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| Event title | Date | Details |
|---|---|---|
| ANBG Friends Plant Science Group Technical Talk | Monday, 3 June 2019 - 10:30am |
Alasdair Grigg, Manager, Christmas Island Minesite to Forest Rehabilitation Program, Christmas Island NP will speak on 'Christmas Island: its flora and the rainforest rehabilitation program' |
| Weeding Work Party | Saturday, 1 June 2019 - 9:00am to Sunday, 2 June 2019 - 11:45am |
The next weeding work party is a special one to remove Hawthorn weeds from the area near Pryor’s notable Snow Gums at the Glenloch Interchange, a core conservation area site in the midst of high volume traffic. This small area of Snow Gum Woodland includes an ancient tree that is listed as a notable tree in Trees and Shrubs of Canberra by Lindsay Pryor and JCC Banks. Meet: At the stile on the fence of Aranda Snow Gums at the corner of William Hovell and Caswell Drives. Park your car near Black Mountain Reserve Car Park. |
| ANBG Friends Photographic Group – May meeting | Friday, 31 May 2019 - 10:00am to Saturday, 1 June 2019 - 9:45am |
Our guest will be Paul Jurak – Canberra's ‘Kayakcameraman’ Paul is a shining example of a person who has immersed himself in photography for personal healing, both mental and physical. His photography is self-taught and embraces the use of lighting and location. |
| Ingrid Singh ‘Camp and Colonies: Bats in the Australian Capital Territory’ | Thursday, 30 May 2019 - 12:30pm |
Ingrid, a volunteer wildlife carer, has been helping to rescue, rehabilitate and release bats around Canberra with ACT Wildlife since it was established. She will talk about the hidden creatures around us, so that you can decide whether they are pollinators, pest-controllers or terrifying 'children of the night'! |
| Dr John Evans ‘The Physiology of Leaf Photosynthesis’ | Thursday, 23 May 2019 - 12:30pm |
John, a chief investigator in the ARC Centre of Excellence for Transitional Photosynthesis, will describe how it has been possible to link photosynthetic properties to underlying biochemical and structural elements resulting in the application of increasing photosynthesis by crop plants to assist in raising yield potential. |
| World Bee Day | Sunday, 19 May 2019 - 9:00am to 6:30pm |
To help celebrate World Bee Day 2019, the embassies of Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Norway, Slovenia, Sweden, (and Switzerland) are hosting a full day of events in Canberra on Sunday 19 May. |
| Dr Rolf Oberpieiler ‘Unique Weevil Fauna Preserved in Burmese Amber (100 Million Years Old)’ | Thursday, 16 May 2019 - 12:30pm |
Rolf, a weevil taxonomist at the Australian National Insect Collection, CSIRO, will speak about this fascinating phenomenon, which dates back to early Upper Cretaceous deposits. Like the plants, the weevil fauna in Burmese amber also exhibits distinct affinities to modern-day Gondwana taxa that are relictual in Australia. |
| Dr Sonia Pertsinidis ‘Classifying People and Plants: The Extraordinary Works of Theophrastus’ | Thursday, 9 May 2019 - 12:30pm |
Sonia, a lecturer at the ANU will introduce Theophrastus, the successor to Aristotle and a pioneering botanist in the fourth century BC. She will discuss some fascinating similarities between Theophrastus’ classification of plants in his botanic works and his classification of human types in the Characters. |
| Tree Week Walk - National Arboretum Trees at the ANBG | Thursday, 9 May 2019 - 10:00am to 11:30am |
Free guided walk with two guides - one from the Australian National Botanic Gardens and one from the National Arboretum Canberra. The Australian National Botanic Gardens was opened 50 years ago and contains most of the 16 native species growing at the National Arboretum. This walk gives visitors the opportunity to see mature Arboretum specimens growing among the vegetation in which they would normally be found. Meet at the Botanic Gardens Visitors Centre at 9.50am. Bookings essential to janmorgan2@me.com |
| Black Mountain Weeding Work Party | Saturday, 4 May 2019 - 9:00am to Sunday, 5 May 2019 - 11:45am |
We shall focus on removing non-local Acacia baileyana, A. decurrens and other woody weeds near Black Mountain Drive and Botanic Gardens Trail. Meet: Corner of Clunies Ross Street and Black Mountain Drive. Look for balloons or banners Bring: Enthusiasm, your family and friends, water. Everyone is welcome. Wear: hat, sunscreen, long-sleeved shirt, long pants, gloves, stout shoes. |
