Jo Harding ‘Taxonomists don’t stuff things’
Jo, Bush Blitz Manager, will explain the who, what and why of what Bush Blitz does - who are these weird people that are so fascinated with insect genitals? what […]
The Friends’ 38th Annual General Meeting
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Black Mountain Weeding Work Party
A big thank you to the work party this month, who removed more than 770 weeds between the Powerline road and Barry Drive. We are looking forward to our next […]
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Dr Ana Gracanin ‘Why Hollow There! The importance of tree hollows for Australian native fauna’
Ana, from the Fenner School of Environment and Society at ANU, will talk about how hollows are created, how different animals, including gliders, use them, and how we can support wildlife in our backyards. Abstract In Australia, 303 native wildlife species rely on hollows formed inside of trees! In this talk by Ana Gracanin, a […]
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Threatened Species Walks
On this guided walk we will visit some of the rarest plants in Australia, consider some of the threats to their existence, learn about some of the scientific work the […]
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Jay Nicholson ‘Plant dieback and drought tolerance in Uluru-Kata Tjuta’
One of the world’s most stunning and unique places is one of the places most at-risk to the impacts of climate change. Jay, a Ph D student at ANU, will […]
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Dr Keith Bayless ‘The wonder of tiny dark flies’
Keith, a research scientist at CSIRO, says flies are one of the most diverse insect orders, yet poorly known in their species richness and evolution. He will describe innovations in the field and lab for understanding how, when, and why small dark coloured flies diversified spectacularly. Abstract Flies are one of the most diverse insect […]