changes.  He has recently published a book “The Belgica expedition 1897-1899”. \nBooking Link: https://www.trybooking.com/DKZGI \nBooking\nLunchtime talks are held at 12.30 pm every Thursday from February to November. Talks last for 1 hour. We welcome donations by gold coins\, notes\, or electronically. The Friends use donations received at each talk to support Gardens’ programs and development and we thank all those who have donated. \nUnless otherwise indicated\, talks are held in the ANBG Theatrette. \nIt is a good idea to reserve a seat at the talks that you wish to attend; talks may be booked out very quickly.  Bookings can be made from about 30 days in advance until the night before the talk or until seating limits are reached. \nThe Friends of the ANBG thank the speakers who volunteer their time and talents to further the knowledge of all attending events in the Gardens. Many summaries or PowerPoint presentations of Thursday talks are available to Friends at the ANBG library. Please direct queries about the talks to the Thursday Talks Team: email talks@friendsanbg.org.au.
URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/emeritus-professor-patrick-de-deckker-on-the-extraordinary-expedition-of-dumont-durville-that-discovered-antarctica-in-1840/
LOCATION:ANBG Theatrette\, Clunies Ross Street Acton ACT 2601\, Canberra\, ACT\, 2601\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Thursday Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260813T123000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260813T133000
DTSTAMP:20260427T041739Z
CREATED:20260427T041206Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260427T041739Z
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SUMMARY:Dr Veronica Briceno Rodrigez ‘From lab coats\, hiking boots\, and hot desks to plant conservation at the ANBG’
DESCRIPTION:Join Vero\, Conservation Horticulture Manager at the ANBG\, as she shares her journey from plant ecophysiology research to conservation policy\, and ultimately bringing it all together with hands-on plant conservation at the ANBG. \nBiography\nDr Veronica Briceno Rodriguez is a plant ecologist\, with experience spanning Chile’s temperate rainforests\, the Southern Andes\, and Australia’s alpine\, desert\, and rainforest ecosystems. After completing her PhD at the Australian National University and holding postdoctoral roles in both Chile and Australia\, she shifted into conservation policy with the ACT Government to help bridge the gap between science and on ground action. \nVero is now the Conservation Horticulture Manager at the Australian National Botanic Gardens\, where she leads the development of the ANBG Threatened Species Conservation Framework and oversees the Living Collection Strategy. Her work brings together research\, policy\, and practical conservation to deliver meaningful outcomes for Australia’s unique flora. \nBooking Link: https://www.trybooking.com/DKZGL \nBooking\nLunchtime talks are held at 12.30 pm every Thursday from February to November. Talks last for 1 hour. We welcome donations by gold coins\, notes\, or electronically. The Friends use donations received at each talk to support Gardens’ programs and development and we thank all those who have donated. \nUnless otherwise indicated\, talks are held in the ANBG Theatrette. \nIt is a good idea to reserve a seat at the talks that you wish to attend; talks may be booked out very quickly.  Bookings can be made from about 30 days in advance until the night before the talk or until seating limits are reached. \nThe Friends of the ANBG thank the speakers who volunteer their time and talents to further the knowledge of all attending events in the Gardens. Many summaries or PowerPoint presentations of Thursday talks are available to Friends at the ANBG library. Please direct queries about the talks to the Thursday Talks Team: email talks@friendsanbg.org.au.
URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/dr-veronica-briceno-rodrigez-from-lab-coats-hiking-boots-and-hot-desks-to-plant-conservation-at-the-anbg/
LOCATION:ANBG Theatrette\, Clunies Ross Street Acton ACT 2601\, Canberra\, ACT\, 2601\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Thursday Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260820T123000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260820T133000
DTSTAMP:20260626T161740Z
CREATED:20260624T225131Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260626T161740Z
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SUMMARY:Professor Marcel Cardillo 'Grevillea/Hakea: the story of a remarkable evolutionary radiation'
DESCRIPTION:The genera Grevillea and Hakea form one of Australia’s most spectacular and successful evolutionary radiations\, with at least 650 species distributed almost ubiquitously across the continent. Our team at ANU have spent over a decade piecing together the story of this remarkable group: its origins and evolutionary history\, its current patterns of diversity\, and its prospects for the future under rapid environmental change. I will talk about the story of Grevillea/Hakea \, as far we  now know it\, and what this group can tell us more generally about how climatic and biogeographic changes over tens of millions of years have shaped the Australian flora as we see it today. \nBiography:\nMarcel Cardillo is a professor with the Macroevolution and Macroecology Group\, in the Research School of Biology\, Australian National University. His work focuses on computational analysis of large biodiversity datasets and aims to understand the evolutionary history and present-day conservation of biodiversity. \nBooking Link: https://www.trybooking.com/DKZGM \nBooking\nLunchtime talks are held at 12.30 pm every Thursday from February to November. Talks last for 1 hour. We welcome donations by gold coins\, notes\, or electronically. The Friends use donations received at each talk to support Gardens’ programs and development and we thank all those who have donated. \n\n\nUnless otherwise indicated\, talks are held in the ANBG Theatrette. \nIt is a good idea to reserve a seat at the talks that you wish to attend; talks may be booked out very quickly.  Bookings can be made from about 30 days in advance until the night before the talk or until seating limits are reached. \nThe Friends of the ANBG thank the speakers who volunteer their time and talents to further the knowledge of all attending events in the Gardens. Many summaries or PowerPoint presentations of Thursday talks are available to Friends at the ANBG library. Please direct queries about the talks to the Thursday Talks Team: email talks@friendsanbg.org.au.
URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/professor-marcel-cardillo-grevillea-hakea-the-story-of-a-remarkable-evolutionary-radiation/
LOCATION:ANBG Theatrette\, Clunies Ross Street Acton ACT 2601\, Canberra\, ACT\, 2601\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Thursday Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260827T123000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260827T133000
DTSTAMP:20260427T041620Z
CREATED:20260427T041620Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260427T041620Z
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SUMMARY:Jo Harding ‘Bush Blitz Driving New Approaches to Working with Traditional Owners’
DESCRIPTION:Jo\, from Bush Blitz\, will share how Bush Blitz is improving the way they work with Traditional Owners and the practical approaches that have made these partnerships successful. \nAbstract\nBush Blitz is Australia’s leading species discovery program\, uncovering more than 2\,000 species new to western science since 2010.  Working closely with Traditional Owners and indigenous rangers\, recent expeditions—from Nitmiluk in the NT to the Pilliga region of NSW—have revealed species not previously recorded and strengthened scientific understanding of culturally significant landscapes. \nThis presentation will share how Bush Blitz is improving the way they work with Traditional Owners and the practical approaches that have made these partnerships successful. \nBiography\nJo Harding is the Manager of Bush Blitz\, leading national biodiversity expeditions that bring together scientists and Traditional Owners to uncover species new to western science. She champions collaboration across communities and disciplines\, emphasising the value of shared knowledge in revealing and protecting Australia’s unique natural heritage. \nBooking Link – https://www.trybooking.com/DKZGN \nBooking\nLunchtime talks are held at 12.30 pm every Thursday from February to November. Talks last for 1 hour. We welcome donations by gold coins\, notes\, or electronically. The Friends use donations received at each talk to support Gardens’ programs and development and we thank all those who have donated. \nUnless otherwise indicated\, talks are held in the ANBG Theatrette. \nIt is a good idea to reserve a seat at the talks that you wish to attend; talks may be booked out very quickly.  Bookings can be made from about 30 days in advance until the night before the talk or until seating limits are reached. \nThe Friends of the ANBG thank the speakers who volunteer their time and talents to further the knowledge of all attending events in the Gardens. Many summaries or PowerPoint presentations of Thursday talks are available to Friends at the ANBG library. Please direct queries about the talks to the Thursday Talks Team: email talks@friendsanbg.org.au.
URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/jo-harding-bush-blitz-driving-new-approaches-to-working-with-traditional-owners/
LOCATION:ANBG Theatrette\, Clunies Ross Street Acton ACT 2601\, Canberra\, ACT\, 2601\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Thursday Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260903T123000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260903T133000
DTSTAMP:20260712T072221Z
CREATED:20260708T113449Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260712T072221Z
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SUMMARY:Anthony Hoffman ‘The Illawarra-Shoalhaven shrublands on volcanic outcrops ecological community’
DESCRIPTION:The Illawarra-Shoalhaven shrubland ecological community is dependent on the underlying substrate and provides a significant linkage between the rainforests and woodlands. \nAbstract\nThe Illawarra-Shoalhaven shrubland ecological community occurs on exposed ridgetops and slopes from the Great Eastern Escarpment to the sea between Wollongong and Batemans Bay. They are dependent on the underlying substrate formed over 66 million years ago and provide a significant linkage between the rainforests and woodlands of this increasingly developed landscape. \nBiography\nAnthony is a senior assessment officer for Ecological Communities in the federal Department of Climate Change\, Energy\, the Environment and Water. For more than 15 years\, he has worked closely with the national Threatened Species Scientific Committee and many other experts to identify\, describe and conduct rigorous scientific assessments\, and recommend priority conservation actions\, for threatened ecological communities. Anthony has contributed to the listing of\, and/or national conservation plans for\, the 111 ecological communities that are recognised at the national level for priority protection\, management and recovery. \nBooking Link: https://www.trybooking.com/DNXGO \nOne-hour talks are held at 12.30 pm every Thursday from February to November. We welcome donations by gold coins\, notes\, or electronically. The Friends use donations to support Gardens’ programs and development and thank all those who have donated. \nPlease note: unless otherwise indicated\, talks are in the ANBG Theatrette. \nIt is a good idea to reserve a seat at the talks that you wish to attend; several talks are booked out very quickly. Bookings can be made about 30 days in advance until Wednesday night before the talk. \nThe Friends of the ANBG thank the speakers who volunteer their time and talents to further the knowledge of all attending events in the Gardens. Some summaries or PowerPoint presentations of Thursday talks are available to Friends at the ANBG Library. Please direct queries about the talks to the Thursday Talks Team: email talks@friendsanbg.org.au
URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/anthony-hoffman-the-illawarra-shoalhaven-shrublands-on-volcanic-outcrops-ecological-community/
LOCATION:ANBG Theatrette\, Clunies Ross Street Acton ACT 2601\, Canberra\, ACT\, 2601\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Thursday Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260910T123000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260910T133000
DTSTAMP:20260712T072327Z
CREATED:20260708T114908Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260712T072327Z
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SUMMARY:Dr Gavin Smith ‘Some reflections from a decade of working with and learning from one of Australia’s most misunderstood snakes’
DESCRIPTION:Gavin brings together his research in sociology\, ecology and conservation with his expertise in handling snakes. \nAbstract\nGavin will reflect on a decade of conservation work with eastern brown snakes (and other reptile species) in the Bush Capital and surrounding region. This work has taken the form of snake rescue\, removal\, relocation\, care\, research\, education and advocacy. Collectively\, it has enabled me to build a detailed perspective on the human—snake and pet—snake conflict\, urban encroachment and habitat fragmentation\, eastern brown snake biology and behavioural ecology. There is a great complexity and variability within this species even in a relatively small geographical area. I will share some insights on one of Australia’s most misunderstood and feared snakes\, and outline some of the conservation challenges it and other species confront. \nBiography\nDr Gavin Smith is an Associate Professor at the ANU and the Head of Sociology. His academic work spans the fields of sociology\, ecology and conservation. He is also a licensed snake handler in the ACT and NSW. Each year\, he fields thousands of calls for assistance from members of the public\, and his ACT Snake Removals team work with between 300-400 individual snakes over the course of a season\, many of these injured and some requiring veterinary treatment. Smith is the Principal Investigator on the Canberra Snake Tracking Project\, an ANU study exploring the spatial and behavioural ecology and population dynamics of urban adapted eastern brown snakes in Canberra and the conservational challenges confronted by this species. \nBooking Link – https://www.trybooking.com/DNXGP \nOne-hour talks are held at 12.30 pm every Thursday from February to November. We welcome donations by gold coins\, notes\, or electronically. The Friends use donations to support Gardens’ programs and development and thank all those who have donated. \nPlease note: unless otherwise indicated\, talks are in the ANBG Theatrette. \nIt is a good idea to reserve a seat at the talks that you wish to attend; several talks are booked out very quickly. Bookings can be made about 30 days in advance until Wednesday night before the talk. \nThe Friends of the ANBG thank the speakers who volunteer their time and talents to further the knowledge of all attending events in the Gardens. Some summaries or PowerPoint presentations of Thursday talks are available to Friends at the ANBG Library. Please direct queries about the talks to the Thursday Talks Team: email talks@friendsanbg.org.au \n  \n 
URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/dr-gavin-smith-some-reflections-from-a-decade-of-working-with-and-learning-from-one-of-australias-most-misunderstood-snakes/
LOCATION:ANBG Theatrette\, Clunies Ross Street Acton ACT 2601\, Canberra\, ACT\, 2601\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Thursday Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260924T123000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260924T133000
DTSTAMP:20260712T072421Z
CREATED:20260711T102100Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260712T072421Z
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SUMMARY:Ben Keaney ‘With a little help from my friends- recovery and rehabilitation of peatlands in the Australian Alps following the 2020 fires
DESCRIPTION:This talk will discuss some of the programmes set up to rehabilitate peatlands after the fires of 2019/20\, as well as the recovery of Sphagnum Shrub Bogs in the Alps more generally. \nAbstract\nFollowing the catastrophic fires which ravaged the Australian Alps in the summer of 2019/2020 various government agencies set up a number of programmes to assess and rehabilitate peatlands in the various jurisdictions that had been affected by the fires. This talk will discuss some of these programmes\, as well as the recovery of Sphagnum Shrub Bogs in the Alps more generally. \nBiography\nDepartment of Archaeology and Natural History\, ANU \nBooking Link – https://www.trybooking.com/DNXGS \nOne-hour talks are held at 12.30 pm every Thursday from February to November. We welcome donations by gold coins\, notes\, or electronically. The Friends use donations to support Gardens’ programs and development and thank all those who have donated. \nPlease note: unless otherwise indicated\, talks are in the ANBG Theatrette. \nIt is a good idea to reserve a seat at the talks that you wish to attend; several talks are booked out very quickly. Bookings can be made about 30 days in advance until Wednesday night before the talk. \nThe Friends of the ANBG thank the speakers who volunteer their time and talents to further the knowledge of all attending events in the Gardens. Some summaries or PowerPoint presentations of Thursday talks are available to Friends at the ANBG Library. Please direct queries about the talks to the Thursday Talks Team: email talks@friendsanbg.org.au
URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/ben-keaney-with-a-little-help-from-my-friends-recovery-and-rehabilitation-of-peatlands-in-the-australian-alps-following-the-2020-fires/
LOCATION:ANBG Theatrette\, Clunies Ross Street Acton ACT 2601\, Canberra\, ACT\, 2601\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Thursday Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20261001T123000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20261001T133000
DTSTAMP:20260712T072036Z
CREATED:20260711T103245Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260712T072036Z
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SUMMARY:Samuele Ramellini and Xingyi Jiang ‘The social lives and collective behaviour of an iconic bird species: the superb fairywren’
DESCRIPTION:Superb Fairywrens lead complex social lives and have a multilevel social structure in the non-breeding season as well as the breeding season. Xingyi and Samuele will discuss the decisions individuals make in their community. \nAbstract\nSuperb fairywrens\, the 2019 Birdlife Australia Bird of the Year\, have complex social lives during the breeding season\, with helpers helping a dominant pair. While a wealth of knowledge is available for the breeding behaviour\, it was only very recently that their multilevel social structure was discovered during the non-breeding season. These complex social structures were only thought to occur in large-brained mammals like primates. The superb fairywren multilevel society is organised in three hierarchical levels\, with breeding units aggregating with each other to form supergroups\, which in turn coalesce to form communities. In this talk\, Xingyi and Samuele will explore how individuals make decisions on who to associate with\, how they decide to move\, who leads these movements and what determines their choice to follow. Moreover\, they will showcase their research on the consequences of living in a structured society both in winter and the following breeding attempts. \nBiography\nXingyi Jiang is a PhD student at Beijing Normal University. She is currently visiting Damien Farine’s lab at ANU\, studying collective movement and decision-making in the superb fairywren multilevel society. \nSamuele Ramellini is a PhD student at the Australian National University. He is currently working on the drivers and consequences of living in the superb fairywren multilevel society. \nBooking Link – https://www.trybooking.com/DNXGV \nOne-hour talks are held at 12.30 pm every Thursday from February to November. We welcome donations by gold coins\, notes\, or electronically. The Friends use donations to support Gardens’ programs and development and thank all those who have donated. \nPlease note: unless otherwise indicated\, talks are in the ANBG Theatrette. \nIt is a good idea to reserve a seat at the talks that you wish to attend; several talks are booked out very quickly. Bookings can be made about 30 days in advance until Wednesday night before the talk. \nThe Friends of the ANBG thank the speakers who volunteer their time and talents to further the knowledge of all attending events in the Gardens. Some summaries or PowerPoint presentations of Thursday talks are available to Friends at the ANBG Library. Please direct queries about the talks to the Thursday Talks Team: email talks@friendsanbg.org.au
URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/samuele-ramellini-and-xingyi-jiang-the-social-lives-and-collective-behaviour-of-an-iconic-bird-species-the-superb-fairywren/
LOCATION:ANBG Theatrette\, Clunies Ross Street Acton ACT 2601\, Canberra\, ACT\, 2601\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Thursday Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20261008T123000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20261008T133000
DTSTAMP:20260722T020931Z
CREATED:20260720T222837Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260722T020931Z
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SUMMARY:Dr Jarrod Sopniewski ‘Returning green and golden bell frogs to the ACT’
DESCRIPTION:The chytrid fungus caused a decline in the population of green and golden bell frogs. Canberra researchers are testing a variety of interventions to control chytrid. \nAbstract\nAmphibians are the most threatened vertebrate globally\, with over 40% of known species at risk of extinction. A major reason for this has been the global spread of the amphibian pathogen chytrid fungus\, which has caused declines in over 500 species globally\, and the extinction of around 100. Some species\, such as the green and golden bell frog\, used to be among the most common\, but have disappeared from large parts of their distributions over the last few decades as the fungus has spread. Chytrid can’t be eradicated\, but research has suggested some means through which it may be mitigated. These include providing ‘frog saunas’\, saline ‘plunge pools’\, and ‘immunising’ frogs against disease. In a world-first experiment taking place here in Canberra\, researchers are testing whether these interventions could help amphibians bounce back from disease by reintroducing green and golden bell frogs to the city\, where they have been missing for over 40 years. \nBiography\nJarrod is a conservation biologist currently working as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Canberra. He completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Canberra and Australian National University before moving to Perth to complete his PhD at the University