Brad will discuss the sedimentary record of Lake George going back almost 4 million years. Pollen records indicate much greater rainfall in the past. Records of lake-levels date from 1820, and are relevant to climate change. Four million years ago atmospheric CO2 levels were close to those we have in 2024. Pollen records indicate that […]
Dr Michael Mulvaney, the administrator of the citizen science Naturemapr platforms, will address the monthly meeting of the Photographic Group. His topic will be Where art helps science - Nature Photography and citizen science. The talk will emphasise and explain, by way of examples, the valuable contribution that good nature photographers can make to our […]
Kylie, a researcher from the University of New South Wales, specialises in wildlife genetics and conservation biology. Cutting-edge genetics has altered our understanding of the dingo and its origins and is leading to policy changes about dingo management. Our knowledge of the ancestry of dingoes and wild dogs across Australia has changed dramatically in the […]
The Friends of the ANBG's Botanic Art Group will hold its 18th annual exhibition and sale at the Visitor Centre Gallery, with the theme 'Rainforest'. The exhibition will feature Australian native plants that grow in rainforest zones from tropical, subtropical, coastal, dry or temperate. Our rainforests extend from the far north to Tasmania. Most of […]
We are looking forward to our next work party, inside ANBG close to the border between ANBG and Black Mountain Nature Reserve. Meet at the electricity sub-station, Frith Road, Acton. Bring water, and wear a hat, sunscreen, long-sleeved shirt, long pants, gloves, and stout shoes. We shall break for delicious morning tea at about 10:00am. […]
David, from the Fenner School of Environment and Society, will highlight the effects and challenges of plantations on forest biodiversity. Biography David is a world-leading expert in forest and woodland ecology, resource management, conservation science, and biodiversity conservation. He has maintained some of the largest, long-term research programs in Australia, with some exceeding 42 years […]