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  • Bronwyn Collins ‘Training the future: 30 years of the Volunteer Botanical Training Program’

    Bronwyn, from Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research, will look at the history of the program, outcomes for participants and some of the more recent challenges in running a successful program. Abstract Beginning with the first small group of students hosted by the then Australian National Botanic Gardens Herbarium in 1993 the Volunteer Botanical Training […]

  • Tom Masaglio ‘’Say cheese-tree!’ Exploring Australia’s vascular plant photographic record’

    Tom, from University of New South Wales, will talk about a complex mix of factors resulting in almost 18% of Australia’s native vascular plant species being without easily accessible photographs; SE Australia is well covered, but NT, QLD, and WA have thousands of unphotographed plants. Abstract In the world of biodiversity data, physical specimens remain […]

  • Dr Ben Walcott ‘Gardens and biodiversity’

    Ben will talk about how gardens are important for biodiversity. Native plant gardens are particularly important for hosting rare and endangered plants as well as insect and birdlife. Biography The Walcotts moved from the USA to Canberra in 2003 and soon became Friends of the ANBG. They have developed their own large native garden in […]

  • Jo Harding ‘High Country Bush Blitz’

    New species of spiders, from huntsman to jumping spiders are just some of the amazing finds from the Australian Alps Bush Blitz. Jo, from Bush Blitz will share the discoveries from their highest Blitz ever along with stunning photos and video podcast hosted by Bry the Fly Guy. Biography Jo Harding is the Manager of […]

  • Black Mountain Weeding Work Party

    Dear Friends, Thank you to our wonderful weeding work party last month who removed more than 960 weeds, particularly Billardiera heterophylla and Acacia baileyana as well as 4 other species of weeds during the work party. Our next weeding work party is planning to continue to remove these weeds along the lower side of Black […]

  • Alison Turner and Marilyn Faunt ‘Fern stories: the search for the ‘magical fern seed’ – and how fern knowledge grew’

    "Only people of discernment and good taste could appreciate the flowerless charms of ferns ". Such was the thinking that underpinned the fern mania of the mid-1800's when ferns became fashionable.  Volunteer ANBG guides Alison Turner and Marilyn Faunt will share their fern discovery journey and hope we look at ferns with fresh eyes and […]