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SUMMARY:Australian Plants in Foreign Lands Guided Walks
DESCRIPTION:While many Australian plants have found success in overseas countries\, some have behaved badly.   \nCome on a free one-hour guided walk to discover some plants which have made significant contributions in other countries and meet some which have exceeded their welcome. \nWalks commence at 11am and 2pm each day. \nMeet at the clock near the ANBG bridge.  \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/australian-plants-in-foreign-lands-guided-walks/
LOCATION:ACT
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20250703T000000
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SUMMARY:Dr Kate Grarock and Dr Bryan Lessard - 'Nanda Kalbarri Bush Blitz: connecting with people to uncover our diverse species'
DESCRIPTION:Dr Kate Grarock and Dr Bryan Lessard – ‘Nanda Kalbarri Bush Blitz: connecting with people to uncover our diverse species’ \nKate and Bryan\, from ANBG\, will talk about a Bush Blitz near Kalbarri\, WA on Nanda country to gather information about the biodiversity there with representative of Nanda people\, Parks Rangers\, Bush Heritage\, teachers and scientists from all over Australia. \nAbstract\nBush Blitz is Australia’s largest species discovery program. It is a unique multi-million dollar partnership between the Department of Climate Change\, Energy\, the Environment and Water\, Parks Australia\, BHP and Earthwatch Australia to document plants and animals across Australia. \nThere are an estimated 580\,000-680\,000 species in Australia\, with three-quarters of this biodiversity yet to be identified. \nSince the Program began in 2010 Bush Blitz has undertaken over 50 multidisciplinary expeditions supporting the discovery of almost 2\,000 putative new species. Through this large body of work thousands of species records have also been added to public databases\, increasing scientific knowledge to help protect Australia’s biodiversity for generations to come. \nWe recently ran a Bush Blitz near Kalbarri\, WA on Nanda Country. We worked with a diverse group of people including Nanda representatives\, Parks Rangers\, Bush Heritage\, teachers and scientists from all over Australia. \nBiography\nDr Kate Grarock is an Environmental Scientist and Expedition Leader at Bush Blitz. Kate loves bushwalking and is passionate about getting people outdoors. \nDr Bryan Lessard is the Communications and Partnerships Officer at Bush Blitz and an experienced taxonomist. Also known as Bry the Fly Guy\, he loves to share stories with the community to promote biodiversity and has described 50 species of flies new to science. \nBookings open on 6 June at https://www.trybooking.com/DAMFW
URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/dr-kate-grarock-and-dr-bryan-lessard-nanda-kalbarri-bush-blitz-connecting-with-people-to-uncover-our-diverse-species/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20250705T090000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20250705T120000
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SUMMARY:Black Mountain Weeding Work Party
DESCRIPTION:Our June work party was cancelled because of wet weather\, so we are keeping our fingers crossed for fine weather to remove lots of woody weeds at our next work party is scheduled for Saturday 5 July 2025. \nDetails of the next weeding work party (including the booking link) are: \nDate: Saturday\, 5 July 2025\, 9am to 12 noon\nMeet: at the electricity sub-station\, Frith Road\, Acton.    \n	Bring:  water.   \nWear:  hat\, sunscreen\, long-sleeved shirt\, long pants\, gloves\, stout shoes. \nWe shall break for delicious morning tea at about 10:30am \nPlease book: if you are planning to come\, please let us know by using this booking link: https://www.trybooking.com/CYPVI \nThis 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 me by phone 0437 298 711. \nWe look forward to seeing you at our next weeding work party. \nLinda Beveridge\n	Friends of Black Mountain
URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/black-mountain-weeding-work-party/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20250710T123000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20250710T133000
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SUMMARY:Shoshanna Rapley - Invisible birds\, smart tech: reintroducing the bush stone-curlew
DESCRIPTION:How do you study a bird that’s a master of camouflage and only active in the dead of night? Shoshana\, from the ANU\, will talk about how GPS technology\, tiny handsewn backpacks\, and a conservation detection dog uncover the secret lives of reintroduced bush stone-curlews.   \nBiography:\nShoshana Rapley is a PhD candidate at the Fenner School of the ANU. Birds are her driving passion in life\, and she channels this into conservation research across Australia. Her PhD is about the reintroduction of the bush stone-curlew\, which involves understanding their behaviours to improve release tactics. She also works on waterbird tracking in the Murray Darling Basin and is an author on the annual Australia’s Environment Report. \nBookings open on 13 June at https://www.trybooking.com/DAMGA
URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/shoshanna-rapley-invisible-birds-smart-tech-reintroducing-the-bush-stone-curlew/
LOCATION:ACT
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20250712T084000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20250712T103000
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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 12 July. We meet at the bus stop at 8.40 am\, then head off\, either individually or in groups\, in search of beautiful images from around the Gardens. Participants regroup for a friendly catch up at Pollen Cafe at around 10.30 am. \nAt least one member of the Friends of ANBG Photographic Group Committee will be there to get things started and be a source of advice when needed. All levels of photographic skill are welcome. It is a great opportunity to get to know other photographers and learn from each other. \nIn the winter months the Gardens can be atmospheric and photogenic with heavy dew\, frost or fog.
URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/cameras-and-caf-walk/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20250716T170000
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SUMMARY:John Blay: Wild country plant mosaics and garden design
DESCRIPTION:The Australian Garden History Society is presenting an online talk by John Blay\, an Australian writer and naturalist who has written extensively about the Australian bush and its people in drama\, prose and poetry.  \n\n\n\n\nSit back in your armchair\, grab a pre-dinner drink and some nibbles and join John as he takes us on a winding ramble through the wild places of the ranges and coast of southern NSW in this recorded talk\, hosted live by Ruth Bailey\, in support of the AGHS Nina Crone Writing Fund. John will also be available live to answer questions.  \nStarting from south of Batemans Bay and finishing at the end of the Bundian Way at Twofold Bay\, Eden\, John takes us on a journey through the last 60 years of his life\, hiking the wild country of southern NSW from the high country to the coastal plains\, exploring the question of how does wild nature and our gardens fit together?  \nWith beautiful photographs of our native flora and wild landscapes\, John talks about how he created his trilogy of forest books – Wild Nature\, On Track and Back Country – based on his wanderings in the bush. He reveals how the beauty and logic of wild plant communities can inspire new ways of designing our gardens—rooted in resilience\, ecology\, and a true sense of belonging. His talk is a compelling invitation to reimagine the garden not just as a space of cultivation\, but as a living mosaic that reflects the spirit and diversity of the bush.  \nCost: $10 per person with proceeds going to support the AGHS Nina Crone Writing Fund (recordings will not be available after the event).  \nFor bookings go to https://events.humanitix.com/online-lecture-by-john-blay 
URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/john-blay-wild-country-plant-mosaics-and-garden-design/
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DTEND;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20250717T235900
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SUMMARY:Ryan O’Donnell - 'Contributions towards understanding the evolution of the Australian terrestrial orchid flora and its associated funga'
DESCRIPTION:Ryan\, from the ANU\, will summarise recent contributions towards understanding the evolution of the Australian terrestrial orchid flora and its associated funga spanning macro- to micro-evolutionary scales. \nAbstract \nThe evolutionary histories of plants and fungi are inextricably linked\, and no where is this more evident than in the hyperdiverse orchid family (Orchidaceae). All orchids are obligately dependent on their mycorrhizal fungal partners to germinate\, and these partnerships are thought to have been a major driver of diversification in the family. Australia is home to some of the world’s most charismatic terrestrial orchids. Among these orchids\, we can observe a striking degree of orchid-mycorrhizal specificity\, where many species associate with only one or two fungal species from a single fungal family. Moreover\, Australian terrestrial orchids are also characterised by an unusually high incidence of species pollinated by sexual deception of male insects. As to why such a staggering degree of ecological specificity has evolved both above and below ground in the Australian terrestrial orchid flora remains unknown. \nBiography \nRyan is a final year PhD student in the Linde lab in the Research School of Biology at the Australian National University in Canberra. Their PhD research has been focused on the evolution of the Australian terrestrial orchid flora and its associated funga\, with close studies of the fungal family Ceratobasidiaceae\, and the Greenhood orchids\, Pterostylis. Ryan’s previous Masters research focused on Australian mint bushes (Prostanthera; Lamiaceae) with the Universtiy of New England. More broadly\, Ryan’s research interests span phylogenomics\, systematics\, taxonomy\, and evolutionary ecology. Prior to becoming a scientist\, Ryan was a conservatorium-trained opera singer who performed on stages nationally and internationally. \nBookings open on 20 June at https://www.trybooking.com/DAMGJ
URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/ryan-odonnell-contributions-towards-understanding-the-evolution-of-the-australian-terrestrial-orchid-flora-and-its-associated-funga/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20250717T140000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20250717T163000
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SUMMARY:Plant Recognition Group – Getting to know hop bushes (Dodonaea)
DESCRIPTION:The next Plant Recognition Group workshop will focus on the genus Dodonaea\, commonly known as hop bushes because their colourful fruits resemble those of hops. Dr Judy West will lead the workshop. Previously Executive Director of the ANBG and  head of the Australian National Herbarium\, Dr West is an expert on this genus.  Selected samples of Dodonaea\, binocular microscopes\, keys and other aids for identification will be available for the workshop. \nWhen: Thursday 17 July 2025 2.00-4.30pm; 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-hop-bushes-dodonaea/
