Abstract How can we engage our hearing to connect more deeply with nature around us? Through vibrant recordings and spectrogram analysis that shows the beauty of birdsong, Andrew Skeoch will guide us into hearing the languages of nature; developing our auditory awareness, identifying species by ear, recognising behaviours and repertoire, and finding empathy with the […]
Our March work party removed more than 540 weeds, of 14 species, many of which were very tough to remove. Details of the next weeding work party (including the booking link) are: Date: Saturday, 6 April 2024, 8:30 to 11:30am We plan to remove lots of the Poverty Wattle, Sifton Weed, Tick Bush and other woody weeds […]
The Friends of the ANBG's Botanic Art Group will hold its 17th annual exhibition and sale at the Visitor Centre Gallery, with the theme ‘Bush Fragrance’. The exhibition will feature fragrant Australian native plants, and those from which a fragrance, essence or oil is produced. Most of the works will be on sale, with a […]
Abstract Once considered concrete jungles with no place for nature, cities are emerging as a surprisingly important habitat for a range of pollinators. Join urban beekeeper and environmental scientist Cormac Farrell on a journey covering food, urban gardens and the return of bees to Parliament House. Biography Cormac Farrell, known as the Parliament House’s voluntary […]
In this talk Dave, from ANU will describe the origins and diversity of Brachychiton group and focus on some of the particularly interesting and iconic species. Abstract There are about 40 species of Brachychiton found on the Australian mainland, and two species found in Papua New Guinea. This genus includes the kurrajongs as well as […]
The workshop will be finding out more about fascinating Proteaceae, with a hands-on session in classification, recognition and identification of the main genera that occur in the ACT and Southern Tablelands of NSW. We will be using binocular microscopes and a simple key for identification. No prior knowledge of the use of identification keys is […]