BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Friends of the Australian National Botanic Gardens - ECPv6.18.0//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Friends of the Australian National Botanic Gardens X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Friends of the Australian National Botanic Gardens REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Australia/Canberra BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST DTSTART:20220402T160000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:AEDT DTSTART:20221001T160000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST DTSTART:20230401T160000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:AEDT DTSTART:20230930T160000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST DTSTART:20240406T160000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:AEDT DTSTART:20241005T160000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20230503T140000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20230503T150000 DTSTAMP:20260210T010059Z CREATED:20230503T040000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T010059Z UID:10001113-1683122400-1683126000@friendsanbg.org.au SUMMARY:Wonderful Australian Trees DESCRIPTION: \n\nCelebrate Canberra Tree Week by joining a free guided walk. \nSee a variety of wonderful Australian native trees including Eucalypts\, Casuarinas\, Bunya pines and many others. \nLearn about the evolution of Australian trees and how they have been adopted across the world.   \nWalks (one hour in length) will take place at 11am and 2pm each day from Monday 1st May to Sunday 7th May.  \nMeet at the clock near the 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/wonderful-australian-trees/ LOCATION:ACT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20230503T110000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20230503T120000 DTSTAMP:20260210T010059Z CREATED:20230503T010000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T010059Z UID:10001112-1683111600-1683115200@friendsanbg.org.au SUMMARY:Wonderful Australian Trees DESCRIPTION: \n\nCelebrate Canberra Tree Week by joining a free guided walk. \nSee a variety of wonderful Australian native trees including Eucalypts\, Casuarinas\, Bunya pines and many others. \nLearn about the evolution of Australian trees and how they have been adopted across the world.   \nWalks (one hour in length) will take place at 11am and 2pm each day from Monday 1st May to Sunday 7th May.  \nMeet at the clock near the 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/wonderful-australian-trees/ LOCATION:ACT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20230502T140000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20230502T150000 DTSTAMP:20260210T010059Z CREATED:20230502T040000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T010059Z UID:10001111-1683036000-1683039600@friendsanbg.org.au SUMMARY:Wonderful Australian Trees DESCRIPTION: \n\nCelebrate Canberra Tree Week by joining a free guided walk. \nSee a variety of wonderful Australian native trees including Eucalypts\, Casuarinas\, Bunya pines and many others. \nLearn about the evolution of Australian trees and how they have been adopted across the world.   \nWalks (one hour in length) will take place at 11am and 2pm each day from Monday 1st May to Sunday 7th May.  \nMeet at the clock near the 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/wonderful-australian-trees/ LOCATION:ACT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20230502T110000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20230502T120000 DTSTAMP:20260210T010059Z CREATED:20230502T010000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T010059Z UID:10001110-1683025200-1683028800@friendsanbg.org.au SUMMARY:Wonderful Australian Trees DESCRIPTION: \n\nCelebrate Canberra Tree Week by joining a free guided walk. \nSee a variety of wonderful Australian native trees including Eucalypts\, Casuarinas\, Bunya pines and many others. \nLearn about the evolution of Australian trees and how they have been adopted across the world.   \nWalks (one hour in length) will take place at 11am and 2pm each day from Monday 1st May to Sunday 7th May.  \nMeet at the clock near the 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/wonderful-australian-trees/ LOCATION:ACT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20230501T140000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20230501T150000 DTSTAMP:20260210T010059Z CREATED:20230501T040000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T010059Z UID:10001109-1682949600-1682953200@friendsanbg.org.au SUMMARY:Wonderful Australian Trees DESCRIPTION: \n\nCelebrate Canberra Tree Week by joining a free guided walk. \nSee a variety of wonderful Australian native trees including Eucalypts\, Casuarinas\, Bunya pines and many others. \nLearn about the evolution of Australian trees and how they have been adopted across the world.   \nWalks (one hour in length) will take place at 11am and 2pm each day from Monday 1st May to Sunday 7th May.  Meet at the clock near the 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/wonderful-australian-trees/ LOCATION:ACT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20230501T110000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20230501T120000 DTSTAMP:20260210T010059Z CREATED:20230501T010000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T010059Z UID:10001108-1682938800-1682942400@friendsanbg.org.au SUMMARY:Wonderful Australian Trees DESCRIPTION: \n\nCelebrate Canberra Tree Week by joining a free guided walk. \nSee a variety of wonderful Australian native trees including Eucalypts\, Casuarinas\, Bunya pines and many others. \nLearn about the evolution of Australian trees and how they have been adopted across the world.   \nWalks (one hour in length) will take place at 11am and 2pm each day from Monday 1st May to Sunday 7th May.  \nMeet at the clock near the 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/wonderful-australian-trees/ LOCATION:ACT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20230427T123000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20230427T133000 DTSTAMP:20260210T010059Z CREATED:20230427T023000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T010059Z UID:10001107-1682598600-1682602200@friendsanbg.org.au SUMMARY:Dr Liz Truswell ‘Marie Stopes - palaeobotanist extraordinaire!’ DESCRIPTION:Marie Stopes was one of the most flamboyant and influential figures of the early twentieth century. Liz will discuss Marie’s wide-ranging contributions to palaeobotany\, and the way these were over-shadowed by her later career on birth control and the role of women in marriage\, published in 1918. \nAbstract \nBiography \n Dr Liz Truswell was born in Kalgoorlie but mostly grew up in Perth.  She is a geoscientist\, a palynologist/palaeobotanist\, holding a B.Sc from UWA and a PhD from Cambridge. During post-doctoral study in the USA she became involved with the early stages of the International Deep Sea Drilling Project\, voyaging on the first cruise to drill a number of sea floor sites close to Antarctica. Returning to Australia she worked for what is now Geoscience Australia as a palaeontologist/environmental scientist before transferring to the ANU as a Visiting Fellow.  She has published papers on geological timescales\, palaeoenvironments and aspects of the vegetation history of Australia and Antarctica. Her 2019 book deals with evidence for the early Antarctic icecap\, the human history of early voyages in the Southern Ocean\, and the nature and demise of the higher vegetation of Antarctica.  She was elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science in 1985. \nBooking Link: https://www.trybooking.com/CGTHR \nLunchtime 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 thank all those who have donated.  Please note: unless otherwise indicated\, talks are in the ANBG Theatrette. \nIt is a good idea to reserve a seat at the talks that you wish to attend; several talks are booked out very quickly.  Bookings can be made from the Friday before the talk until Wednesday night before the talk or until seating limits are reached.  \nThe Booking Link is: https://www.trybooking.com/CGTHR \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. Some 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 \nThe talks are in line with COVID-19 guidelines which can change rapidly. URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/dr-liz-truswell-marie-stopes-palaeobotanist-extraordinaire/ LOCATION:ACT ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://friendsanbg.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/rsz_Marie%20Stopes%2020230203%20provided%20L%20Truswell%20360wide.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20230420T123000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20230420T133000 DTSTAMP:20260210T010059Z CREATED:20230420T023000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T010059Z UID:10001106-1681993800-1681997400@friendsanbg.org.au SUMMARY:Genevieve Wright & Pete Bredell ‘The story of three threatened Eucalypts DESCRIPTION:Genevieve and Pete will talk about three threatened species of Eucalyptus and research into their conservation; the Mongarlowe Mallee (Eucalyptus recurva)\, the Mount Imlay Mallee (Eucalyptus imlayensis) and the Suggan Buggan Mallee (Eucalyptus saxatilis) \nAbstract \nBiography\n Genevieve Wright is a Flora Ecologist who has worked with NSW Department of Planning and Environment\, in the National Parks and Wildlife Service and the Biodiversity Conservation Division NSW for 25 years. For the last 5 years Genevieve has been a Flora Ecologist in Biodiversity Conservation\, working on threatened species. Genevieve has spent most of her time working in the Australian Alps. \nPete Bredell is a Senior Nursery Horticulturalist at the Australian National Botanic Gardens\, where he supervises the Production Nursery and the nursery’s involvement in conservation projects. Pete is particularly interested in the propagation and cultivation of threatened and difficult-to-grow native species\, and in developing effective conservation strategies for Australia’s threatened flora species.” \nThe Booking Link is: https://www.trybooking.com/CELVE \nLunchtime talks are held at 12.30 pm every Thursday from February to November.  Talks last for 1 hour.  We welcome a gold coins donation. The Friends use donations received at each talk to support Gardens’ programs and development and thank all those who have donated.  Please note: unless otherwise indicated\, talks are in the ANBG Theatrette. \nIt is a good idea to reserve a seat at the talks you wish to attend; some talks book out very quickly.  Bookings can be made from the Friday before the talk until Wednesday night before the talk or until seating limits are reached.  \nThe Booking Link is: https://www.trybooking.com/CELVE \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. Some 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 \nThe talks are in line with COVID-19 guidelines which can change rapidly. URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/genevieve-wright-pete-bredell-the-story-of-three-threatened-eucalypts/ LOCATION:ACT ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://friendsanbg.