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SUMMARY:Dr Kylie Cairns - 'Dispelling the wild dog myth'
DESCRIPTION:Kylie\, a researcher from the University of New South Wales\, specialises in wildlife genetics and conservation biology. Cutting-edge genetics has altered our understanding of the dingo and its origins and is leading to policy changes about dingo management. \nOur knowledge of the ancestry of dingoes and wild dogs across Australia has changed dramatically in the last five years. Cutting-edge genetics has altered our understanding of the dingo and answered questions about their origins\, identity and how they are different from man’s best friend\, the domestic dog. This research is leading to policy changes about dingo management\, and to discussions about how to balance agriculture with conservation. \nBiography \nDr. Kylie Cairns is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of New South Wales (UNSW)\, specializing in wildlife genetics and conservation biology. Her groundbreaking work focuses on the genetic makeup of dingoes\, investigating their evolutionary history and ecological role in Australia. Dr. Cairns has contributed significantly to understanding the origins and identity of dingoes and their relationship to domestic dogs and wolves. More recently she has begun using environmental DNA to investigate how dingoes interact with their environment and other species. Her research aims to inform conservation strategies that protect these iconic animals while balancing ecosystem health\, biodiversity and agricultural impacts. Kylie is passionate about engaging the public in science and conservation efforts. She frequently collaborates with Indigenous communities to integrate traditional ecological knowledge into her research. \nBookings open 28 February 2025. \nBooking link: https://www.trybooking.com/CXZXJ
URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/dr-kylie-cairns-dispelling-the-wild-dog-myth/
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SUMMARY:Botanic Art Groups exhibition 2025
DESCRIPTION:The Friends of the ANBG’s Botanic Art Group will hold its 18th annual exhibition and sale at the Visitor Centre Gallery\, with the theme ‘Rainforest’. \nThe exhibition will feature Australian native plants that grow in rainforest zones from tropical\, subtropical\, coastal\, dry or temperate. Our rainforests extend from the far north to Tasmania.  \nMost of the works will be on sale\, with a proportion of the proceeds donated to the Friends of the ANBG to support the Gardens. Several works will be chosen to be donated by the Friends to the Gardens’ permanent collection. As in previous years\, there will also be a work to be won by the lucky winner of a raffle. \nThe paintings and drawings on show employ a variety of media and techniques. All of them strive to combine accurate and clear illustration of the plant with a visually compelling and aesthetically rewarding composition. \nAs well as the framed works\, there will also be some unframed works and a selection of greeting cards by the members of the Group.
URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/botanic-art-groups-exhibition-2025/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20250405T083000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20250405T113000
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SUMMARY:Friends of Black Mountain working party
DESCRIPTION:We are looking forward to our next work party\, inside ANBG close to the border between ANBG and Black Mountain Nature Reserve. \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/CYPVC 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/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20250410T123000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20250410T133000
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SUMMARY:Professor David Lindenmayer AO - 'A 25-year experiment to document the effects of large-scale plantation transformation on forest biodiversity'
DESCRIPTION:David\, from the Fenner School of Environment and Society\, will highlight the effects and challenges of plantations on forest biodiversity. \nBiography \nDavid is a world-leading expert in forest and woodland ecology\, resource management\, conservation science\, and biodiversity conservation. He has maintained some of the largest\, long-term research programs in Australia\, with some exceeding 42 years in duration. He is among the world’s most productive and most highly-cited scientists\, particularly in forest ecology and conservation biology and has published 1490 scientific articles including 950 peer-reviewed papers in international scientific journals. He has also published 49 books\, including many award-winning textbooks and other seminal books.  \nDavid held a prestigious Australian Research Council Laureate Fellowship from 2013-2018\, where he worked on biodiversity indices\, metrics and proxies. He is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (elected 2008)\, a Fellow of the Ecological Society of America (elected in 2019)\, Fellow of the Royal Zoological Society of NSW (elected 2022)\, and Fellow of the American Academy of Sciences (elected 2023). He was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in 2014. His research has been recognised through numerous awards\, including the Eureka Science Prize (three times)\, Whitley Award (10 times)\, the Serventy Medal for Ornithology\, and the Australian Natural History Medallion. In 2018\, he was awarded the prestigious Whittaker Medal from the Ecological Society of America. He was awarded the Macfarlane Burnett Medal for Life Sciences by the Australian Academy of Sciences in 2024. \nBookings open Friday 7 March 2025 \nBooking link: https://www.trybooking.com/CXZXK
URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/professor-david-lindenmayer-ao-a-25-year-experiment-to-document-the-effects-of-large-scale-plantation-transformation-on-forest-biodiversity/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20250413T084000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20250413T103000
