In his talk, Eric will reveal how the nocturnal Bogong Moth, Agrotis infusa - uses the Earth's magnetic field, the starry night sky and highly specific odours to fly 1000 kilometres to remote caves in the Australian Alps where they spend the summer.
The next Growing Friends Autumn sale will take place from 9.00am–11.30am (although typically sold out by 10am) in the Banksia Centre Carpark.There will be over 1000 plants to choose from: grasses, groundcovers, small and large shrubs as well as a limited number of ferns.
Don will provide an introduction to goannas, particularly the local species. He'll look at what local research is underway and what we need to do to conserve goannas for the future.
Join members of the Photographic Group for a stimulating and friendly photo walk. Participants can choose to move around the Gardens as a group or head off with their camera individually.
Lori will present the findings of the tracking research she has carried out over the past 3 years at Jerrabomberra Wetlands as part of the Lathams Snipe Project. They provide an exciting insight into the behaviour of Snipe during their non-breeding season in Canberra.
The guest presenter will be Cormac Farrell. Cormac is an environmental scientist and beekeeper, best known as the Head Beekeeper for the Australian Parliament. He also manages several apiaries throughout Canberra, including training apiaries, organic orchards, and tall rooftop apiaries.