Did mankind kill megafauna, or was it four great Ice Ages that caused Australia’s megafauna extinction? In the talk Steve, Adjunct Professor of Australian Studies at Bond University, will outline the biogeography and general disposition of the megafauna and their predisposition leading to their extinction as he views it. Link to Steve's book Corridors to […]
We plan to remove lots of woody weeds from the north east, between Barry Drive and Powerline road in Black Mountain Nature Reserve. Meet: Dryandra Street, O’Connor; on western verge between the Frith Road and Faunce Street junctions with Dryandra Street. Look for banners. Bring: more of your friends if you wish, as everyone is […]
A LATE CHANGE to Thursday's talk as the planned speaker is unwell. Patrick De Dekker will now be talking about ‘The first expedition to the Antarctic Peninsula some 125 years ago - Amazing scientific achievements of great relevance today for the biota already affected by global warming’. This replacement talk is delivering new results from […]
Sally, of ANBG, will take us behind the scenes to discover the fun, passion and expertise that went into designing, creating and launching the Plant Science Learning Hub. Abstract The Australian National Botanic Gardens has launched a new robust and engaging digital education platform, the Plant Science Learning Hub (learn.anbg.gov.au). The Plant Science Learning Hub […]
Nicki, Program Manager with Greening Australia, will present some of the grassland restoration work that has been undertaken in the ACT region over the past 10 years, sometimes with drastic measures that were required to give native plants the competitive edge. Abstract Greening Australia has been restoring native grasslands for the last 15 years, initially […]
Jo, Bush Blitz Manager, will explain the who, what and why of what Bush Blitz does - who are these weird people that are so fascinated with insect genitals? what is this information used for? and why do we care about these new species? Abstract Bush Blitz is well known as a species discovery program, […]