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| Event title | Date | Details |
|---|---|---|
| ANBG Friends Plant Science Group - Technical Talk | Monday, 5 March 2018 - 10:30am |
Callitris: a chronicle of extinction, survival, dispersal and rediversification Speaker: Emeritus Professor Mike Crisp, Research School of Biology, ANU, Canberra ACT |
| Black Mountain Weeding Work Party | Saturday, 3 March 2018 - 8:30am to 11:30am |
Next Saturday we plan to remove scattered weeds in the southern part of the area between the Swamp Track and Callitris Track. Meet at the Caswell Drive car park on the mountain side of Caswell Drive. If you are planning to come, please email your name and phone number to friendsofblackmountain@gmail.com or phone 0437 298 711. |
| Chris Davey and Richard Thackway, ‘Phillip Island (South Pacific) - Recovery from an ecological disaster’ | Thursday, 1 March 2018 - 12:30pm |
Richard will outline land management regimes that continue to transform vegetation and Chris will discuss the response of avifauna to vegetation on the Phillip Island. |
| ANBG Friends Photographic Group - February meeting | Friday, 23 February 2018 - 10:30am to Saturday, 24 February 2018 - 11:45am |
Speaker: Stuart Harris, Canberra’s Peacock Spider Man: ‘Finding and photographing Peacock Spiders’. Stuart is a citizen scientist and discoverer of a number of new Peacock Spider species. Details: The Photographic Group meet on the last Friday of the month at 10.30am in the Gardens Theatrette. The speaker will be followed by a Show and Tell by Members. |
| Dr Chris Carter ‘Where the rivers run: the prehistory of south-west New South Wales’ | Thursday, 22 February 2018 - 12:30pm |
This talk will profile the key evidence that has come from Lake Mungo and in its immediate vicinity and the broader perspective on Aboriginal occupation and the natural environment that supported it. |
| Matthew Higgins ‘What a high! Over three decades of exploring our mountain country’ | Thursday, 15 February 2018 - 12:30pm |
Canberra historian, writer and photographer, Matthew will talk about places that have inspired his publications and award-winning work. He will be happy to sign your copies of his books. |
| Dr Rosemary Purdie ‘Immersed in the Larapinta’ | Thursday, 8 February 2018 - 12:30pm |
Rosemary will talk about her Larapinta Trail walk – end to end - in July 2017, and the plants and stunning landscape en route. |
| ANBG Friends Plant Science Group - Technical Talk | Monday, 5 February 2018 - 10:30am |
Maintaining databases for Names, Nomenclature and Taxonomy Speaker: Anne Fuchs, Manager of the ANBG's Integrated Biodiversity Information System (IBIS) Summary: Names and taxonomy form the backbone of biodiversity data. Anne will explain how we keep track of this information, including where it is maintained and plans for how it will be used into the future. After her presentation, Anne will co-host a Q&A session with Anna Monro. Both Anne and Anna are involved with the documentation and standardisation of plant nomenclature in Australia. |
| Summer Sounds 2018 with the Royal Military College Band | Sunday, 4 February 2018 - 6:00pm to 7:30pm |
Enjoy Jazz in the Gardens with the Royal Military College Band and dance with Jumptown Swing Dance Sponsored by Icon Water and the Friends of the Gardens. All Summer Sounds 2018 concerts are on the Eucalypt Lawn at the Gardens in Clunies Ross Street, Acton, on the lower slopes of Black Mountain. All concerts start at 6.00 pm and finish at 7.30. Bring a picnic or enjoy food and drinks for sale on site. Entry $5 adults, $2 concession, children 12 years and under free. We need volunteers to help with collecting entry donations, supervising parking and transport for disabled patrons, driving the electric vehicles up to the Eucalypt Lawn, and answering queries at the Information Tent. Sign up online here. |
| Summer Sounds 2018 with Gypsy Jazz Project | Saturday, 3 February 2018 - 6:00pm to 7:30pm |
Enjoy Jazz in the Gardens with Gypsy Jazz Project and dance with Jumptown Swing Dance Sponsored by Icon Water and the Friends of the Gardens. All Summer Sounds 2018 concerts are on the Eucalypt Lawn at the Gardens in Clunies Ross Street, Acton, on the lower slopes of Black Mountain. All concerts start at 6.00 pm and finish at 7.30. Bring a picnic or enjoy food and drinks for sale on site. Entry $5 adults, $2 concession, children 12 years and under free. We need volunteers to help with collecting entry donations, supervising parking and transport for disabled patrons, driving the electric vehicles up to the Eucalypt Lawn, and answering queries at the Information Tent. Sign up online here. |