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/rsz_Story%20of%203%20threatened%20species%20Wright%20360wide.PNG END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20230413T123000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20230413T133000 DTSTAMP:20260210T010059Z CREATED:20230413T023000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T010059Z UID:10001105-1681389000-1681392600@friendsanbg.org.au SUMMARY:Dr John Turnbull ‘Lindsay Pryor: A Man of the Trees’ DESCRIPTION:John\, formerly from CSIRO\, will cover the career of Lindsay Pryor (1915-1998). He was a forester\, botanist\, landscape architect and educator whose legacy involved the biology and cultivation of native and exotic trees in Canberra\, elsewhere in Australia and internationally. \nAbstract \nBiography\n Dr John Turnbull has degrees in forestry from the University of Wales and the ANU. He worked for many years as a CSIRO scientist on the cultivation and genetic improvement of Australian trees in Australia and Internationally. He retired in 1999 as Chief Scientist at the Centre for International Forestry Research where he was involved with rain forest conservation and rehabilitation. He has been a volunteer guide at ANBG for over 20 years \nThe Booking Link is: https://www.trybooking.com/CELUZ \nLunchtime talks are held at 12.30 pm every Thursday from February to November.  Talks last for 1 hour.  We welcome a gold coins donation. The Friends use donations received at each talk to support Gardens’ programs and development and thank all those who have donated.  Please note: unless otherwise indicated\, talks are in the ANBG Theatrette. \nIt is a good idea to reserve a seat at the talks you wish to attend; some talks book out very quickly.  Bookings can be made from the Friday before the talk until Wednesday night before the talk or until seating limits are reached.  \nThe Booking Link is: https://www.trybooking.com/CELUZ \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. Some 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 \nThe talks are in line with COVID-19 guidelines which can change rapidly. URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/dr-john-turnbull-lindsay-pryor-a-man-of-the-trees/ LOCATION:ACT ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/gif:https://friendsanbg.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/pryor-lindsay%20sourced%20ANBG.gif END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20230408T093000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20230507T043000 DTSTAMP:20260210T010059Z CREATED:20230407T233000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T010059Z UID:10001104-1680946200-1683433800@friendsanbg.org.au SUMMARY:Botanical Art Group 16th Annual Exhibition - "High Country Natives" DESCRIPTION:The Friends of the ANBG’s Botanic Art Group will hold its 16th annual exhibition and sale at the Visitor Centre Gallery\, with the theme ‘High Country Natives’. \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\, as well as a range of greeting cards. \nThis year’s exhibition theme of ‘High Country Natives’ has inspired a variety of approaches to composition including landscapes of habitat of native flora in unique alpine regions\, as well as traditional compositions of native plants from alpine and other areas. \nFor purposes of this exhibition ‘high country natives’ has been defined as Australian natives that grow in alpine\, sub-alpine\, and montane and tableland geographical regions.  \nMembers of the Friends are invited to a special preview prior to the opening of the exhibition. The preview\, when all paintings are for sale\, commences at 2pm on Friday 7 April. The exhibition will be open to the public on Saturday 8 April until 7 May.  We hope you will find the time to pay us a visit to see the exhibition at the Visitor Gallery\, either at the preview or at another time. In previous years we have found many paintings sell quickly. Don’t be disappointed; take the opportunity to visit the exhibition at the Visitors Gallery early. URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/botanical-art-group-16th-annual-exhibition-high-country-natives/ LOCATION:ACT ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://friendsanbg.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Olearia%20phlogopappa%20-%20Cornelia%20Buchen-Osmond.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20230407T000000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20230407T235900 DTSTAMP:20260210T010059Z CREATED:20230406T140000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T010059Z UID:10001103-1680825600-1680911940@friendsanbg.org.au SUMMARY:Special Friends Preview - Botanic Art Group exhibition DESCRIPTION:Members of the Friends are invited to a special preview prior to the opening of the ‘High Country Natives’ exhibition at the Visitor Centre Gallery. \nThe preview\, when all drawings and paintings are for sale\, commences at 2pm on Friday 7 April. The exhibition will be open to the public on Saturday 8 April until 7 May.  We hope you will find the time to pay us a visit to see the exhibition at the Visitor Gallery\, either at the preview or at another time. \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. \nThis year’s exhibition theme of ‘High Country Natives’ has inspired a variety of approaches to composition including landscapes of habitat of native flora in unique alpine regions\, as well as traditional compositions of native plants from alpine and other areas. Find out more at https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/botanical-art-group-16th-annual-exhibition-high-country-natives/. URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/special-friends-preview-botanic-art-group-exhibition/ LOCATION:ACT ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://friendsanbg.