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| Event title | Date | Details |
|---|---|---|
| What’ll be the name of those plants? | Thursday, 7 September 2023 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm |
Celebrating wattle week with a hands-on session in acacia plant classification, recognition, identification, and naming. We shall be using microscopes and other tools as well as online and other resources. Where: Celia Rosser Room, Banksia Centre, ANBG |
| Dr Suzette Searle ‘Wattle days are here again’ | Thursday, 7 September 2023 - 12:30pm to 1:30pm |
Suzette will talk about Wattle Days, and the people and organisations involved in their promotion, before and particularly after the official proclamation in 1992 of 1 September as National Wattle Day across Australia. Bookings can be made from the Friday before the talk until Wednesday night 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/CJTLQ |
| A Celebration of Wattles | Monday, 4 September 2023 - 11:00am to Sunday, 10 September 2023 - 2:00pm |
The Golden Wattle is Australia’s floral emblem; the first plant to emerge after the bombing of Hiroshima was a wattle; wattle seeds were an important food source for Indigenous people from inland Australia. Learn some other interesting facts and hear stories about wattles on a free guided walk. These one-hour walks are at 11:00 am and 2:00 pm every day from the 4th to the 10th September. Meet at the clock near the bridge. No booking required for individuals, but groups of more than six people should contact walks@friendsanbg.org.au a week before the planned walk. |
| Black Mountain Weeding Work Party | Saturday, 2 September 2023 - 9:00am to 12:00pm |
For our next weeding work party we plan to remove woody weeds and St Johns Wort on Black Mountain. 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. if you are planning to come, please let us know by booking using this booking link: https://www.trybooking.com/CKUUH |
| Professor Adrienne Nicotra, Phillipa Alvarez, Lisa Danzey, Sabina Aitken ‘Living on the Edge: understanding the thermal ecology of plants from threatened ecological communities’ | Thursday, 31 August 2023 - 12:30pm to 1:30pm |
Adrienne, from ANU, and her co-speakers will talk about the latest advances in examining how plants from extreme environments (desert and alpine) respond to and tolerate extreme heat and cold. This research seeks to identify ways to predict responses of plants from threatened ecological communities to a warmer and increasingly variable climate. Bookings can be made from the Friday before the talk until Wednesday night 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/CGTIR |
| Bronwyn Saunders ‘The Story behind the Story, & Diprotodon Herd Insights’ | Thursday, 24 August 2023 - 12:30pm to 1:30pm |
The Story behind the Story looks at how the book, Diprotodon: A megafauna journey, came about and the manuscript’s own journey through research to publication. The Diprotodon Herd Insights is about likely diprotodon behaviours, family herds and mating habits. Bronwyn is happy to sign copies of her new book. If you would like to pre-order a copy please click on https://www.publish.csiro.au/book/8087/. Bookings can be made from the Friday before the talk until Wednesday night 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/CGTIQ |
| Dr David Bush ‘Australian native tree species for bioenergy and carbon capture’ | Thursday, 17 August 2023 - 12:30pm to 1:30pm |
Biomass bioenergy is likely to be an important part of the overall mix of renewable energy sources needed to meet overall and peak demand in future. David, from CSIRO, will talk about testing of native species has revealed some promising candidates for these purposes, including some threatened species. Bookings can be made from the Friday before the talk until Wednesday night 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/CGTIO |
| The Art of Living Together | Monday, 14 August 2023 - 11:00am to Sunday, 20 August 2023 - 2:00pm |
Plants and animals interact with each other in a variety of ways. When these interactions occur both participants may benefit, one may benefit while the other is not affected or one may benefit while the other is harmed. Join a free guided walk to see some interesting examples of plants that interact with each other and plants that interact with insects, birds and mammals and decide who gets the better deal from each of these interactions. These one-hour walks are at 11:00 am and 2:00 pm every day from the 14th to the 20th August. Meet at the clock near the bridge. No booking required for individuals, but groups of more than six people should contact walks@friendsanbg.org.au a week before the planned walk. |
| Murraya Lane ‘Recent research on Koalas and their habitats in burnt and unburnt landscapes’ | Thursday, 10 August 2023 - 12:30pm to 1:30pm |
Murraya, from ANU, will talk about resident and rehabilitated koalas and compare the nutritional composition between mature foliage and epicormic growth in unburnt and burnt landscapes. Bookings can be made from the Friday before the talk until Wednesday night 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/CGTIN |
| Black Mountain Weeding Work Party | Saturday, 5 August 2023 - 9:00am to 12:00pm |
Meet: we’ll meet at the electricity sub-station, Frith Road, Acton. Look for banners. Bring: more of your friends if you wish, as everyone is welcome. Wear: hat, sunscreen, long-sleeved shirt, long pants, gloves, stout shoes. We shall break for delicious morning tea at about 10:30am. Please book: if you are planning to come, please email your name and phone number to friendsofblackmountain@gmail.com or phone 0437 298 711. |
