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  • Dr Nina McLean and Nathan Kay ‘Fire Recovery in Namadgi National Park’

    Nina and Nathan, from ACT Government Parks and Conservation, will talk about the recovery plan and monitoring of two endangered Sphagnum Bogs and Associated Fens so that they are viable and well-represented community in their natural geographic range. Abstract Nina McLean is the Monitoring and Evaluation officer with the Office of Nature Conservation (formerly Conservation […]

  • Summit Walk

    The Summit Walk, a joint initiative between the ACT Government, the Australian National Botanic Gardens (ANBG) and Telstra, was officially opened on 26 July 2000. Join our ANBG Guides, and FoBM guide Michael Doherty, a local plant ecologist, to hear about some of the winter flowering plants in the gardens and on the mountain as well as other plants during […]

  • Dr Anna Howe ‘Pepper Trees grow in the Old School Yard’

    Anna will look at how pepper trees came to be planted in many school yards across Australia, and other sites such as country police stations, many rural gardens of note, Avenues of Honour, and the ANU.  What is the future of these old trees and what of the next generation?  Biography  Dr Anna Howe’s BA […]

  • Dr. Cécile Gueidan ‘Using novel approaches to strengthen the relevance of lichen collections’

    Cecile, from CSIRO, says the symbiotic nature of lichens brings yet another challenge. She will present ongoing research done at the Australian National Herbarium using novel approaches in order to unlock the potential of its lichen collections.  Abstract Natural history collections are incredible resources which, by preserving well-identified and well-curated specimens, allow users to access […]

  • Black Mountain Weeding Work Party

    Our next weeding work party will be next Saturday 5 August 2023. Even though our wonderful weeders removed more than 1000 weeds this month, there are still more that we are planning to remove at our next work party. Details of the next weeding work party are: Date: Saturday, 5 August 2023, 9:00am to 12 noon Meet:  we’ll meet at the […]

  • Murraya Lane ‘Recent research on Koalas and their habitats in burnt and unburnt landscapes’

    Murraya, from ANU, will talk about resident and rehabilitated koalas and compare the nutritional composition between mature foliage and epicormic growth in unburnt and burnt landscapes. Abstract Murraya spent 1 year tracking both resident koalas (those living in the landscape) and rehabilitated koalas (those rescued after the fires and released) in a burnt and an […]