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/BAG2023_bookmarks.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20230406T123000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20230406T133000 DTSTAMP:20260210T010059Z CREATED:20230406T023000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T010059Z UID:10001102-1680784200-1680787800@friendsanbg.org.au SUMMARY:Professor David Lindenmayer AO ‘Natural Asset Farming – key ways to integrate woodland conservation and agricultural production’ DESCRIPTION:David\, from ANU Fenner School of Environment & Society\, will provide an overview of the key findings from 24 years of the Sustainable Farms project at the Australian National University that focused on temperate woodland conservation on farmland. \nDavid is happy to sign copies of this new book after the talk. \nAbstract\n This talk will provide an overview of the key findings from the 24 years of work by the Sustainable Farms project at the Australian National University that focused on temperate woodland conservation on farmland. The work spans more than 650 long-term sites from central Victoria to south-east Queensland and the outcomes of more than 120 peer-reviewed scientific articles highlights how we can better manage replantings\, establish more sustainable grazing regimes and renovate farm dams to produce major biodiversity dividends. The quality of part of this work was recognized in a recent Eureka Prize – https://australian.museum/get-involved/eureka-prizes/2022-eureka-prize-winners/ \nBiography \n Professor David Lindenmayer\, at the ANU Fenner School of Environment & Society\, is a world-leading expert in forest ecology and resource management\, conservation science\, and biodiversity conservation. He currently runs 5 large-scale\, long-term research programs in south-eastern Australia\, primarily associated with developing ways to conserve biodiversity in farmland\, wood production forests\, plantations\, and reserves. He has maintained some of the largest\, long-term research programs in Australia\, with some exceeding 37 years in duration. \nDavid Lindenmayer has published 1305 scientific articles including 820 peer-reviewed papers in international scientific journals. He has also published 47 books\, including many award winning textbooks and other seminal books. \nDavid Lindenmayer held a prestigious Australian Research Council Laureate Fellow from 2013-2018. He is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (elected 2008)\, a Fellow of the Ecological Society of America (elected in 2019)\, and 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 (twice)\, 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. \nThe Booking Link is: https://www.trybooking.com/CELUW \nLunchtime talks are held at 12.30 pm every Thursday from February to November.  Talks last for 1 hour.  We welcome a gold coins donation. The Friends use donations received at each talk to support Gardens’ programs and development and thank all those who have donated.  Please note: unless otherwise indicated\, talks are in the ANBG Theatrette. \nIt is a good idea to reserve a seat at the talks you wish to attend; some talks book out very quickly.  Bookings can be made from the Friday before the talk until Wednesday night before the talk or until seating limits are reached.  \nThe Booking Link is:  https://www.trybooking.com/CELUW \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. Some 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 \nThe talks are in line with COVID-19 guidelines which can change rapidly. URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/professor-david-lindenmayer-ao-natural-asset-farming-key-ways-to-integrate-woodland-conservation-and-agricultural-production/ LOCATION:ACT ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://friendsanbg.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/rsz_Lindenmayer%20Natural%20Asset%20Farming%20360wide.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20230401T083000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20230401T113000 DTSTAMP:20260210T010059Z CREATED:20230331T213000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T010059Z UID:10001101-1680337800-1680348600@friendsanbg.org.au SUMMARY:Weeding Work Party DESCRIPTION:Thank you to our wonderful weeding work party last month who removed more than 1000 weeds\, particularly Billardiera heterophylla and B. fusiformis (WA Bluebell\, Sollya) and Passiflora cinnabarina (Red Passionflower) as well as 28 other species of weeds. \nOur next weeding work party is planning to remove more of these weeds part way up Black Mountain Drive\, and we are keeping our fingers crossed for lovely weather.  \nDetails of the next weeding work party are:\nDate: Saturday\, 1 April 2023\, 8:30 to 11:30am  \nMeet:  we’ll meet at lower gate of the ANBG’s Southern Car-park. To reach this place\, come through the main entry gates\, turn left immediately\, and park in this bottom row. Look for banners.\n We shall walk up from there towards the water tank and provide ferry cars if needed. \nBring:   Other friends if you wish\, as everyone is welcome. \nWear:  hat\, sunscreen\, long-sleeved shirt\, long pants\, gloves\, stout shoes. \nWe shall break for delicious morning tea at about 10:00am \nPlease book: if you are planning to come\, please email your name and phone number to friendsofblackmountain@gmail.com or phone 0437 298 711.  