of Western Australia in 2024. His research has been focused around understanding why species are threatened at landscape-scales\, and developing methods to best protect them. A particular focus has been understanding how the invasive chytrid fungus has caused declines in frog species globally\, and using this information to better plan for their recovery. In his current position at UC\, he is working within a large research group that is aiming to use these findings to help reintroduce the locally extinct Green and Golden Bell Frog to the ACT. \nBooking link – https://www.trybooking.com/DNXGW \nOne-hour talks are held at 12.30 pm every Thursday from February to November. We welcome donations by gold coins\, notes\, or electronically. The Friends use donations to support Gardens’ programs and development and thank all those who have donated. \nPlease note: unless otherwise indicated\, talks are in the ANBG Theatrette. \nIt is a good idea to reserve a seat at the talks that you wish to attend; several talks are booked out very quickly. Bookings can be made about 30 days in advance until Wednesday night before the talk. \nThe Friends of the ANBG thank the speakers who volunteer their time and talents to further the knowledge of all attending events in the Gardens. Some summaries or PowerPoint presentations of Thursday talks are available to Friends at the ANBG Library. Please direct queries about the talks to the Thursday Talks Team: email talks@friendsanbg.org.au
URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/dr-jarrod-sopniewski-returning-green-and-golden-bell-frogs-to-the-act/
LOCATION:ANBG Theatrette\, Clunies Ross Street Acton ACT 2601\, Canberra\, ACT\, 2601\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Thursday Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20261015T123000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20261015T133000
DTSTAMP:20260712T072500Z
CREATED:20260711T103645Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260712T072500Z
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SUMMARY:Tasha James ‘What we can learn from the endemic flora of Mt Imlay’
DESCRIPTION:Tasha will give us an update on her research on the isolated peak Mt Imlay\, home to several endemic and endangered flora. \nBiography\nTasha is a plant ecologist focusing on rare and endangered species. She is undertaking her PhD at the University of Canberra. Her undergraduate degree was in environmental science with honours in wetland plant ecology. Tasha now focuses on several critically endangered plant species which are endemic to the isolated summit of Mt Imlay\, NSW. She collects data and samples from field surveys\, drone surveying\, Herbarium records and living collections to incorporate into a variety of analyses across population genetics\, disease dynamics\, and the influence of biophysical factors. She collaborates with the Australian National Botanic Gardens and several Herbaria. This project aims to provide more insight into the unique dynamics of isolated endemic plants to increase the ability for conserving these often-fragile communities. \nAbstract\nMt Imlay\, an isolated peak in south-east NSW\, is home to several endemic and endangered flora. Tasha combines investigations into the ecology\, disease dynamics\, and population genetics of three of these species: Eucalyptus imlayensis\, Hibbertia circinata and Boronia imlayensis\, to make a holistic case study into the management of restricted populations of endangered species. These three species have various forms of ex situ insurance collections and the analyses and comparison of these can further inform conservation strategies. This presentation will discuss this holistic investigation and its findings so far. This work is part of an ongoing PhD project that will provide real-world advice to conservation practitioners in a growing field of science. \nBooking Link – https://www.trybooking.com/DNXHA \nOne-hour talks are held at 12.30 pm every Thursday from February to November. We welcome donations by gold coins\, notes\, or electronically. The Friends use donations to support Gardens’ programs and development and thank all those who have donated. \nPlease note: unless otherwise indicated\, talks are in the ANBG Theatrette. \nIt is a good idea to reserve a seat at the talks that you wish to attend; several talks are booked out very quickly. Bookings can be made about 30 days in advance until Wednesday night before the talk. \nThe Friends of the ANBG thank the speakers who volunteer their time and talents to further the knowledge of all attending events in the Gardens. Some summaries or PowerPoint presentations of Thursday talks are available to Friends at the ANBG Library. Please direct queries about the talks to the Thursday Talks Team: email talks@friendsanbg.org.au
URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/tasha-james-what-we-can-learn-from-the-endemic-flora-of-mt-imlay/
LOCATION:ANBG Theatrette\, Clunies Ross Street Acton ACT 2601\, Canberra\, ACT\, 2601\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Thursday Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20261022T123000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20261022T133000
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SUMMARY:Brad Desmond ‘Myrtle Mayday: safeguarding our vulnerable Myrtaceae species from Myrtle Rust’
