Black Mountain Weeding Work Party
This is FoBM’s next weeding work party. Wear: HAT, sunscreen, long-sleeved shirt, long pants, gloves, stout shoes. Morning tea will be around 10:30am. Please book so that we have sufficient morning tea.
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Don Fletcher ‘Goannas in the Canberra region and what is needed to conserve and restore them’
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Caswell Drive entry on the mountain side Caswell Drive, Aranda, ACT, Australia
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Professor Rod Peakall ‘The magic of chemistry in the pollination and evolution of Australian terrestrial orchids’
ANBG Theatrette Clunies Ross Street Acton ACT 2601, Canberra, ACT, AustraliaRod, from ANU, will discuss how orchids use specific floral volatiles to attract pollinators, highlight new insights on the evolution of Australia terrestrial orchids and outline his ongoing project on the pollination of the mysterious NSW underground orchids.
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Cameras and Cafe Walk
ANBG Bus Stop Australian National Botanic Gardens, Canberra, AustraliaA special Cameras and Café Walk will be held on Saturday 11 July 2026. The Gardens are very kindly allowing us to commence at 7 am, which is just before dawn. This will maximize the chances of capturing fog and/or frost in the early hours of light.
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Dr Phillip Kodela ‘Wattle in Your Pocket, the Bank-notable Wattles – science behind the Next Generation Banknotes of Australia’
ANBG Theatrette Clunies Ross Street Acton ACT 2601, Canberra, ACT, AustraliaDr Phillip Kodela is Botanist and Executive Editor of the Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Parks Australia Division, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water.
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Plants Through Time Themed Walks
Clock near the bridge, ANBG Australian National Botanic Gardens, Canberra, ACT, AustraliaCome on a free guided walk through the Australian National Botanic Gardens and look at the life story of plants on earth, the main evolutionary changes that have occurred in plants over 3 billion years and how plants have changed our planet. These one-hour guided walks are held at 11am and 2pm Mon 20 July to Sun 26 July.
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Dr John Turnbull ‘Trees, woods and man’
ANBG Theatrette Clunies Ross Street Acton ACT 2601, Canberra, ACT, AustraliaJohn, formerly with CSIRO, will trace the importance of trees from earliest times to the present day.