LOCATION:ACT
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20250724T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20250724T235900
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SUMMARY:Anke-Maria Hoefer - ‘Frog-tastic facts: Bringing local croakers into your mind (and into your garden)’
DESCRIPTION:Frogs are excellent indicators of waterway and wetland health\, but they are highly susceptible to environmental change. Anke-Maria\, ACT Frogwatch Coordinator\, will describe way to better manage\, improve and create frog-friendly habitats. Could we entice frogs into our gardens?  \nAbstract \nAnke-Maria coordinates the Frogwatch census every October. Frogs are highly susceptible to environmental change\, and their decline or loss is a major threat to biodiversity. Monitoring local frog populations and their habitat is vital as they serve as excellent indicators of waterway and wetland health because frogs are highly susceptible to environmental changes. It also creates a better understanding on how to best manage\, improve and create frog-friendly habitat in our increasingly urbanised landscape. Anke-Maria will introduce some of our local frogs and suggest ways we can entice them into our gardens.  \nBiography \nAnke-Maria trains volunteers in the art of frog surveys and runs school programs. As FrogWatch Coordinator she acts as the conduit between citizen scientists and scientists. \nBookings open on 27 June at https://www.trybooking.com/DAMGR
URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/anke-maria-hoefer-frog-tastic-facts-bringing-local-croakers-into-your-mind-and-into-your-garden/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20250725T100000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20250725T120000
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SUMMARY:Friends of ANBG Photographic Group Monthly Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The meeting\, which takes place in the Theatrette\, will feature a series of short presentations by members of the Photographic Group intended to encourage and inform participation by Group members in the Illuminate 2025 Annual Photographic Exhibition. The Exhibition takes place from Friday 21 November to Sunday 14 December 2025. \nThe meeting will also include our regular show and tell segment in which participants share their photographic works and the stories behind them.
URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/friends-of-anbg-photographic-group-monthly-meeting/
LOCATION:ACT
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20250731T123000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20250731T133000
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SUMMARY:Dr Lucy Aplin 'Clever cockies - Innovation and adaptation in sulphur-crested cockatoos'
DESCRIPTION:Aplin and her team investigate cognition and culture in urban sulphur-crested cockatoos\, asking whether the spread of new innovations can facilitate adaptive behavioural responses to anthropogenic change.  \nBiography\n	Lucy Aplin is head of the Cognitive and Cultural Ecology Group\, and leads the Clever Cockies Research Project. She currently holds joint positions as SERI Professorial Fellow at the University of Zurich and Associate Professor at the Australian National University.\n	Previously\, Lucy was a Max Planck Research Research Group Leader at the Max Planck Institute for Animal Behaviour\, Junior Research Fellow at St John’s College\, University of Oxford. SHe studied for her PhD jointly at the Australian National University and the University of Oxford.  \nBookings open 4 July 2025 at https://www.trybooking.com/DDQUU \nBooking\n	Lunchtime talks are held at 12.30 pm every Thursday from February to November. Talks last for 1 hour. We welcome donations by gold coins\, notes\, or electronically. The Friends use donations received at each talk to support Gardens’ programs and development and we thank all those who have donated. \nUnless otherwise indicated\, talks are held in the ANBG Theatrette. \nIt is a good idea to reserve a seat at the talks that you wish to attend; talks may be booked out very quickly.  Bookings can be made from about 30 days in advance until the night before the talk or until seating limits are reached. \nBookings open 4 July 2025 at https://www.trybooking.com/DDQUU \nThe Friends of the ANBG thank the speakers who volunteer their time and talents to further the knowledge of all attending events in the Gardens. Many summaries or PowerPoint presentations of Thursday talks are available to Friends at the ANBG library. Please direct queries about the talks to the Thursday Talks Team: email talks@friendsanbg.org.au.
URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/dr-lucy-aplin-clever-cockies-innovation-and-adaptation-in-sulphur-crested-cockatoos/
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