Anthony, Director of the National Research Collections Australia CSIRO, will outline the careful planning for CSIRO and ANBG’s precious national collections of preserved plants, vertebrate and invertebrate animals and other […]
Tobias will talk about research from his PhD on pollination in greenhood (Pterostylis) orchids. Greenhood orchids attract their male fungus gnat pollinators by mimicking the sex pheromones of the female […]
The Public Programs Officer at Department of Parliamentary Services has issued a warm invitation to Friends of the Australia National Botanic Gardens to their upcoming Spring Courtyard Tours at Parliament […]
Nerilie, climate scientist from ANU, will review evidence for climate change vulnerabilities in Antarctica, including using past, present and future perspectives to assess the potential for tipping points in Antarctica and the Southern Ocean. This will include a description of the 2023/24 Denman Terrestrial Campaign to characterise the Denman Glacier, the deepest known glacier on […]
Our speakers this month are Photography Group Committee Members who will share their post-processing hot tips and workflow with the Group. Show and Tell by members, with a maximum of 6 images each, will proceed as usual. The meeting will take place in the ANBG Theatrette. All members of the Friends are welcome to come […]
Alex, from the ANU, will talk about the value of fossilised pollen for understanding environmental changes over time, and measuring the amounts and types of pollen across Australia today to understand the links, including collection by VegeMap, a citizen science project. Abstract Fossilised pollen is a little-known but essential part of our understanding of environmental […]