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| Event title | Date | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Butterfly Rambles on Black Mountain | Sunday, 10 March 2024 - 10:30am to 12:00pm, Sunday, 10 March 2024 - 1:30pm to 3:00pm |
Morning and afternoon time slots available. It will be a generally easy ramble with some steep sections and steps. Meet: Lookout Terrace slightly uphill from Telstra Tower on Black Mountain (see banners). Bring: Binoculars to see the butterflies more clearly if you wish. Water. Snacks if you wish. Suggested donation of $5. Wear: Sturdy walking gear, including hat and stout shoes. Booking is essential: https://www.trybooking.com/COWFY |
| Dr Chris Cargill ‘Extremophiles: bryophyte discoveries in southwest Western Australia and Central Australia’ | Thursday, 7 March 2024 - 12:30pm to 1:30pm |
Liverworts, hornworts and their close relatives, mosses (collectively known as bryophytes) are often thought of as plants of dank, wet, cool, or tropical environments. Come and hear about these fascinating plants but also see images of the breath-taking landscapes of these regions and some of the beautiful flowering plants that grow with them. Bookings can be made from about 30 days in advance until the night before the talk or until seating limits are reached. (Tickets are Free but a donation on entry is appreciated.) This talk will be held in the ANBG Theatrette. Booking Link: https://www.trybooking.com/COBHS |
| Growing Friends Autumn 2024 Native Plant Sale | Saturday, 2 March 2024 - 9:00am to 11:30am |
The Autumn Sale will start at the new time of 9.00am in the Banksia Centre Car Park, and will finish at 11:30 unless sold out earlier. There are over a thousand plants to choose from at only $6 a pot. Sales are by card only. Plants are all sourced from within the Gardens and the proceeds of the Sale help support the Gardens. The full list of plants, and their descriptions, is available HERE. |
| Black Mountain Weeding Work Party | Saturday, 2 March 2024 - 8:30am to 11:30am |
For our next Weeding Work Party we plan to remove lots of the Sollya and other woody weeds near the Forest Loop Car Park. Meet: Forest Loop Car Park, about 2/3 the way up Black Mountain Drive. Look for banners. Bring: more of your friends if you wish, as everyone is welcome. Wear: hat, sunscreen, long-sleeved shirt, long pants, gloves, stout shoes. We shall break for delicious morning tea at about 10:00am. Please book: if you are planning to come, please let us know by booking using this booking link: https://www.trybooking.com/CMRKM |
| Distinguished Professor Sue O’Connor ‘Art in the Bark: The Indigenous carved boab trees of northwest Australia’ | Thursday, 29 February 2024 - 12:30pm to 1:30pm |
The Australian boab (Adansonia gregorii) is an iconic tree which is related to the baobabs of Africa and Madagascar. This talk will look at the history of research on carved boab trees in northwest Australia and the results of recent fieldwork in pursuit of these rare trees. Bookings can be made from about 30 days in advance until the night before the talk or until seating limits are reached. (Tickets are Free but a donation on entry is appreciated.) This talk will be held in the ANBG Theatrette. Booking Link: https://www.trybooking.com/COAWQ |
| Dr Linda Broome ‘Emergency feeding of Mountain Pygmy-possums after the Black Summer fires’ | Thursday, 22 February 2024 - 12:30pm to 1:30pm |
On January 4, 2020 the catastrophic Dunn’s Road fire exploded into a severe fire storm centred on the habitat of the critically endangered mountain pygmy-possum in northern Kosciuszko National Park, near Cabramurra. One third of the habitat of the possum in NSW was severely burnt, with all vegetation cover removed. Bookings can be made from about 30 days in advance until the night before the talk or until seating limits are reached. (Tickets are Free but a donation on entry is appreciated.) This talk will be held in the ANBG Theatrette. Booking Link: https://www.trybooking.com/COAWN |
| Dr Peter Caley ‘On estimating waterbird abundance and trend across eastern Australia’ | Thursday, 15 February 2024 - 12:30pm to 1:30pm |
Monitoring waterbird populations in Australia is challenging for reasons of counting logistics, and because population aggregation and dispersion can shift rapidly in response to large spatio-temporal variations in resource availability. Bookings can be made from about 30 days in advance until the night before the talk or until seating limits are reached. (Tickets are Free but a donation on entry is appreciated.) This talk will be held in the ANBG Theatrette. Booking Link: https://www.trybooking.com/COAWJ |
| Bradley Desmond ‘The Rare Bloom Project: A partnership approach to conserving Australian wildflowers’ | Thursday, 8 February 2024 - 12:30pm to 1:30pm |
Join us for a presentation by Mr Brad Desmond, the Partnership’s Assistant Coordinator, who will discuss the ongoing need for ex situ plant conservation in Australia, and the country-wide accomplishments of the Rare Bloom Project. Bookings can be made from about 30 days in advance until the night before the talk or until seating limits are reached. (Tickets are Free but a donation on entry is appreciated.) This talk will be held in the ANBG Theatrette. Booking Link: https://www.trybooking.com/COAWG |
| Black Mountain Weeding Work Party | Saturday, 3 February 2024 - 8:30am to 11:30am |
For our next weeding work party, we plan to remove weeds that have been thriving along the Powerline road in Black Mountain Nature Reserve. Meet Belconnen way entry to Black Mountain Reserve, look for banners. Bring: more of your friends if you wish, as everyone is welcome. Wear: hat, sunscreen, long-sleeved shirt, long pants, gloves, stout shoes. We shall break for delicious morning tea at about 10:00am. Please book: if you are planning to come, please let us know by booking using this booking link: https://www.trybooking.com/CMRKK |
| Sally Barnes ‘I am a sucker for getting people out into nature’ | Thursday, 1 February 2024 - 12:30pm to 1:30pm |
Sally’s career has centred on managed public places for public value from national parks in NSW, Northern Territory and Jervis Bay, to the Australian National Botanic Gardens and now as Chief Executive of the National Capital Authority. Sally is leaving her current role at the end of February 2024 so this talk will provide a nice space (with friends) to reflect on her passion. Bookings can be made from about 30 days in advance until the night before the talk or until seating limits are reached. (Tickets are Free but a donation on entry is appreciated.) This talk will be held in the ANBG Theatrette. Booking Link: https://www.trybooking.com/COAWE |
