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  • Talk by Dr Dianne Firth ‘Black Mountain as Inspiration’

    Join us to hear Dianne Firth OAM talk about her involvement with Black Mountain being an enduring source of inspiration for her. She will reflect on Black Mountain in the context of the Federal Capital site, its role in the Griffin's design for the Federal City, T. C.G. Weston's revegetation process, the NCDC expansion of […]

  • Dr Suzi Bond ‘An amazing array of butterflies’

    Suzi, from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, will explain why the ACT’s park reserves and the gardens are so important for our common species of butterfly, as well as some of our lesser-known gems. She will then outline the threats facing butterflies and recommended conservation measures, including why citizen scientists have such a critical role […]

  • Weeding Work Party

    Our next weeding work party  we are planning to continue to remove more of the sollya weeds along the lower side of  Black Mountain Drive. Meet:   at the electricity sub-station, Frith Road ACTON. Look for banners. We shall walk up from there to the work site, and provide ferry cars if needed. Bring:  More of your friends if you […]

  • Dr Liz Reed ‘Australia’s fossil caves: underground archives of past biodiversity’

    Liz, from the University of Adelaide, will talk about refining the age and palaeoenvironmental context of key deposits from caves in the Naracoorte area of the Limestone Coast region of South Australia. Abstract Hidden beneath the surface in Australia’s caves are fossil deposits that preserve detailed records of past environments and biodiversity. These caves provide […]

  • Black Mountain bird observation walk

    Come and join a small group of Friends with varying levels of bird identification expertise to observe some of the bird life on Black Mountain. Will we see some of the regular winter migrants such as scarlet robins and golden whistlers that are moving around at present, along with many of the species that reside […]

  • Dr Peter Caley ‘Identifying drivers of decline of the bogong moth (Agrotis infusa) – a call out to Caughley’

    Dr Peter Caley, of CSIRO, will explore which of the numerous putative drivers are consistent with the observations of the decline of the famous Bogong moth. Abstract Bogong moth populations are in decline. Following a big decrease in numbers after European colonisation expanded across their breeding range, a subsequent decline from about 1980 has been […]