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| Event title | Date | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Amazing Women in the World of Plants | Wednesday, 8 March 2023 - 2:00pm to 3:00pm |
Celebrate International Women’s Day on 8 March by joining a free guided walk. Learn about some of the pioneering female researchers, scientists, artists and writers who contributed to the study of plants. See some of the plants that they collected, wrote about or painted. |
| Amazing Women in the World of Plants | Wednesday, 8 March 2023 - 11:00am to 12:00pm |
Celebrate International Women’s Day on 8 March by joining a free guided walk. Learn about some of the pioneering female researchers, scientists, artists and writers who contributed to the study of plants. See some of the plants that they collected, wrote about or painted. |
| Amazing Women in the World of Plants | Tuesday, 7 March 2023 - 2:00pm to 3:00pm |
Celebrate International Women’s Day on 8 March by joining a free guided walk. Learn about some of the pioneering female researchers, scientists, artists and writers who contributed to the study of plants. See some of the plants that they collected, wrote about or painted. |
| Amazing Women in the World of Plants | Tuesday, 7 March 2023 - 11:00am to 12:00pm |
Celebrate International Women’s Day on 8 March by joining a free guided walk. Learn about some of the pioneering female researchers, scientists, artists and writers who contributed to the study of plants. See some of the plants that they collected, wrote about or painted. |
| Amazing Women in the World of Plants | Monday, 6 March 2023 - 2:00pm to 3:00pm |
Celebrate International Women’s Day on 8 March by joining a free guided walk. Learn about some of the pioneering female researchers, scientists, artists and writers who contributed to the study of plants. See some of the plants that they collected, wrote about or painted. |
| Amazing Women in the World of Plants | Monday, 6 March 2023 - 11:00am to 12:00pm |
Celebrate International Women’s Day on 8 March by joining a free guided walk. Learn about some of the pioneering female researchers, scientists, artists and writers who contributed to the study of plants. See some of the plants that they collected, wrote about or painted. |
| Growing Friends Autumn Plant Sale | Saturday, 4 March 2023 - 8:30am to 11:00am |
The Growing Friends' boutique Autumn Plant Sale will be held in the car park between the Crosbie Morrison Building and the Banksia Centre from 8.30am to 11am, unless sold out earlier. The plant list for the sale (PDF, 517 KB) has detailed information about each plant. The event will follow any ACT Government COVID-Safe guidelines which may operate at the time. |
| Dr James Clugston ‘Towards a better understanding into the Bush Peas Mirbelieae (Fabaceae) in Australia’ | Thursday, 2 March 2023 - 12:30pm to 1:30pm |
Recent evidence shows that the tribe Mirbelieae is greatly underdescribed and James, from the Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney, will talk about recent advances in DNA sequencing of Mirbelieae that has helped a consensus on the taxonomic relationship of species and genera within the tribe. Bookings can be made from the Friday before the talk until Wednesday night or until seating limits are reached. (Tickets are Free but a gold coins donation on entry is appreciated.) This talk will be held in the ANBG Theatrette. Booking Link: https://www.trybooking.com/CELUR |
| Emeritus Professor Patrick De Deckker ‘The extraordinary scientific achievements of the French Baudin expedition (1800-1804) in Australian waters’ | Thursday, 23 February 2023 - 12:30pm to 1:30pm |
In this talk, Patrick will outline the numerous discoveries and achievements made by the French expedition. He will discuss some of its cartographic accomplishments and compare some with those made by Matthew Flinders at about the same time. Bookings can be made from the Friday before the talk until Wednesday night or until seating limits are reached. (Tickets are Free but a gold coins donation on entry is appreciated.) This talk will be held in the ANBG Theatrette. Booking Link: https://www.trybooking.com/CELUL |
| Professor Justin Borevitz ‘Precision Landscape Regeneration’ | Thursday, 16 February 2023 - 12:30pm to 1:30pm |
Justin, from Research School of Biology, ANU, will introduce precision landscape regeneration, including methods in Eucalyptus foundation species to re-build agro-ecosystems, methods for boosting soil carbon with microbes and management, and the outsized role Australia can have for world’s planetary health and resilience. Bookings can be made from the Friday before the talk until Wednesday night or until seating limits are reached. (Tickets are Free but a gold coins donation on entry is appreciated.) This talk will be held in the ANBG Theatrette. Booking Link: https://www.trybooking.com/CELUK |
