Botanists of the Trees – Themed Walks
Botanists have named trees and also had trees named in their honour. Australian, British, French and German botanists have made outstanding contributions to Australian science. On these free guided walks, […]
The Friends’ 38th Annual General Meeting
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Christina Gee ‘Quolls on tour – detecting trait differences between reintroduced and dispersing eastern quoll populations’
Christina, a Masters student at Fenner School of Environment and Society, will describe her exploration of how the "quolls on tour" differ behaviourally and morphologically from those who still live […]
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Professor David Lindenmayer AO ‘The Forest Wars – debunking myths around native forest logging’
David, from Fenner School of Environment & Society, will base his talk on his new book, The Forest Wars, and include a number of anecdotes from his experiences in dealing with Ministers and other officials over the past four decades. David will be happy to sign copies of this new book after his talk. Abstract […]
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Emeritus Professor Jim Hone ‘Birds of Namadgi National Park’
Jim, from University of Canberra, will describe a surprising aspect of patterns of smaller birds and larger birds observed at 7 sites over 16 years, along with links of birds and vertebrate pest control in Namadgi to recommend that monitoring of the birds in Namadgi be part of on-going Park management. Abstract The bird community […]
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Photo competition for students of Australia schools and colleges
The 2024 competition is open to students attending Australian primary or secondary schools or colleges. All entries must be digital photographs taken in the ANBG, featuring some aspect of the Gardens such […]
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Professor Steve Webb ‘Empty deserts: Megafauna Demography and Extinction”
Did mankind kill megafauna, or was it four great Ice Ages that caused Australia’s megafauna extinction? In the talk Steve, Adjunct Professor of Australian Studies at Bond University, will outline the biogeography and general disposition of the megafauna and their predisposition leading to their extinction as he views it. Link to Steve's book Corridors to […]