Explore the science of the Australian plant family Proteaceae in detail with botanist and artist Dr Tanya Scharaschkin! Venue: NatureArt Lab Studio, M16 Artspace, 21 Blaxland Crescent, Griffith Cost:  $380 Book HERE. About the Course During this two-day workshop provides botanical science insights to gain a comprehensive understanding of the family Proteaceae with expert botanist […]

Botanists have named trees and also had trees named in their honour. Australian, British, French and German botanists have made outstanding contributions to Australian science. On these free guided walks, leaving at 11am and 2pm each day, see some of the trees and hear stories that encompass adventure, mystery, sex and even murder! Meet at […]

Christina, a Masters student at Fenner School of Environment and Society, will describe her exploration of how the "quolls on tour" differ behaviourally and morphologically from those who still live in Mulligans Flat, and how we can use this knowledge to manage the metapopulations of eastern quolls and other species. Abstract Australia is in the […]

David, from Fenner School of Environment & Society, will base his talk on his new book, The Forest Wars, and include a number of anecdotes from his experiences in dealing with Ministers and other officials over the past four decades. David will be happy to sign copies of this new book after his talk. Abstract […]

Jim, from University of Canberra, will describe a surprising aspect of patterns of smaller birds and larger birds observed at 7 sites over 16 years, along with links of birds and vertebrate pest control in Namadgi to recommend that monitoring of the birds in Namadgi be part of on-going Park management.  Abstract The bird community […]