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| Event title | Date | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Dr Francisco Sanchez-Bayo ‘The decline of the entomofauna and its drivers’ | Thursday, 8 April 2021 - 12:30pm to 1:30pm |
Francisco, from the University of Sydney, will talk about the ecological implications of world-wide decline in the biodiversity of insects and the priority actions needed to stem them will be discussed. Bookings are essential because of the COVID-19 guidelines related to Thursday Talks and limited seating. Bookings can be made at https://register.eventarc.net/e/45007. Bookings are open from 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. |
| Botanic Art Group Exhibition - From the Desert to the Sea | Saturday, 3 April 2021 - 9:30am to Sunday, 2 May 2021 - 4:30pm |
The exhibition, in the Visitors Information Centre Gallery, features a wide variety of native plants with a special focus on plants from arid regions. |
| Black Mountain Weeding Work Party 3 April 2021 | Saturday, 3 April 2021 - 8:30am to 11:30am |
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. Bring: Water, Friends … Everyone is welcome Please book: if you are planning to come, please email your name and phone number to friendsofblackmountain@gmail.com or phone 0437 298 711. |
| Dr Heidi Zimmer ‘The iconic Wollemi Pine’ | Thursday, 1 April 2021 - 12:30pm to 1:30pm |
Heidi, from the Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research, will talk about her thesis which began with the question why are there so few medium-sized Wollemia nobilis individuals between the seedling and canopy tree size classes (i.e., between 2-20 m in height)? Bookings are essential because of the COVID-19 guidelines related to Thursday Talks and limited seating. Bookings can be made at https://register.eventarc.net/e/45005. Bookings are open from 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. |
| ANBG Photographic Group March Meeting | Friday, 26 March 2021 - 10:00am |
The March meeting of the ANBG Photographic Group will be held at 10am on Friday 26th March, in the ANBG Theatrette opposite the Visitor Information Centre. The topic is "Bendora Arboretum - being prepared" The presenter Graham Gall will talk about preparations for our excursion to Bendora Arboretum in April. The aim of this excursion is photographing Fungi and other features of this area. He will detail his techniques for photography of fungi etc. |
| Peter Byron and Joe McAuliffe 'Enlightened Conservatory Design and Plants’. | Thursday, 25 March 2021 - 12:30pm to 1:30pm |
Peter and Joe will talk about the design of the conservatory building and plants. Peter will focus on the building being for botany and visitors. Joe will talk about thematic content and plans for displays as well as plant selection and succession, cultivation and conservatory horticulture. Bookings are essential because of the COVID-19 guidelines related to Thursday Talks and limited seating. Bookings can be made at https://register.eventarc.net/e/45006. Bookings are open from 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. |
| Tour the Trees in Comfort - Flora Explorer Bus Tour | Tuesday, 23 March 2021 - 1:30pm to 2:30pm |
Celebrate National Eucalypt Day on the Flora Explorer bus |
| Tour the trees on the Flora Explorer bus | Tuesday, 23 March 2021 - 11:30am to 12:30pm |
Celebrate National Eucalypt Day on the Flora Explorer bus |
| Guided Eucalypt Walks | Monday, 22 March 2021 - 11:00am to Monday, 29 March 2021 - 12:00pm |
CELEBRATE EUCALYPT DAY with a Guided Eucalypt Walk.
Celebrate Australia's iconic genus on a free guided walk for National Eucalypt Day. Find out some amazing facts about eucalypts.
Guided Walks will be run Daily, from Monday 22 March to Sunday 28 March 2021 commencing at 11 am.
Cost: Free
Location: ANBG; meet at the clock near the rainforest bridge ten minutes before the start time of 11am. |
| THURSDAY TALK - John Blay 'Some Special Places of the South East Forests.’ | Thursday, 18 March 2021 - 12:30pm to 1:30pm |
John will talk about the challenges of conservation in the region’s forests, along with its peoples and natural history, and the rediscovery of an important shared history pathway. The Bundian Way, now Heritage listed, is set to be one of the great Australian walks. This talk will be held in the ANBG Theatrette. After the talk, at 1:30pm, John is willing to sign copies of his book, Wild Nature, published in 2020, as well as copies of his two earlier books. The books are available for sale at the Botanical Bookshop. You are then invited to walk up to the plantings of Acacia blayana for a short discussion about them. John will lead this walk. Please meet at the clock on Banks Way (near the Cafe Bridge) at 2pm. Bookings are essential because of the COVID-19 guidelines related to the Thursday Talks and limited seating. Bookings can be made at https://register.eventarc.net/e/44982. Bookings are open from Friday until Wednesday night or until seating limits are reached. (Tickets are Free.) This talk will be held in the ANBG Theatrette. |