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 me by email or phone 0437 298 711. \nWe look forward to hearing from you\, and seeing you at our next weeding work party. URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/weeding-work-party/ LOCATION:ACT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20230330T123000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20230330T133000 DTSTAMP:20260210T010059Z CREATED:20230330T013000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T010059Z UID:10001100-1680179400-1680183000@friendsanbg.org.au SUMMARY:Dr Peter Thrall ‘Why Digitise Biological Collections?’ DESCRIPTION:The presentation by Peter\, from the National Research Collections Australia\, will focus on digitisation projects and added value that these efforts can bring to biological specimen collections for use in research from about 15 million specimens. \nAbstract \n CSIRO’s biological collections are aiming to significantly accelerate the creation of digital assets for use in research from its 15 million specimens. To do this\, they are investing heavily in mobilising and securing the collections through: a) physical infrastructure; b) digital infrastructure; and c) resources needed to integrate digitisation and analytics to value-add and deliver impact from the collections. For example\, they are currently imaging their extensive insect type specimen collection\, microscope slides and egg clutch collections. We are also using automated methods to rapidly image the entire herbarium collection with Picturae. Their high-throughput digitisation of insects utilises crowd-sourcing transcription with DigiVol. To accelerate this work further they are looking at several emerging technologies to assist with automating the imaging of their extensive insect collection. \nThe digitisation workflows and imaging pipelines are planned with collection activities to complement and benefit from the move to a new collection facility\, and they are in the process of improving the integration of this critical digital infrastructure. As part of this effort\, they are bringing collection data management together under one unified central management system. \nIn summary\, they are bringing together the resources needed to build a dedicated cross-collection team trained to curatorial standards with specific expertise in digitisation\, data systems\, digital analytics in AI/ML and imaging. This presentation will focus on their digitisation projects and added value that these efforts can bring to biological specimen collections.  \nBiography \n Dr Peter Thrall is currently Group Leader for Digitisation & Informatics within the National Research Collections Australia. He is an evolutionary ecologist with broad interests in the population biology of host-microbe interactions. His research addresses two conceptually related areas\, one aimed at understanding how spatial\, demographic and genetic processes drive the coevolution of host resistance and pathogen infectivity\, and the other on plant-soil mutualist interactions (e.g.\, in the context of invasion processes). His most recent work focuses on the application of eco-evolutionary principles to predicting and managing biotic interactions in agro-ecological systems. \nThe Booking Link is: https://www.trybooking.com/CELUV \nLunchtime talks are held at 12.30 pm every Thursday from February to November.  Talks last for 1 hour.  We welcome a gold coins donation. The Friends use donations received at each talk to support Gardens’ programs and development and thank all those who have donated.  Please note: unless otherwise indicated\, talks are in the ANBG Theatrette. \nIt is a good idea to reserve a seat at the talks you wish to attend; some talks book out very quickly.  Bookings can be made from the Friday before the talk until Wednesday night before the talk or until seating limits are reached.  \nThe Booking Link is: https://www.trybooking.com/CELUV \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. Some 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-peter-thrall-why-digitise-biological-collections/ LOCATION:ACT ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://friendsanbg.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Eucalyptus_pyriformis_CANB00456409_499x715.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20230323T123000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20230323T133000 DTSTAMP:20260210T010059Z CREATED:20230323T013000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T010059Z UID:10001099-1679574600-1679578200@friendsanbg.org.au SUMMARY:Wayne Haslam ‘The emerging Truffle Industry in Australia and its Canberra Region Focus’ DESCRIPTION:Wayne\, of Bluefrog Truffles\, will talk about his experience and understanding of the cultivation of truffles in the Canberra Region\, and his involvement in the Australian Truffle Industry. \n\n \n \n Photos: (top) Wayne finds truffle and dog ready to hunt truffles 2023-03-05\n(below) Truffle to be proud of 2023-03-05. (Photographer: Paul Henderson-Kelly). \n \n\nAbstract \nTruffles have been around for more than 90 million years and there are many hundreds of truffle species in the world. They mature in winter and provide a winter food source for forest dwelling animals. \nTruffle production is a relatively new and emerging export industry in Australia\, yet in 20 years we have become the fourth largest producer of black truffle (Tuber melanosporum)\, in the world\, providing a southern winter crop for northern summers. \nAfter more than 40 years’ experience as an engineer and project manager in Australia and  developing countries\, Wayne has devoted his ‘leisure years’ to truffle growing. Wayne will talk about his experience and understanding of the cultivation of truffles in the Canberra Region\, and his involvement in the Australian