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Wonderful Australian Trees Thursday, 4 May 2023 - 11:00am to 12:00pm

Celebrate Canberra Tree Week by joining a free guided walk.  See a variety of wonderful Australian native trees including Eucalypts, Casuarinas, Bunya pines and many others.  Learn about the evolution of Australian trees and how they have been adopted across the world.  Meet 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.

Wonderful Australian Trees Wednesday, 3 May 2023 - 2:00pm to 3:00pm

Celebrate Canberra Tree Week by joining a free guided walk.  See a variety of wonderful Australian native trees including Eucalypts, Casuarinas, Bunya pines and many others.  Learn about the evolution of Australian trees and how they have been adopted across the world.  Meet 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.

Wonderful Australian Trees Wednesday, 3 May 2023 - 11:00am to 12:00pm

Celebrate Canberra Tree Week by joining a free guided walk.  See a variety of wonderful Australian native trees including Eucalypts, Casuarinas, Bunya pines and many others.  Learn about the evolution of Australian trees and how they have been adopted across the world.  Meet 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.

Wonderful Australian Trees Tuesday, 2 May 2023 - 2:00pm to 3:00pm

Celebrate Canberra Tree Week by joining a free guided walk.  See a variety of wonderful Australian native trees including Eucalypts, Casuarinas, Bunya pines and many others.  Learn about the evolution of Australian trees and how they have been adopted across the world.  Meet 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.

Wonderful Australian Trees Tuesday, 2 May 2023 - 11:00am to 12:00pm

Celebrate Canberra Tree Week by joining a free guided walk. See a variety of wonderful Australian native trees including Eucalypts, Casuarinas, Bunya pines and many others. Learn about the evolution of Australian trees and how they have been adopted across the world. Meet 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.

Wonderful Australian Trees Monday, 1 May 2023 - 2:00pm to 3:00pm

Celebrate Canberra Tree Week by joining a free guided walk.  See a variety of wonderful Australian native trees including Eucalypts, Casuarinas, Bunya pines and many others.  Learn about the evolution of Australian trees and how they have been adopted across the world.  Meet 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.

Wonderful Australian Trees Monday, 1 May 2023 - 11:00am to 12:00pm

Celebrate Canberra Tree Week by joining a free guided walk.  See a variety of wonderful Australian native trees including Eucalypts, Casuarinas, Bunya pines and many others.  Learn about the evolution of Australian trees and how they have been adopted across the world.  Meet 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.

Dr Liz Truswell ‘Marie Stopes - palaeobotanist extraordinaire!’ Thursday, 27 April 2023 - 12:30pm to 1:30pm

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. Bookings can be made from the Friday before the talk until Wednesday night 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/CGTHR

Genevieve Wright & Pete Bredell ‘The story of three threatened Eucalypts Thursday, 20 April 2023 - 12:30pm to 1:30pm

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) Bookings can be made from the Friday before the talk until Wednesday night or until seating limits are reached. (Tickets are Free but a gold coins donation on entry is appreciated.) This talk will be held in the ANBG Theatrette. Booking Link: https://www.trybooking.com/CELVE

Dr John Turnbull ‘Lindsay Pryor: A Man of the Trees’ Thursday, 13 April 2023 - 12:30pm to 1:30pm

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. Bookings can be made from the Friday before the talk until Wednesday night or until seating limits are reached. (Tickets are Free but a gold coins donation on entry is appreciated.) This talk will be held in the ANBG Theatrette. Booking Link: https://www.trybooking.com/CELUZ

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