Dr John Turnbull ‘Trees, woods and man’
John, formerly with CSIRO, will trace the importance of trees from earliest times to the present day.
John, formerly with CSIRO, will trace the importance of trees from earliest times to the present day.
Dr Michael Doherty, a local plant ecologist, and ANBG Guide, will talk about winter colour among the plants down the north-eastern slope from the Summit of Black Mountain to the ANBG Visitor Centre. Michael will talk about the interesting variety of mechanisms through which the local flora copes with fire and drought and he will also be pointing out the characteristics of the different eucalypts found along the way, including some very old veteran scribbly gums with lumpy bumpy ‘elephants feet'!
Bruno will talk about the biology of the Eastern long-necked turtles, their adaptations to flood-dry cycles in Australia, their active life in suburban areas, and recent findings in the turtle monitoring program in Canberra.
The next Plant Recognition Group workshop will focus on native wattle trees and shrubs (Acacia, family Mimosaceae) that flower during winter.
Patrick, from the ANU, will present many of the Dumont d’Urville’s expedition's findings between 1837 and 1840, from 6740 pages of text, 481 plates of illustrations and 77 maps of Antarctica.
Join Vero, Conservation Horticulture Manager at the ANBG, as she shares her journey from plant ecophysiology research to conservation policy, and ultimately bringing it all together with hands-on plant conservation at the ANBG.