Truffle Industry. \nBiography \nAfter 10 years as an engineer in Australian major construction projects\, (e.g. SMEC\, Wingecarribee Dam\, Yass Bypass)\,  and 23 years plus on International Development Agency Projects in the Pacific\, Asia\, and Africa\, Wayne retired\, but he needed an activity to keep a work-driven soul busy. \nIn 2001 he elected to build a house and grow truffles on a 63 acre bare property near Sutton. Over a seven-year period he planted 1800 truffle-inoculated oak trees\, Quercus robur\, Quercus ilex\, and hazelnuts (Corylus). \nThe family uses contract dogs for hunting and harvesting from June to August. \nIn 2006 Wayne established what is now the Australian Truffle Industry Association\, in 2009 the Canberra Region Truffle Festival\, and in 2018 the NSW/ACT Truffle Marketing Corporation. The corporation is developing International markets\, and half the growers are in the Canberra Region. \nThe booking link is: https://www.trybooking.com/CELUU \nLunchtime talks are held at 12.30 pm every Thursday from February to November. Talks last for 1 hour. We welcome a gold coin donation. The Friends use donations received at each talk to support Gardens’ programs and development and thank all those who have donated. Please note: unless otherwise indicated\, talks are in the ANBG Theatrette. \nIt is a good idea to reserve a seat at the talks you wish to attend; some talks book out very quickly.  Bookings can be made from the Friday before the talk until Wednesday night before the talk or until seating limits are reached. \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. Some 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 \nThe talks are in line with COVID-19 guidelines which can change rapidly. URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/wayne-haslam-the-emerging-truffle-industry-in-australia-and-its-canberra-region-focus/ LOCATION:ACT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20230316T123000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20230316T133000 DTSTAMP:20260210T010059Z CREATED:20230316T013000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T010059Z UID:10001098-1678969800-1678973400@friendsanbg.org.au SUMMARY:Dr Heide Zimmer ‘Orchids of Norfolk Island and their place within the Australasian Orchidaceae’ DESCRIPTION:Heidi\, of the Australian National Herbarium\, will talk about her recent fieldwork on Norfolk Island (alongside Mark Clements)\, from retracing the steps of Bauer to find the critically endangered Adelopetalum apetalum to literally falling over orchids on well-worn walking tracks! \nAbstract \n Norfolk Island has high orchid species richness and endemism\, relative to other oceanic islands. Despite being about half the size of Belconnen\, Norfolk Island has 12 orchid species\, at least nine of which are likely to be endemic. Heidi will talk about her recent fieldwork on Norfolk Island (alongside Mark Clements)\, from retracing the steps of Bauer to find the critically endangered Adelopetalum apetalum to literally falling over orchids on well-worn walking tracks! \nBiography \n Dr Heidi Zimmer is an ecologist\, botanist and lately an orchid taxonomist working at the Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research at the Australian National Herbarium. \nThe Booking Link is: https://www.trybooking.com/CELUT \nLunchtime talks are held at 12.30 pm every Thursday from February to November.  Talks last for 1 hour.  We welcome a gold coins donation. The Friends use donations received at each talk to support Gardens’ programs and development and thank all those who have donated.  Please note: unless otherwise indicated\, talks are in the ANBG Theatrette. \nIt is a good idea to reserve a seat at the talks you wish to attend; some talks book out very quickly.  Bookings can be made from the Friday before the talk until Wednesday night before the talk or until seating limits are reached.  \nThe Booking Link is: https://www.trybooking.com/CELUT \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. Some 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 \nThe talks are in line with COVID-19 guidelines which can change rapidly. URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/dr-heide-zimmer-orchids-of-norfolk-island-and-their-place-within-the-australasian-orchidaceae/ LOCATION:ACT ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://friendsanbg.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/rsz_Norfolk%20HZimmer%20photographing%20orchids%202022%200927%20360wide.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20230312T140000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20230312T150000 DTSTAMP:20260210T010059Z CREATED:20230312T030000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T010059Z UID:10001097-1678629600-1678633200@friendsanbg.org.au SUMMARY:Amazing Women in the World of Plants DESCRIPTION:Celebrate International Women’s Day on 8 March by joining a free guided walk. Learn about some of the pioneering female researchers\, scientists\, artists and writers who contributed to the study of plants. See some of the plants that they collected\, wrote about or painted. \nMeet at the clock near the bridge. No 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/amazing-women-in-the-world-of-plants/ LOCATION:ACT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20230312T110000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20230312T120000 DTSTAMP:20260210T010059Z CREATED:20230312T000000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T010059Z UID:10001096-1678618800-1678622400@friendsanbg.org.au SUMMARY:Amazing Women in the World of Plants DESCRIPTION:Celebrate International Women’s