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  • Black Mountain Weeding Work Party

    For our January Weeding Work Party we plan to remove WA Bluebell and various woody weeds. Meet: Electricity sub-station, Frith Road, Acton.   Look for banners. Bring:  more of your friends if you wish, as everyone is welcome.   Wear:  hat, sunscreen, long-sleeved shirt, long pants, gloves, stout shoes. We shall break for delicious morning tea at […]

  • Volunteer Guide Intake Information Sessions

    The ANBG is now recruiting for Volunteer Guides to start in 2024.  No botanic background is required.  We offer training, mentorship and professional development opportunities.  Information sessions will be held online on Thursday 18th January at 10:30am and in person on Wednesday 24th January at 5pm in the ANBG Theatrette.  You can find further information […]

  • Sally Barnes ‘I am a sucker for getting people out into nature’

    Sally’s career has centred on managed public places for public value from national parks in NSW, Northern Territory and Jervis Bay, to the Australian National Botanic Gardens and now as Chief Executive of the National Capital Authority.  Sally is leaving her current role at the end of February 2024 so this talk will provide a […]

  • Black Mountain Weeding Work Party

    We plan to remove woody weeds that have been thriving along the Powerline road in Black Mountain Nature Reserve. Meet: Belconnen Way entry to Black Mountain Nature Reserve.   Look for banners. Bring:  more of your friends if you wish, as everyone is welcome.   Wear:  hat, sunscreen, long-sleeved shirt, long pants, gloves, stout shoes. We shall […]

  • Bradley Desmond ‘The Rare Bloom Project: A partnership approach to conserving Australian wildflowers’

    Abstract With over 1,300 Australian species nationally listed as threatened, the Australian Seed Bank Partnership are taking action to safeguard our native flora. In 2021, the Partnership embarked on a three-year collaboration with WWF-Australia and Botanica by Air Wick to deliver The Rare Bloom Project. This project supports a national program of conservation actions including […]

  • Dr Peter Caley ‘On estimating waterbird abundance and trend across eastern Australia’

    Abstract Monitoring waterbird populations in Australia is challenging for reasons of counting logistics, and because population aggregation and dispersion can shift rapidly in response to large spatio-temporal variations in resource availability. In this talk I will present a modelling approach that attempts to address some of these challenges on the way to making sound inference […]