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| Event title | Date | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Black Mountain Weeding Work Party | Saturday, 6 August 2022 - 9:00am to 12:00pm |
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 on left (mountain side) and the blue and white “P” sign for parking. Pull into the carpark carefully. Look for banners. |
| Dr Penny Olsen 'The Norfolk Island Morepork: rebuilding a population from the last survivor’ | Thursday, 4 August 2022 - 12:30pm to 1:30pm |
Penny, an Honorary Professor in Division of Ecology and Evolution, ANU led a group that found only one Morepork owl on Norfolk Island in 1986. What to do? A recovery program began and today a small population persists. Bookings will open 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/BYPRH |
| Photographic Group July meeting | Friday, 29 July 2022 - 10:00am |
The Photographic Group currently meets on the last Friday of each month at the ANBG (10:00am in the Theatrette, unless otherwise advised). Meetings usually involve at least one presentation on an aspect of photography; the screening of some Group photographs with accompanying commentary (including gentle feedback); a workshop on a topic of interest; and excursions including sessions in the Gardens with cameras at the ready. All members of the Friends are welcome to come along. If you would like to attend, just turn up or contact a committee member. |
| Lori Gould ‘Latham Snipe along the flyway’ | Thursday, 28 July 2022 - 12:30pm to 1:30pm |
Lori, Principal of GrassRoots Environmental, will describe the surveys and research into the Latham Snipes movement and migration between Australia and Japan. Bookings will open Friday before the talk until Wednesday night or until seating limits are reached. (Tickets are Free) This talk will be held in the ANBG Theatrette. Booking Link: https://www.trybooking.com/BYPRD |
| Ancient Plants and Animals | Sunday, 24 July 2022 - 11:00am to 12:00pm |
A look at the impact of geological change on Australia’s plants and animals. Join a free guided walk to see what the vegetation was like in the ages of dinosaurs and of the megafauna and how it has changed over time. Daily from Monday July 18th to Sunday July 24th 11am-12 noon. Meet at the clock near the bridge. No booking required for individuals, but groups of seven or more people should contact walks@friendsanbg.org.au a week before the planned walk. |
| Black Mountain Summit Walk for Friends of ANBG and Black Mountain | Saturday, 23 July 2022 - 9:30am to 12:00pm, Saturday, 23 July 2022 - 1:30pm to 4:00pm |
Join our ANBG Guides, and FoBM guide Michael Doherty, a local plant ecologist, to hear about some of the winter flowering plants in the gardens and on the mountain as well as other plants during a ramble up the north-eastern slopes from the clock near the ANBG entry bridge up to the Summit of Black Mountain. |
| Ancient Plants and Animals | Saturday, 23 July 2022 - 11:00am to 12:00pm |
A look at the impact of geological change on Australia’s plants and animals. Join a free guided walk to see what the vegetation was like in the ages of dinosaurs and of the megafauna and how it has changed over time. Daily from Monday July 18th to Sunday July 24th 11am-12 noon. Meet at the clock near the bridge. No booking required for individuals, but groups of seven or more people should contact walks@friendsanbg.org.au a week before the planned walk. |
| Black Mountain Summit Walk for Friends of ANBG and Black Mountain | Saturday, 23 July 2022 - 9:30am to 12:00pm, Saturday, 23 July 2022 - 1:30pm to 4:00pm |
Join our ANBG Guides, and FoBM guide Michael Doherty, a local plant ecologist, to hear about some of the winter flowering plants in the gardens and on the mountain as well as other plants during a ramble up the north-eastern slopes from the clock near the ANBG entry bridge up to the Summit of Black Mountain. |
| Ancient Plants and Animals | Friday, 22 July 2022 - 11:00am to 12:00pm |
A look at the impact of geological change on Australia’s plants and animals. Join a free guided walk to see what the vegetation was like in the ages of dinosaurs and of the megafauna and how it has changed over time. Daily from Monday July 18th to Sunday July 24th 11am-12 noon. Meet at the clock near the bridge. No booking required for individuals, but groups of seven or more people should contact walks@friendsanbg.org.au a week before the planned walk. |
| Damien Wrigley ‘Australian Seed Bank Partnership – Post Bushfire Recovery across the country’ | Thursday, 21 July 2022 - 12:30pm to 1:30pm |
Damien, of Australian Seed Bank Partnership, will illustrate some of the efforts by people from Seed Banks and botanic gardens in burnt areas and the unanticipated complexities during COVID-19 restrictions. Bookings will open Friday before the talk until Wednesday night or until seating limits are reached. (Tickets are Free) This talk will be held in the ANBG Theatrette. Booking Link: https://www.trybooking.com/BYPQX |