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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 Sunday 13 April. 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/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20250414T123000
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SUMMARY:Plant Recognition Group - Macrophytes in streams and wetlands
DESCRIPTION:The next Plant Recognition Group workshop will be on macrophytes in streams and wetlands. The workshop will be led by Dr Jane Roberts\, a retired vegetation ecologist\, who has an ecological consultant to government in vegetation and water management primarily on lowland rivers in the southern Murray-Darling Basin. Dr Roberts will provide an overview and show live material\, species selected being dependent on availability. Binocular microscopes and other aids for identification will be available for the workshop. \nWhen: Monday 14 April 12.30 – 3.30pm 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-macrophytes-in-streams-and-wetlands/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20250417T123000
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SUMMARY:Dr Peter Fullagar and Chris Davey - 'Potential impacts of a rodent eradication program on the Lord Howe Island lowland terrestrial avifauna'
DESCRIPTION:Peter and Chris\, from Canberra Birds\, will describe the extent to which rodent a control program caused a detectable change in abundance of birds on Lord howe Island.  They matched the avian response to rodent removal in terms of the known biology of the species\, particularly the Lord Howe Island Woodhen. \nIn response to a request from the Lord Howe Island Board\, spring surveys were conducted on the lowland terrestrial avifauna in the spring of 2013\, 2014\, 2016 to 2018 prior to the rodent eradication programme that commenced in 2019. A final spring survey was conducted in 2022. \nThe spring surveys were based on the number of individuals recorded on 96 2 ha plots each surveyed four times during a one-week period. The plots were spatially stratified across the northern and western part of the Lord Howe Island lowlands. The count data were analysed using a generalized linear mixed model with Rodent control\, Vegetation type and Time after sunrise as fixed effects and Observer\, Plot and Year as random effects. \nOf the 15 species recorded across the 96 plots only nine were recorded with sufficient frequency to permit analysis.  Our emphasis here was to assess the extent to which the rodent control programme had caused a detectable change in abundance (were the numbers in 2022 outside the range of abundances recorded across 2013 to 2018) and to match avian response to rodent removal in terms of the known biology of the species. Emphasis was placed on the Lord Howe Island Woodhen to see if this endangered species would show a positive response to rodent removal. \nBiography \nDr Peter Fullagar and Chris Davey\, both now retired\, spent their working careers at CSIRO in Canberra. They have worked together for many years on issues concerning animal ecology and conservation issues. Since retiring they continue to work on projects of shared interest. \nBoth have been members of Canberra Birds (Canberra Ornithologists Group) for many years and often utilise the expertise of the Group as volunteers for various citizen science projects. \nBookings open 14 March.  \nBooking link: https://www.trybooking.com/CXZXL
URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/dr-peter-fullagar-and-chris-davey-potential-impacts-of-a-rodent-eradication-program-on-the-lord-howe-island-lowland-terrestrial-avifauna/
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SUMMARY:Emma Cooke - 'Breaking family ties: The genetic rescue of Canberra’s Small Purple Pea population'
DESCRIPTION:Emma will discuss work done over the last nine years by the National Seed Bank\, ANBG nursery\, ACT Office of Nature Conservation and the Parks and Conservation Service teams to collect seed from across the region\, establish a seed production orchard\, grow on established plants for translocation and design and implement a translocation plan incorporating both genetic rescue and ex-situ population formation of the Small Purple Pea. \nBiography \nEmma works as a field ecologist with the ACT government’s Office of Nature conservation. She is a vegetation ecologist\, specialising in the conservation of rare and threatened flora and vegetation communities of the ACT. She guides policy and management and runs monitoring and conservation projects. \nBookings open 21 March. \nBooking link: https://www.trybooking.com/CXZXM
URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/emma-cooke-breaking-family-ties-the-genetic-rescue-of-canberras-small-purple-pea-population/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20250426T093000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20250426T120000
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SUMMARY:Little-known stories about Black Mountain vegetation patterns and fire history
DESCRIPTION:Join plant ecologist Michael Doherty for a walk and little-known stories about vegetation patterns\, fire ecology and fire history on Black Mountain. We will also discuss fire and vegetation management past\, present and into the future. This walk is part of the Heritage Festival. \nFully booked – all places taken. \nSome books will be available for cash sale. \nAll walks are rambles on rough uneven ground with some steep sections. \nMeet at electricity substation\, Frith Road\, Acton.  Look for the banners. \nCost – donation \nBring – friends\, water\, snacks\, sturdy shoes\, hat\, sun cream.
URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/little-known-stories-about-black-mountain-vegetation-patterns-and-fire-history/
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