DESCRIPTION:Brad will describe how coordinated national action can turn urgent threat responses into practical\, lasting conservation outcomes for threatened Myrtaceae species\, including some species in remote locations only accessible by helicopter for seed collection. \nBiography\nBrad is the Coordinator of the Australian Seed Bank Partnership\, Australia’s only national alliance of conservation seed banks. An environmental scientist with over 10 years’ experience in NGO\, industry and public service sectors\, Brad facilitates collaborative seed banking\, research and knowledge sharing projects for the network and most recently delivered the highly successful communications campaign ASBP15\, celebrating the 15 year anniversary of the Partnership in Australia. \nAbstract\nMyrtle Rust is a devastating plant disease caused by the invasive fungal pathogen Austropuccinia psidii. Since its arrival in Australia in 2010\, it has caused devastating impacts to our iconic species in the Myrtaceae family\, which includes iconic paperbarks\, tea-trees\, eucalypts\, guavas\, and lilly pillies. Securing seed and germplasm collections provides a critical insurance policy for Myrtaceae species that may continue to decline in the wild. The Australian Seed Bank Partnership’s Myrtle Mayday project worked to safeguard nationally threatened Myrtaceae species\, that are not held or\, poorly represented\, in our conservation seed banks. Working across five Partners in WA\, Victoria\, NSW and QLD\, ex situ collections were made for 31 nationally threatened Myrtaceae species\, proactively capturing germplasm (seeds and cuttings) from wild populations\, and undertaking germination trials to test seed viability. This collecting effort was not without challenges with some target species found in very remote locations\, only accessible via helicopter and\, others that have not produced fruit since the 2019–20 bushfires. This project has provided a safety net for some of Australia’s vulnerable Myrtaceae species\, and shows how coordinated national action can turn urgent threat response into practical\, lasting conservation outcomes. It was funded by the Australian Government’s Saving Native Species Program and supports implementation of the Insurance targets and actions of the Threatened Species Action Plan 2022-2032. \nBooking Link – https://www.trybooking.com/DNXHC \nOne-hour talks are held at 12.30 pm every Thursday from February to November. We welcome donations by gold coins\, notes\, or electronically. The Friends use donations to support Gardens’ programs and development and thank all those who have donated. \nPlease note: unless otherwise indicated\, talks are in the ANBG Theatrette. \nIt is a good idea to reserve a seat at the talks that you wish to attend; several talks are booked out very quickly. Bookings can be made about 30 days in advance until Wednesday night before the talk. \nThe Friends of the ANBG thank the speakers who volunteer their time and talents to further the knowledge of all attending events in the Gardens. Some summaries or PowerPoint presentations of Thursday talks are available to Friends at the ANBG Library. Please direct queries about the talks to the Thursday Talks Team: email talks@friendsanbg.org.au
URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/brad-desmond-myrtle-mayday/
LOCATION:ANBG Theatrette\, Clunies Ross Street Acton ACT 2601\, Canberra\, ACT\, 2601\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Thursday Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20261029T123000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20261029T133000
DTSTAMP:20260712T065231Z
CREATED:20260711T104317Z
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SUMMARY:Jay Nicholson ‘Understanding the impacts of climate change on plants at Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park – a summary of my PhD working with Anangu’
DESCRIPTION:Jay will summarise his work on the interesting strategies desert plants use to overcome the complex and extreme environment that is the Australian desert. \nAbstract\nAfter widespread plant mortality at Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park in 2019 associated with a record-breaking drought and heatwave\, Anangu (Pitjantjatjara and Yankunytjatjara People) were concerned and wanted to know why plants were being impacted. Over the last three years of my PhD\, I have been working with Anangu researching why ecologically and culturally significant plants are dying during extreme heatwaves and drought. We conducted a range of field-based studies and glasshouse experiments to untangle the physiological drivers of plant death. Some of the plants we’ve worked on include the iconic mulga (Acacia aneura)\, desert oak (Allocasuarina decaisneana)\, and spinifex (Triodia pungens). \nBiography\nAfter working as a botanist in Kakadu National Park and Arnhem Land\, Jay wanted more of a scientific challenge\, so he decided to take on a PhD based at ANU working with Anangu and Parks Australia on desert plants. With the kind support of a Friends of ANBG Student Research Scholarship\, he has thrown himself into the project. He will share both the scientific and personal journeys he has been on in the last 3.5 years and give a summary of his work. \nBooking Link – https://www.trybooking.com/DNXHD \nOne-hour talks are held at 12.30 pm every Thursday from February to November. We welcome donations by gold coins\, notes\, or electronically. The Friends use donations to support Gardens’ programs and development and thank all those who have donated. \nPlease note: unless otherwise indicated\, talks are in the ANBG Theatrette. \nIt is a good idea to reserve a seat at the talks that you wish to attend; several talks are booked out very quickly. Bookings can be made about 30 days in advance until Wednesday night before the talk. \nThe Friends of the ANBG thank the speakers who volunteer their time and talents to further the knowledge of all attending events in the Gardens. Some summaries or PowerPoint presentations of Thursday talks are available to Friends at the ANBG Library. Please direct queries about the talks to the Thursday Talks Team: email talks@friendsanbg.org.au
URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/jay-nicholson-understanding-the-impacts-of-climate-change-on-plants-at-uluru-kata-tjuta-national-park-a-summary-of-my-phd-working-with-anangu/
LOCATION:ANBG Theatrette\, Clunies Ross Street Acton ACT 2601\, Canberra\, ACT\, 2601\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Thursday Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20261105T123000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20261105T133000
DTSTAMP:20260712T064824Z
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SUMMARY:Shelley Rowntree ‘From the herbarium to the genome: new discoveries in Australia's everlasting daisies’
DESCRIPTION:Shelley revealed surprising relationships in the complex tangle of Chrysocephalum species in her research. \nAbstract\nAustralia’s everlasting daisies are even more diverse than we thought. Using genetic data from herbarium specimens and freshly collected plants\, we are rewriting the family tree of Chrysocephalum\, revealing surprising relationships and bringing order to a complex tangle of subspecies. Combined with careful study of morphology\, this work aims to show the path forward to clear species boundaries and shed light on how closely related species interact where their ranges overlap. \nBiography\nPhD Candidate\, University of New England supported by FANBG \nBooking Link – https://www.trybooking.com/DNXHE \nOne-hour talks are held at 12.30 pm every Thursday from February to November. We welcome donations by gold coins\, notes\, or electronically. The Friends use donations to support Gardens’ programs and development and thank all those who have donated. \nPlease note: unless otherwise indicated\, talks are in the ANBG Theatrette. \nIt is a good idea to reserve a seat at the talks that you wish to attend; several talks are booked out very quickly. Bookings can be made about 30 days in advance until Wednesday night before the talk. \nThe Friends of the ANBG thank the speakers who volunteer their time and talents to further the knowledge of all attending events in the Gardens. Some summaries or PowerPoint presentations of Thursday talks are available to Friends at the ANBG Library. Please direct queries about the talks to the Thursday Talks Team: email talks@friendsanbg.org.au
URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/shelley-rowntree-from-the-herbarium-to-the-genome-new-discoveries-in-australias-everlasting-daisies/
LOCATION:ANBG Theatrette\, Clunies Ross Street Acton ACT 2601\, Canberra\, ACT\, 2601\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Thursday Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20261112T123000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20261112T133000
DTSTAMP:20260712T065019Z
CREATED:20260711T105232Z
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SUMMARY:Anna Howe ‘36 Views of a mountain\, a tower and gardens’
DESCRIPTION:In this talk Anna compares photographs of Black Mountain and its tower to Hokusai’s 36 views of Mt Fuji and discusses how they might guide us to look at local scenes in different ways. \nAbstract\nThe Great Wave of Kanagawa is one of the most famous posters in the world. It is one of Hokusai’s thirty-six views of Mt Fuji. Less well known are Riviere’s thirty six views of the Eiffel Tower\, and even less known\, the thirty six views of the 17th century gardens of the Chinese emperor Kangshi. Here in Canberra\, we have a mountain\, a tower and gardens located together\, captured by many artists and photographers. How does looking at these three sets of historical views from Japan\, Paris and beyond the Great Wall near Beijing\, alongside comparable views of local scenes guide us to look at our mountain\, tower and gardens in different ways\, now and in the future? \nBiography\nAnna Howe brings her background in urban geography (BA Hons\, MA\, and PhD)\, her travels and her interests in gardening to bear on familiar scenes in Canberra.   Retiring in 2011 and returning to Canberra revived her interest in the unique urban character of the national capital.  She has explored this interest as an active member of the ACT National Trust\, the Australian Garden History Society and the Friends of the Australian National Botanic Gardens.  She is not a botanist or a horticulturalist; she is an aspiring photographer. \nBooking Link – https://www.trybooking.com/DNXHF \nOne-hour talks are held at 12.30 pm every Thursday from February to November. We welcome donations by gold coins\, notes\, or electronically. The Friends use donations to support Gardens’ programs and development and thank all those who have donated. \nPlease note: unless otherwise indicated\, talks are in the ANBG Theatrette. \nIt is a good idea to reserve a seat at the talks that you wish to attend; several talks are booked out very quickly. Bookings can be made about 30 days in advance until Wednesday night before the talk. \nThe Friends of the ANBG thank the speakers who volunteer their time and talents to further the knowledge of all attending events in the Gardens. Some summaries or PowerPoint presentations of Thursday talks are available to Friends at the ANBG Library. Please direct queries about the talks to the Thursday Talks Team: email talks@friendsanbg.org.au
URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/anna-howe-36-views-of-a-mountain-a-tower-and-gardens/
LOCATION:ANBG Theatrette\, Clunies Ross Street Acton ACT 2601\, Canberra\, ACT\, 2601\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Thursday Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20261119T123000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20261119T133000
DTSTAMP:20260712T064955Z
CREATED:20260711T105522Z
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SUMMARY:Dr Karen Marsh ‘A koala’s guide to fine dining’
DESCRIPTION:Karen will talk about Koalas’ dietary habits and how they influence where they live. \nAbstract\nKoalas are famous for being fussy eaters\, but what makes one Eucalyptus leaf more appealing than another? In this talk\, Dr Karen Marsh will explore the hidden world of koala nutrition and food choice. Drawing on research into the feeding ecology of koalas\, she will explain how the nutritional quality of eucalypt leaves influences where koalas live\, what they eat\, and how they cope with landscape disturbance\, such as fire. The talk will reveal how understanding food quality can help scientists identify high-quality habitat and improve conservation strategies for one of Australia’s most iconic marsupials. \nBiography\nDr Karen Marsh is head of the Animal-Plant Interactions and Nutritional Ecology group at the Research School of Biology\, ANU. Her research predominantly focuses on the feeding ecology and nutritional physiology of possums\, gliders and koalas. This includes why captive koalas are picky eaters\, what defines high quality habitat\, and how hot weather affects food quality and diet selection. She is particularly interested in how nutritional knowledge can be used to inform the conservation of marsupials that eat eucalypt leaves and the management of their forest habitats. \nBooking Link – https://www.trybooking.com/DNXHH \nOne-hour talks are held at 12.30 pm every Thursday from February to November. We welcome donations by gold coins\, notes\, or electronically. The Friends use donations to support Gardens’ programs and development and thank all those who have donated. \nPlease note: unless otherwise indicated\, talks are in the ANBG Theatrette. \nIt is a good idea to reserve a seat at the talks that you wish to attend; several talks are booked out very quickly. Bookings can be made about 30 days in advance until Wednesday night before the talk. \nThe Friends of the ANBG thank the speakers who volunteer their time and talents to further the knowledge of all attending events in the Gardens. Some summaries or PowerPoint presentations of Thursday talks are available to Friends at the ANBG Library. Please direct queries about the talks to the Thursday Talks Team: email talks@friendsanbg.org.au
URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/dr-karen-marsh-a-koalas-guide-to-fine-dining/
LOCATION:ANBG Theatrette\, Clunies Ross Street Acton ACT 2601\, Canberra\, ACT\, 2601\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Thursday Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20261126T123000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20261126T133000
DTSTAMP:20260712T064931Z
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SUMMARY:Maurice Hermann ‘Success in propagating and growing Australian native plants’
DESCRIPTION:Maurice will coach us to success on propagating and caring for Australian native plants. \nAbstract\nMaurice will describe how the home gardener can successfully propagate Australian native plants\, without the need for a glasshouse or a ‘green thumb’. He will also give some tips on how to plant and care for native plants. \nBiography\nMaurice has been a keen gardener since he and his wife moved into their home in Kambah over 50 years ago. Battling droughts\, frosts\, some wet years and heavy clay soil\, Maurice now has a hardy garden of mainly native plants. Being naturally parsimonious\, many of the plants grown in his garden have been propagated by himself or bought as young tube stock from local propagators such as the Friends of the ANBG Growing Friends group. After retiring\, Maurice wanted to get more involved in gardening or environmental groups and was attracted to the Growing Friends group\, where he ended up being the group’s Convenor for eight years. \nBooking Link – https://www.trybooking.com/DNXHJ \nOne-hour talks are held at 12.30 pm every Thursday from February to November. We welcome donations by gold coins\, notes\, or electronically. The Friends use donations to support Gardens’ programs and development and thank all those who have donated. \nPlease note: unless otherwise indicated\, talks are in the ANBG Theatrette. \nIt is a good idea to reserve a seat at the talks that you wish to attend; several talks are booked out very quickly. Bookings can be made about 30 days in advance until Wednesday night before the talk. \nThe Friends of the ANBG thank the speakers who volunteer their time and talents to further the knowledge of all attending events in the Gardens. Some summaries or PowerPoint presentations of Thursday talks are available to Friends at the ANBG Library. Please direct queries about the talks to the Thursday Talks Team: email talks@friendsanbg.org.au
URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/maurice-hermann-success-in-propagating-and-growing-australian-native-plants/
LOCATION:ANBG Theatrette\, Clunies Ross Street Acton ACT 2601\, Canberra\, ACT\, 2601\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Thursday Talks
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