Day on 8 March by joining a free guided walk. Learn about some of the pioneering female researchers\, scientists\, artists and writers who contributed to the study of plants. See some of the plants that they collected\, wrote about or painted. \nMeet at the clock near the bridge. No 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/amazing-women-in-the-world-of-plants/ LOCATION:ACT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20230311T140000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20230311T150000 DTSTAMP:20260210T010059Z CREATED:20230311T030000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T010059Z UID:10001095-1678543200-1678546800@friendsanbg.org.au SUMMARY:Amazing Women in the World of Plants DESCRIPTION:Celebrate International Women’s Day on 8 March by joining a free guided walk. Learn about some of the pioneering female researchers\, scientists\, artists and writers who contributed to the study of plants. See some of the plants that they collected\, wrote about or painted. \nMeet at the clock near the bridge. No 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/amazing-women-in-the-world-of-plants/ LOCATION:ACT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20230311T110000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20230311T120000 DTSTAMP:20260210T010059Z CREATED:20230311T000000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T010059Z UID:10001094-1678532400-1678536000@friendsanbg.org.au SUMMARY:Amazing Women in the World of Plants DESCRIPTION:Celebrate International Women’s Day on 8 March by joining a free guided walk. Learn about some of the pioneering female researchers\, scientists\, artists and writers who contributed to the study of plants. See some of the plants that they collected\, wrote about or painted. \nMeet at the clock near the bridge. No 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/amazing-women-in-the-world-of-plants/ LOCATION:ACT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20230310T140000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20230310T150000 DTSTAMP:20260210T010059Z CREATED:20230310T030000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T010059Z UID:10001093-1678456800-1678460400@friendsanbg.org.au SUMMARY:Amazing Women in the World of Plants DESCRIPTION:Celebrate International Women’s Day on 8 March by joining a free guided walk. Learn about some of the pioneering female researchers\, scientists\, artists and writers who contributed to the study of plants. See some of the plants that they collected\, wrote about or painted. \nMeet at the clock near the bridge. No 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/amazing-women-in-the-world-of-plants/ LOCATION:ACT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20230310T110000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20230310T120000 DTSTAMP:20260210T010059Z CREATED:20230310T000000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T010059Z UID:10001092-1678446000-1678449600@friendsanbg.org.au SUMMARY:Amazing Women in the World of Plants DESCRIPTION:Celebrate International Women’s Day on 8 March by joining a free guided walk. Learn about some of the pioneering female researchers\, scientists\, artists and writers who contributed to the study of plants. See some of the plants that they collected\, wrote about or painted. \nMeet at the clock near the bridge. No 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/amazing-women-in-the-world-of-plants/ LOCATION:ACT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20230309T140000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20230309T150000 DTSTAMP:20260210T010059Z CREATED:20230309T030000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T010059Z UID:10001091-1678370400-1678374000@friendsanbg.org.au SUMMARY:Amazing Women in the World of Plants DESCRIPTION:Celebrate International Women’s Day on 8 March by joining a free guided walk. Learn about some of the pioneering female researchers\, scientists\, artists and writers who contributed to the study of plants. See some of the plants that they collected\, wrote about or painted. \nMeet at the clock near the bridge. No 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/amazing-women-in-the-world-of-plants/ LOCATION:ACT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20230309T123000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20230309T133000 DTSTAMP:20260210T010059Z CREATED:20230309T013000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T010059Z UID:10001090-1678365000-1678368600@friendsanbg.org.au SUMMARY:Dr Melissa Snape ‘Connecting Nature\, Connecting People: joining the dots for wildlife connectivity across Canberra’ DESCRIPTION:Mel\, from ACT Government’s Conservation Research\, will focus on urban habitat connectivity\, and government initiative to incorporate biodiversity considerations more fully into our planning system. \nAbstract\n This talks presents outcomes and updates from an ACT Government project focused on urban habitat and connectivity – mapping key areas for protection and restoration to enable our ecosystems and species to survive\, and introduces a new government initiative to incorporate biodiversity considerations more fully into our planning system. \nBiography \n Dr Melissa Snape is Senior Ecologist – Urban Biodiversity with EPSDD Conservation Research\, ACT Government. \nMel has a long history of work on the ecology and management of the ACT’s grasslands\, with particular focus on the impacts of herbivory\, but has recently led the development of a new initiative on urban biodiversity in the ACT. \nThe Booking Link is: https://www.trybooking.com/CELUS \nLunchtime talks are held at 12.30 pm every Thursday from February to November.  