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  • Ryan O’Donnell – ‘Contributions towards understanding the evolution of the Australian terrestrial orchid flora and its associated funga’

    Ryan, from the ANU, will summarise recent contributions towards understanding the evolution of the Australian terrestrial orchid flora and its associated funga spanning macro- to micro-evolutionary scales. Abstract The evolutionary histories of plants and fungi are inextricably linked, and no where is this more evident than in the hyperdiverse orchid family (Orchidaceae). All orchids are […]

  • Plant Recognition Group – Getting to know hop bushes (Dodonaea)

    The next Plant Recognition Group workshop will focus on the genus Dodonaea, commonly known as hop bushes because their colourful fruits resemble those of hops. Dr Judy West will lead the workshop. Previously Executive Director of the ANBG and  head of the Australian National Herbarium, Dr West is an expert on this genus.  Selected samples […]

  • Anke-Maria Hoefer – ‘Frog-tastic facts: Bringing local croakers into your mind (and into your garden)’

    Frogs are excellent indicators of waterway and wetland health, but they are highly susceptible to environmental change. Anke-Maria, ACT Frogwatch Coordinator, will describe way to better manage, improve and create frog-friendly habitats. Could we entice frogs into our gardens? Abstract Anke-Maria coordinates the Frogwatch census every October. Frogs are highly susceptible to environmental change, and […]

  • Friends of ANBG Photographic Group Monthly Meeting

    The meeting, which takes place in the Theatrette, will feature a series of short presentations by members of the Photographic Group intended to encourage and inform participation by Group members in the Illuminate 2025 Annual Photographic Exhibition. The Exhibition takes place from Friday 21 November to Sunday 14 December 2025. The meeting will also include […]

  • Dr Lucy Aplin ‘Clever cockies – Innovation and adaptation in sulphur-crested cockatoos’

    Aplin and her team investigate cognition and culture in urban sulphur-crested cockatoos, asking whether the spread of new innovations can facilitate adaptive behavioural responses to anthropogenic change.  Biography Lucy Aplin is head of the Cognitive and Cultural Ecology Group, and leads the Clever Cockies Research Project. She currently holds joint positions as SERI Professorial Fellow […]

  • Black Mountain Weeding Work Party

    A big thank you, to our work party volunteers who removed approximately 1250 woody weeds in a difficult area at our July work party. Details of the next weeding work party (including the booking link) are below, and we look forward to seeing you at our next weeding work party. Date: Saturday,  2 August 2025 , 9am to 12 […]