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| Event title | Date | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Hannah Gerke ‘Life on the edge: personality and movement behaviour of urban brown snakes in Canberra’ | Thursday, 25 September 2025 - 12:30pm to 1:30pm |
Hannah, a PhD candidate at ANU, will talk about the hundreds of Eastern brown snakes being translocated around the ACT each year. However, recent work has shown that moving reptiles long distances may have harmful impacts on brown snake behaviour and survival. Bookings can be made from about 30 days in advance 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/DDEFK |
| Wake up with the Birds | Saturday, 20 September 2025 - 8:30am to 10:30am, Sunday, 21 September 2025 - 8:30am to 10:30am, Saturday, 27 September 2025 - 8:30am to 10:30am, Sunday, 28 September 2025 - 8:30am to 10:30am |
Observe amazing birdlife in the beautiful surrounds of the Australian National Botanic Gardens. In a small group, experience the Gardens early on a spring morning when the birds are nesting and at their most active. The walk of 1½ to 2 hours with expert bird guides includes plenty of time to stop and look! |
| Questacon Mangroves Felting Workshop | Saturday, 20 September 2025 - 9:00am to 3:00pm, Friday, 26 September 2025 - 9:00am to 3:00pm, Saturday, 27 September 2025 - 9:00am to 3:00pm |
If you attended the Questacon Mangroves exhibition, you will be excited learn that Questacon is now offering a Questacon Mangroves Felting Workshop with Melanie Tribe! Learn how to make your own needle-felted mudskippers with Questacon! Choose from three six-hour workshops being held Saturday 20th, Friday 26th and Saturday 27th September. Click here for further information. |
| Wake up with the Birds | Saturday, 20 September 2025 - 8:30am to 10:30am, Sunday, 21 September 2025 - 8:30am to 10:30am, Saturday, 27 September 2025 - 8:30am to 10:30am, Sunday, 28 September 2025 - 8:30am to 10:30am |
Observe amazing birdlife in the beautiful surrounds of the Australian National Botanic Gardens. In a small group, experience the Gardens early on a spring morning when the birds are nesting and at their most active. The walk of 1½ to 2 hours with expert bird guides includes plenty of time to stop and look! |
| Plant Recognition Group Workshop – the amazing world of Australian conifers | Thursday, 18 September 2025 - 2:00pm to 4:30pm |
The next Plant Recognition Group workshop will provide an overview of the 44 species of Australian conifers including their distribution and some of the factors contributing to this spatial outcome. Where: Celia Rosser Room, Banksia Centre, ANBG. Bookings ESSENTIAL: Please send your name and phone number to plantname@friendsanbg.org.au Seats are limited for this session, so booking ahead is mandatory. |
| Professor Andy Whiteley ‘Bioplastics’ | Thursday, 18 September 2025 - 12:30pm to 1:30pm |
Andy, from CSIRO, and the BioPlastics Innovaton Hub aim to remove Australia’s dependence on fossil fuel derived polymers in plastic packaging and replace them with fully compostable and sustainable alternatives. Bookings can be made from about 30 days in advance 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/DDEFI |
| Exploring STEP at the Arboretum | Saturday, 13 September 2025 - 2:00pm to 3:00pm |
The Southern Tablelands Ecosystems Park (STEP) is a regional botanic garden, education and conservation centre demonstrating southern tablelands species of eucalypt trees and understorey plants located within the National Arboretum, Canberra. Experienced STEP volunteers will take us on a one hour guided walk. Bookings essential: https://www.trybooking.com/DDKBD. Cost: $5 (proceeds will be shared between the Friends of ANBG and STEP) |
| Book launch: The Man Who Planted Canberra [SOLD OUT but waitlist available] | Friday, 12 September 2025 - 10:30am to 11:30am |
Join Robert Macklin, Max Bourke, Lenore Coltheart and Steve Thomas in conversation, to celebrate the release of Robert’s book The Man Who Planted Canberra: Charles Weston and His Three Million Trees. This special launch event will take place in the Margaret Whitlam Pavillion at the National Arboretum, combining fascinating discussion with breathtaking views of Canberra and the Arboretum’s living collections of rare, endangered and significant trees. Bookings essential. [SOLD OUT but waitlist available] |
| Stephen Utick ‘Camellia Flower God, the sacred camellias of Asia’ | Thursday, 11 September 2025 - 12:30pm to 1:30pm |
Stephen, a Visiting Curator Theaceae at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney, will embark on a fabulous journey to sacred and other places of China and Japan to discover ethnobotanical stories of the Family Theaceae Genus Camellia. Bookings can be made from about 30 days in advance 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/DDEFH |
| Black Mountain Weeding Work Party | Saturday, 6 September 2025 - 9:00am to 12:00pm |
Our next Weeding Work Party will meet at the electricity sub-station, Frith Road, Acton. Bring: water. Wear: hat, sunscreen, long-sleeved shirt, long pants, gloves, stout shoes. Please book: if you are planning to come, please let us know by using this booking link: https://www.trybooking.com/CYPVL |
