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  • Plant Recognition Group – Macrophytes in streams and wetlands

    The next Plant Recognition Group workshop will be on macrophytes in streams and wetlands. The workshop will be led by Dr Jane Roberts, a retired vegetation ecologist, who has an ecological consultant to government in vegetation and water management primarily on lowland rivers in the southern Murray-Darling Basin. Dr Roberts will provide an overview and show live material, species selected being dependent […]

  • Dr Peter Fullagar and Chris Davey – ‘Potential impacts of a rodent eradication program on the Lord Howe Island lowland terrestrial avifauna’

    Peter and Chris, from Canberra Birds, will describe the extent to which rodent a control program caused a detectable change in abundance of birds on Lord howe Island.  They matched the avian response to rodent removal in terms of the known biology of the species, particularly the Lord Howe Island Woodhen. In response to a […]

  • Emma Cooke – ‘Breaking family ties: The genetic rescue of Canberra’s Small Purple Pea population’

    Emma will discuss work done over the last nine years by the National Seed Bank, ANBG nursery, ACT Office of Nature Conservation and the Parks and Conservation Service teams to collect seed from across the region, establish a seed production orchard, grow on established plants for translocation and design and implement a translocation plan incorporating […]

  • Little-known stories about Black Mountain vegetation patterns and fire history

    Join plant ecologist Michael Doherty for a walk and little-known stories about vegetation patterns, fire ecology and fire history on Black Mountain. We will also discuss fire and vegetation management past, present and into the future. This walk is part of the Heritage Festival. Fully booked - all places taken. Some books will be available […]

  • Dr Rod King – ‘Not too hot… not too cold’

    Rod, a retired CSIRO scientist and currently the Treasurer of Friends ANBG, will talk about temperature and reproduction of plants, including Australian natives. Rod ‘s research with the CSIRO focused first on environment and reproduction in cereals and grasses, and then on Australian plants with horticultural potential. After retiring in 2008 he continued as an […]

  • Ngunawal & National Capital stories of Black Mountain – fully booked

    Black Mountain is an important element of the Aboriginal and national capital landscape from deep time to today. Let’s join Wally Bell, Ngunawal elder, and Mark Butz, history researcher and writer, as they unearth the lesser-known stories of Aboriginal, historic and natural heritage of Black Mountain. This walk is part of the Heritage Festival. Fully […]