Talks last for 1 hour.  We welcome a gold coins donation. The Friends use donations received at each talk to support Gardens’ programs and development and thank all those who have donated.  Please note: unless otherwise indicated\, talks are in the ANBG Theatrette. \nIt is a good idea to reserve a seat at the talks you wish to attend; some talks book out very quickly.  Bookings can be made from the Friday before the talk until Wednesday night before the talk or until seating limits are reached.  \nThe Booking Link is: https://www.trybooking.com/CELUS \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. Some 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 \nThe talks are in line with COVID-19 guidelines which can change rapidly. URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/dr-melissa-snape-connecting-nature-connecting-people-joining-the-dots-for-wildlife-connectivity-across-canberra/ LOCATION:ACT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20230309T110000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20230309T120000 DTSTAMP:20260210T010059Z CREATED:20230309T000000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T010059Z UID:10001089-1678359600-1678363200@friendsanbg.org.au SUMMARY:Amazing Women in the World of Plants DESCRIPTION:Celebrate International Women’s Day on 8 March by joining a free guided walk. Learn about some of the pioneering female researchers\, scientists\, artists and writers who contributed to the study of plants. See some of the plants that they collected\, wrote about or painted. \nMeet at the clock near the bridge. No 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/amazing-women-in-the-world-of-plants/ LOCATION:ACT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20230308T140000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20230308T150000 DTSTAMP:20260210T010059Z CREATED:20230308T030000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T010059Z UID:10001088-1678284000-1678287600@friendsanbg.org.au SUMMARY:Amazing Women in the World of Plants DESCRIPTION:Celebrate International Women’s Day on 8 March by joining a free guided walk. Learn about some of the pioneering female researchers\, scientists\, artists and writers who contributed to the study of plants. See some of the plants that they collected\, wrote about or painted. \nMeet at the clock near the bridge. No 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/amazing-women-in-the-world-of-plants/ LOCATION:ACT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20230308T110000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20230308T120000 DTSTAMP:20260210T010059Z CREATED:20230308T000000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T010059Z UID:10001087-1678273200-1678276800@friendsanbg.org.au SUMMARY:Amazing Women in the World of Plants DESCRIPTION:Celebrate International Women’s Day on 8 March by joining a free guided walk. Learn about some of the pioneering female researchers\, scientists\, artists and writers who contributed to the study of plants. See some of the plants that they collected\, wrote about or painted. \nMeet at the clock near the bridge. No 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/amazing-women-in-the-world-of-plants/ LOCATION:ACT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20230307T140000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20230307T150000 DTSTAMP:20260210T010059Z CREATED:20230307T030000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T010059Z UID:10001086-1678197600-1678201200@friendsanbg.org.au SUMMARY:Amazing Women in the World of Plants DESCRIPTION:Celebrate International Women’s Day on 8 March by joining a free guided walk. Learn about some of the pioneering female researchers\, scientists\, artists and writers who contributed to the study of plants. See some of the plants that they collected\, wrote about or painted. \nMeet at the clock near the bridge. No 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/amazing-women-in-the-world-of-plants/ LOCATION:ACT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20230307T110000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20230307T120000 DTSTAMP:20260210T010059Z CREATED:20230307T000000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T010059Z UID:10001085-1678186800-1678190400@friendsanbg.org.au SUMMARY:Amazing Women in the World of Plants DESCRIPTION:Celebrate International Women’s Day on 8 March by joining a free guided walk. Learn about some of the pioneering female researchers\, scientists\, artists and writers who contributed to the study of plants. See some of the plants that they collected\, wrote about or painted. \nMeet at the clock near the bridge. No 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/amazing-women-in-the-world-of-plants/ LOCATION:ACT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20230306T140000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20230306T150000 DTSTAMP:20260210T010059Z CREATED:20230306T030000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T010059Z UID:10001084-1678111200-1678114800@friendsanbg.org.au SUMMARY:Amazing Women in the World of Plants DESCRIPTION:Celebrate International Women’s Day on 8 March by joining a free guided walk. Learn about some of the pioneering female researchers\, scientists\, artists and writers who contributed to the study of plants. See some of the plants that they collected\, wrote about or painted. \nMeet at the clock near the bridge. No 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/amazing-women-in-the-world-of-plants/ LOCATION:ACT END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR