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SUMMARY:Visit the Gardens’ Birds - now booked out
DESCRIPTION:Visit the Gardens early in the morning\, and discover some of the fascinating secrets of the Gardens’ birds. The Gardens are a hot spot for bird activity\, with water and nectar in abundance. \nOn Saturday 1 or Sunday 2 March 2025\, join experienced guides who will show you some of the favourite haunts of a number of birds\, and tell you about their habits. \nBring your binoculars (or there will be a small number of pairs to borrow if you don’t have any). \nDates: Saturday 1 March and Sunday 2 March \nTime: 7.45 am (birds like to get up early!) \nMeet at: ANBG Visitor Centre \nCost: $10 \nNow fully booked. \nThis event is specially for Friends members and their families (but is unfortunately not really suitable for children aged under 8).
URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/visit-the-gardens-birds-now-booked-out/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20250301T083000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20250301T113000
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SUMMARY:Friends of Black Mountain working party
DESCRIPTION:We are looking forward to our next work party\, which will be working in the ANBG.  \nMeet at the electricity sub-station\, Frith Road\, Acton. \nBring water\, and wear a hat\, sunscreen\, long-sleeved shirt\, long pants\, gloves\, and stout shoes. \nWe shall break for delicious morning tea at about 10:00am. \nPlease book at https://www.trybooking.com/CYPVB if you are planning to come.  This helps us to let you know if arrangements need to change at the last minute (for example\, adverse weather conditions). \nIf you need further information\, please contact Linda by phone on 0437 298 711.
URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/friends-of-black-mountain-working-party/
LOCATION:ACT
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20250302T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20250302T235900
DTSTAMP:20260516T191122
CREATED:20250301T130000Z
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SUMMARY:Visit the Gardens’ Birds - now booked out
DESCRIPTION:Visit the Gardens early in the morning\, and discover some of the fascinating secrets of the Gardens’ birds. The Gardens are a hot spot for bird activity\, with water and nectar in abundance. \nOn Saturday 1 or Sunday 2 March 2025\, join experienced guides who will show you some of the favourite haunts of a number of birds\, and tell you about their habits. \nBring your binoculars (or there will be a small number of pairs to borrow if you don’t have any). \nDates: Saturday 1 March and Sunday 2 March \nTime: 7.45 am (birds like to get up early!) \nMeet at: ANBG Visitor Centre \nNow fully booked. \nThis event is specially for Friends members and their families (but is unfortunately not really suitable for children aged under 8).
URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/visit-the-gardens-birds-now-booked-out/
LOCATION:ACT
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20250306T123000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20250306T133000
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SUMMARY:Brad Desmond - 'Small Seeds\, Big Impact: How dedicated small-scale projects can save Australia’s threatened flora'
DESCRIPTION:Join Brad Desmond from the Australian Seed Bank Partnership to discover the vital role of ex situ conservation in protecting Australia’s most threatened plants. He will introduce the goals of the Partnership and highlight two small but powerful projects: the Critically Endangered Project\, which focuses on banking\, researching\, and restoring ten critically endangered species in WA and Tasmania; and the Seeds of Hope Project\, a community-funded initiative in collaboration with First Nations partners which focuses on conserving a vulnerable Conostylis species. Even modest support can make a big impact in safeguarding Australia’s unique flora.  \nBiography \nBrad Desmond is the Assistant Coordinator of the Australian Seed Bank Partnership\, Australia’s only national alliance of conservation seed banks. An environmental scientist with 10 years’ experience in NGO\, industry and public service sectors\, Brad facilitates collaborative seed banking\, research and knowledge sharing initiatives on behalf of the Partnership. \nBookings open 31 January. \nBooking link: https://www.trybooking.com/CXZXB \n 
URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/brad-desmond-small-seeds-big-impact-how-dedicated-small-scale-projects-can-save-australias-threatened-flora/
LOCATION:ACT
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20250308T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20250308T235900
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SUMMARY:Gardens’ Growing Friends - Autumn native plant sale
DESCRIPTION:Please note that this sale typically sells out before 10.00am.  \nHundreds of plants\, including groundcovers\, grasses and shrubs\, will be on sale from the car park between the Banksia Centre and the Crosbie Morrison Building. \nSales are by card only\, and pots are all $6. \nDiscerning native plant lovers will be able to choose the right plant for their garden\, courtyard or balcony from this plant description list\, and find out about planting and care of new plants from our guidelines.. \nPlants are propagated by Growing Friends from cuttings or seeds sourced from within the Gardens\, and all proceeds help support the Gardens. \nBe early as plants sell out fast!
URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/gardens-growing-friends-autumn-native-plant-sale/
LOCATION:ACT
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20250309T103000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20250309T150000
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SUMMARY:Butterfly Walks on Black Mountain - now booked out
DESCRIPTION:Butterflies love the warmth of sunshine so we are keeping our fingers crossed for a delightfully sunny day as we look for butterflies in the Black Mountain Nature Reserve. \nIn autumn we see not only how colourful butterflies are when they fly but also how well “camouflaged” they are when resting on logs or rocks. Which butterflies will we see? Imperial Jezebels\, Australian Painted Ladies\, Common Brown butterflies and/or others in Autumn?  We all love sunlight\, and many sweet-scented flowers\, at least those of long tubular form\, rely on butterflies and moths to pollinate them. Join our local expert\, Dr Suzi Bond to see and hear about butterflies\, and the plants they like\, near the summit of Black Mountain.  \nIt will be a generally easy ramble with some steep sections and steps.  \nCopies of the “Field Guide to the Butterflies of the Australian Capital Territory” by Suzi Bond with Steve Holliday and John Stein will be for cash sale. Other booklets will be for sale\, too. \nThere will be two walks on Sunday 9 March 2025\, one leaving at 10:30am and the other leaving at 1:30pm. \nMeet: Lookout Terrace slightly uphill from Telstra Tower on Black Mountain (see banners). \nBring: Binoculars to see the butterflies more clearly if you wish. Water. Snacks if you wish.  Donation. \nWear: Sturdy walking gear\, including hat and stout shoes. \nBoth walks are now fully booked.
URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/butterfly-walks-on-black-mountain-now-booked-out/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20250310T110000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20250316T140000
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SUMMARY:Choosing Australian Plants for your Garden - Themed Walks
DESCRIPTION:Wondering what to plant in your garden? \nJoin a free guided walk to see some plants that may be just what you are looking for.  \nThese one-hour walks leave from the clock near the bridge to Pollen at 11am and 2pm each day.  \nNo booking required for individuals\, but groups of more than six people should contact walks@friendsanbg.org.au a week before the planned walk.
URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/choosing-australian-plants-for-your-garden-themed-walks/
LOCATION:ACT
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20250313T123000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20250313T133000
DTSTAMP:20260516T191122
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SUMMARY:Asst. Professor Benjamin Schwessinger - 'Pest monitoring in the ANBG'
DESCRIPTION:Benjamin\, from the ANU Research School of Biology\, will describe how they catch fungal spores from the air for plant pathogen diagnostics\, and their outreach to the public and schools highlighting biodiversity. \nFungi including serious plant pathogens surround us. Benjamin will discuss recent technological advances that enable the smart capture of fungal spores from air samples with unprecedented precision. Combined with downstream DNA analysis\, this allows scientists to capture the fungi in our air in a spatial-temporal manner. He will focus on the deployment of one of these air samplers in the ANBG in 2023\, where his team detected plant pathogens including the silent killer myrtle rust that threatens the Australian ecosystem. He will also highlight a recently DCCEEW funded sentinel program for nine Australian botanical gardens including the ANBG\, using the air sampler. This new project will deliver further critical data on plant pathogens and enable outreach opportunities for the public and schools highlighting the importance of biodiversity. \nBiography \nBenjamin is from the ANU Research School of Biology where he is the Associate Director of Research. He obtained his PhD from the University of East Anglia investigating plant immune signalling in model plants and crops including rice. Benjamin came to Australia in 2015 to study the genome biology and evolution of plant pathogenic rust fungi at the Australian National University\, Canberra. His team focuses on genome evolution and host adaptation of rust fungi in addition to other aspects of plant and fungal biology. In addition\, Benjamin fills the role Deputy Director Research of the Australian Research Council Plant Biosecurity Training Centre. He was also the 2022 ACT Emerging Scientist of the Year. \nBookings open 7 February.  \nBooking link: https://www.trybooking.com/CXZXG
URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/asst-professor-benjamin-schwessinger-pest-monitoring-in-the-anbg/
LOCATION:ACT
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20250320T123000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20250320T133000
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SUMMARY:Dr Luke Keogh - 'Museum  Collections and Australia’s Gardens'
DESCRIPTION:Luke\, inaugural White Family Senior Fellow in Australian Garden History at NMA\, will showcase some of the objects and stories he has uncovered in his work with museums that have significance and connections that are not always fully represented and interpreted. \nGarden objects\, ephemera and stories are well-represented in Australian museum collections\, though their significance and connections are not always fully recognised or interpreted. It is time for museum curators\, garden historians and botanical gardens to have a closer dialogue so they can better tell the ‘garden’ stories in their collections. In his talk curator and historian Luke Keogh will showcase some of the objects and stories he has uncovered in his work with museums\, focussing in particular on his recent work with the National Museum of Australia Collection. He will also talk about some of the collaborations with museums around the world that have connected garden histories\, museum collections and garden spaces. Luke will also give an insight into his current work that describes the history of Australian plants and the industrialisation of plant cure.  \nBiography \nDr Luke Keogh is an academic\, curator\, historian and the inaugural White Family Senior Fellow in Australian Garden History. His book The Wardian Case: How a Simple Box Moved Plants and Changed the World (2020) was Garden Media Guild’s Garden Book of the Year and won the NSW Premier’s General History Prize. His presentation will draw on the work he has completed as White Family Senior Fellow in Australian Garden History at the National Museum of Australia. He currently lectures into the history and museums programs at Deakin University. \nBookings open 14th February \nBooking link: https://www.trybooking.com/CXZXH
URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/dr-luke-keogh-museum-collections-and-australias-gardens/
LOCATION:ACT
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20250320T143000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20250320T163000
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SUMMARY:Plant Recognition Group – Getting to know your daisies
DESCRIPTION:The next Plant Recognition Group workshop will focus on the family Asteraceae (daisies). The workshop will be led by Dr Alexander Schmidt-Lebuhn\, Research Scientist with CSIRO\, who will provide a powerpoint presentation on Asteraceae identification and show selected samples. Binocular microscopes and other aids for identification will be available for the workshop. \nWhen: Thursday 20 March\, 2.30 – 4.30pm including extra time to practice if you wish. \nWhere: Celia Rosser Room\, Banksia Centre\, ANBG. \nBookings ESSENTIAL: Please send your name and phone number to plantname@friendsanbg.org.au   Seats are limited for this session\, so booking ahead is mandatory. \nPlease advise at least a day in advance if you need to cancel your booking\, so that a member on the waiting list can be offered the place.
URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/plant-recognition-group-getting-to-know-your-daisies/
LOCATION:ACT
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20250322T084000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20250322T103000
DTSTAMP:20260516T191122
CREATED:20250321T214000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T010105Z
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SUMMARY:Cameras and Café Walk
DESCRIPTION:The next Friends of ANBG Photographic Group Cameras and Café walk will be held on Saturday 22 March. We meet at the bus stop at 8.40 am\, then follow our interests and instincts around the Gardens. Regroup for a refreshment and conversation at Pollen Cafe at around 10.30 am. \nAt least one member of the Friends of ANBG Photographic Group Committee will be there to lead the activity. All levels of photographic skill are welcome. After our initial gathering at the bus stop you can stay with the group or separate if you wish. 
URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/cameras-and-caf-walk/
LOCATION:ACT
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20250327T123000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20250327T133000
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SUMMARY:Brad Opdyke - 'Paleoclimate records and stratigraphy from Lake George: what we can learn about climate change and our future'
DESCRIPTION:Brad will discuss the sedimentary record of Lake George going back almost 4 million years. Pollen records indicate much greater rainfall in the past. Records of lake-levels date from 1820\, and are relevant to climate change.  \nFour million years ago atmospheric CO2 levels were close to those we have in 2024. Pollen records indicate that rainfall must been 2 to 3 times what we have experienced over the past several decades. In addition to the deep cores we have taken in the Lake bed\, our team has been studying the stratigraphy of the Bungendore Sands quarry on the south eastern shore of Lake George. These records\, in comparison\, only reach back about 60\,000 years but offer a detailed look at the dynamism of water levels with the Lake. There are times within the 50 to 60 thousand year time window when the Lake was relatively full (37 meters deep) and thick layers of clay were draped over the landscape of the Lake George basin. These clays persist today and make groundwater recharge difficult\, as well as making runoff within the basin very efficient.  \nBiography \nBrad is an Associate Professorial Fellow at the Research School of Earth Sciences and has been doing Paleoclimate research there for the past 30 years. He received his Bachelor’s degree in Geochemistry from Columbia University in NYC in 1984. He received his Masters degree in 1987 and PhD in 1990 from the University of Michigan before joining the ANU in 1994. \nBookings open 21 February 2025. \nBooking link: https://www.trybooking.com/CXZXI
URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/brad-opdyke-paleoclimate-records-and-stratigraphy-from-lake-george-what-we-can-learn-about-climate-change-and-our-future/
LOCATION:ACT
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20250328T100000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20250328T120000
DTSTAMP:20260516T191122
CREATED:20250327T230000Z
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SUMMARY:Photographic Group March meeting - Where art helps science
DESCRIPTION:Dr Michael Mulvaney\, the administrator of the citizen science Naturemapr platforms\, will address the monthly meeting of the Photographic Group. His topic will be Where art helps science – Nature Photography and citizen science. The talk will emphasise and explain\, by way of examples\, the valuable contribution that good nature photographers can make to our understanding\, conservation and appreciation of the natural world. The meeting will also include our regular show and tell segment in which participants share their photographic works and the stories behind them. \n\n\n\n\nThe meeting will take place in the ANBG Theatrette. All members of the Friends are welcome to come along. The Photographic Group members have a range of skill sets and cameras\, from digital ‘point and click’ cameras to more complex SLRs. If you would like to attend\, just turn up\, email photo@friendsanbg.org.au\, or contact a committee member.
URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/photographic-group-march-meeting-where-art-helps-science/
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