Kamilaroi woman Bernadette Duncan works with her community bringing people to language and knowledge through local teas. Taste the teas as Bernadette leads a talk about using native plants for teas and bush medicine.
Meet: Bottom row of Southern Carpark, ANBG. Look for banners. Wear: HAT, sunscreen, long-sleeved shirt, long pants, gloves, stout shoes. We shall break for delicious morning tea at about 10:00am.
To mark International Women’s Day on March 8th, this walk celebrates women in botany – the pioneering female researchers, scientists, artists and writers who contributed to the study of plants. These free one-hour guided walks commence at 11am and 2pm each day.
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.