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| Event title | Date | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Volunteer Guide Intake Information Sessions | Thursday, 18 January 2024 - 10:30am to Wednesday, 24 January 2024 - 5:00pm |
The ANBG is now recruiting for Volunteer Guides to start in 2024. No botanic background is required. We offer training, mentorship and professional development opportunities. Information sessions will be held online on Thursday 18th January at 10:30am and in person on Wednesday 24th January at 5pm in the ANBG Theatrette. You can find further information here. |
| Black Mountain Weeding Work Party | Saturday, 6 January 2024 - 8:30am to 11:30am |
For our January Weeding Work Party we plan to remove WA Bluebell and various woody weeds. Meet: Electricity sub-station, Frith Road, Acton. Bring: your friends, as everyone is welcome. Wear: hat, sunscreen, long-sleeved shirt, long pants, gloves, stout shoes. Please book: if you are planning to come, please let us know by booking using this booking link: https://www.trybooking.com/CMRKI |
| Black Mountain Weeding Work Party | Saturday, 2 December 2023 - 8:30am to 11:30am |
The next weeding work party plans to remove WA Bluebell and various woody weeds. Meet at the Electricity Sub-station, Frith Road, Acton. Bring your friends. Wear hat, sunscreen, long-sleeved shirt, long pants, gloves, stout shoes. Please book: if you are planning to come, please let us know by booking using this booking link: https://www.trybooking.com/CLSKW |
| Dr Roger Farrow ‘Evolution of pollinations traits in flowering plants’ | Thursday, 30 November 2023 - 12:30pm to 1:30pm |
Roger, an unretired entomologist following a career in CSIRO Entomology, will show more mysteries of flower design and function to achieve cross pollination by insect vectors. Bookings open 27th October 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/CJTZE |
| Volunteer Recognition Ceremony 2024 | Tuesday, 28 November 2023 - 10:00am |
The ANBG 2024 Volunteer Recognition Ceremony will take place at 10am on Tuesday 28 November 2023 on the Crosbie Morrison Lawn. Click on this Eventbrite link to RSVP by Monday 20 November. |
| Dr Ralph Ogden, ‘Lessons learned for solving the ACT’s water quality problems’ | Thursday, 23 November 2023 - 12:30pm to 1:30pm |
The Healthy Waterways program has been running since 2014 with an aim to improve water quality in the ACT’s waterways. It is best known for building ponds, wetlands, raingardens and other ‘nature-based’ and ‘water sensitive’ infrastructure that treats polluted stormwater in suburbs. This seminar will outline lessons learned and provide pointers to how the ACT Government hopes to tackle problems like blue-green algal blooms in lakes and ponds and sand slugs in rural rivers. Bookings can be made from Friday the 20th October 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/CJTZD |
| PhotoGroup exhibition - illuminate '23 | Thursday, 23 November 2023 - 9:30am to Sunday, 10 December 2023 - 4:30pm |
illuminate '23, the 10th annual exhibition of the Friends of the ANBG Photographic Group, will be held at the ANBG Visitor Centre gallery. ‘Illuminate’ has two meanings: one is about physical light, and the other is about intellectual or spiritual enlightenment. The exhibition features a range of photographs taken within the Gardens, inviting others to discover, appreciate and value Australia’s unique flora and fauna. All photographs exhibited are for sale as well as unframed prints, cards, and specialty calendars by individual members. |
| Margaret Saul ‘Botanical Art & Illustration: Convergence of Art and Science’ | Thursday, 16 November 2023 - 12:30pm |
Join Margaret Saul, a distinguished botanical artist, illustrator, and instructor, to experience a visual feast of botanical art arising from the exploratory voyages of Australia through to the masterful works by her and her contemporaries. Bookings open 13th October 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/CJTZC |
| Emeritus Professor Libby Robin ‘What Birdo is that? Birds and the humans who love them’ | Thursday, 9 November 2023 - 12:30pm |
Birds and their people can be funny, intriguing and surprising. Libby will tell some of the back-stories from across centuries. It builds to a crescendo in the 21st century where global warming and biodiversity loss have become existential threats to life on Earth. Libby is happy to sign copies of her new book after the talk. Bookings open 6th October 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/CJTZB |
| Friends of Black Mountain - weeding work party | Saturday, 4 November 2023 - 8:30am to 11:30am |
We plan to remove woody weeds and St Johns Wort. We shall break for delicious morning tea at about 10:30am. Bring more of your friends – everyone is welcome! Meet: Caswell Drive entry on the mountain side (open for directions). Wear: hat, sunscreen, long-sleeved shirt, long pants, gloves, stout shoes. Booking: No charge, but please book at https://www.trybooking.com/CLSKJ (click the orange button at the top of the screen). For further information, contact Linda Beveridge by email or phone 0437 298 711. |
