Our next weeding work party we are planning to continue to remove more of the sollya weeds along the lower side of Black Mountain Drive. Meet: at the electricity sub-station, Frith Road ACTON. Look for banners. We shall walk up from there to the work site, and provide ferry cars if needed. Bring: More of your friends if you […]
Liz, from the University of Adelaide, will talk about refining the age and palaeoenvironmental context of key deposits from caves in the Naracoorte area of the Limestone Coast region of South Australia. Abstract Hidden beneath the surface in Australia’s caves are fossil deposits that preserve detailed records of past environments and biodiversity. These caves provide […]
Come and join a small group of Friends with varying levels of bird identification expertise to observe some of the bird life on Black Mountain. Will we see some of the regular winter migrants such as scarlet robins and golden whistlers that are moving around at present, along with many of the species that reside […]
Dr Peter Caley, of CSIRO, will explore which of the numerous putative drivers are consistent with the observations of the decline of the famous Bogong moth. Abstract Bogong moth populations are in decline. Following a big decrease in numbers after European colonisation expanded across their breeding range, a subsequent decline from about 1980 has been […]
Come and see some examples of the earliest types of plants and trace the development of plants on this free guided walk. See the kinds of plants that were around at the same time as the dinosaurs and how much they had changed by the time the megafauna arrived. These one-hour walks are at 11:00 […]
Nina and Nathan, from ACT Government Parks and Conservation, will talk about the recovery plan and monitoring of two endangered Sphagnum Bogs and Associated Fens so that they are viable and well-represented community in their natural geographic range. Abstract Nina McLean is the Monitoring and Evaluation officer with the Office of Nature Conservation (formerly Conservation […]