The Friends’ 38th Annual General Meeting
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Week of Events
Plant Stories: Woven Tapestry Narratives exhibition at the Visitor Centre
Australian tapestry artists tell personal, community, historical and mythical stories associated with Australian plants. In the materiality, colour and woven images they reflect our lives, contemporary issues and the plant world around us now. Exhibition organiser Emeritus Professor Valerie Kirk will also be holding Woven Tapestry classes 3-31 October 2023, on Tuesday afternoons. Find our […]
Secrets of the Australian Bush – a family adventure
Discover the amazing secrets of the plants that live in the Australian bush on this family-friendly tour at the Australian National Botanic Gardens. We will travel on our magical Flora bus, walk through the Rainforest Gully, visit the Red Centre Garden and finish at the Paperbark Treehouse. This tour is designed for children 4-10 years […]
Wake up with the Birds
The Friends of the Australian National Botanic Gardens present Wake up with the Birds. Over 2 weekends – 16/17 September and 7/8 October A wonderful opportunity to observe some of Canberra's amazing birdlife in the beautiful surrounds of the Australian National Botanic Gardens. In a small group, experience the Gardens early on a spring morning […]
Monday, October 2, 2023
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Tuesday, October 3, 2023
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Wednesday, October 4, 2023
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Thursday, October 5, 2023
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October 5, 2023 -Glenn Cocking. ‘Moths in the ACT: what might the Scott Sisters have found if they were here?’
Glenn Cocking. ‘Moths in the ACT: what might the Scott Sisters have found if they were here?’
Abstract Glenn will give an overview of moths that live in the ACT, drawing attention to some that are very widespread, and particularly some that were studied by the Scott sisters. He will also give some guidance on how to go about identifying the myriad of moth species present in the ACT. Biography Glenn Cocking […]
Friday, October 6, 2023
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Saturday, October 7, 2023
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October 7, 2023 -Black Mountain Weeding Work Party
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October 7, 2023 -Walcott Gardens Visit
Black Mountain Weeding Work Party
Details of the next weeding work party are: Date: Saturday, 7 October 2023, 8:30 to 11:30am We plan to remove woody weeds and St Johns Wort. Meet: Caswell Drive entry on the mountain side. Drive from Belconnen Way southwards along Caswell Drive towards Glenloch Interchange, Woden, or Tuggeranong. Note the yellow diamond shape advisory sign showing access road […]
Walcott Gardens Visit
Friends of ANBG are invited to visit the Walcott Gardens in Red Hill. Roz and Ben Walcott have been long-term Friends of ANBG and producers of the weekly “Flowers Fruit and Foliage”. Originally built in 1923, the Walcotts purchased their Red Hill property in 2001 and subsequently transformed the standard garden of earlier times into […]
Sunday, October 8, 2023
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October 8, 2023 -Orchid Walk on Black Mountain
Orchid Walk on Black Mountain
Choose your time to discover some spring flowering native terrestrial orchids and learn something more of this fascinating group of plants with Jean Egan, Matt Mullaney, Shoko Okado, and Tobias Hayashi. There are two walks: Sunday 8 October, 9:30am–12 noon repeated at 1:30pm–4pm. Meet at the car park on the mountain side of Caswell Drive […]