Field Notes – Written in clay and fibre
Field Notes is an exhibition by local artists Gabrielle Le Grand, Amy Shanahan, and Lisa Stevenson, bringing together ceramics and woven fibre inspired by the Australian bush and coast.
Free
Calendar
Here you will find a calendar of Friends’ activities in the Gardens including lunchtime talks, social events, exhibitions and the ever-popular spring and autumn plant sales. In addition to events arranged by the Friends, we include some events arranged by the Gardens and by other organisations. A full list of events arranged by the Gardens is in their What’s On webpage.
Thursday talks are held at 12.30 pm every Thursday from February to November. Talks last for 1 hour. We welcome donations by gold coins, notes, or electronically. The Friends use donations received at each talk to support Gardens’ programs and development and thank all those who have donated. Please note: unless otherwise indicated, talks are in the ANBG Theatrette.
It is a good idea to reserve a seat at the talks that you wish to attend; talks may be booked out very quickly. Bookings can be made from about 30 days in advance until the night before the talk or until seating limits are reached.
The Friends of the ANBG thank the speakers who volunteer their time and talents to further the knowledge of all attending events in the Gardens. Some summaries or PowerPoint presentations of Thursday talks are available to Friends at the ANBG library. Please direct queries about the talks to the Thursday Talks Team: email talks@friendsanbg.org.au
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Events
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Front Gallery and Cafe 1/84 Wattle St, Lyneham, ACT, Australia
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Dr Veronica Briceno Rodrigez ‘From lab coats, hiking boots, and hot desks to plant conservation at the ANBG’
ANBG Theatrette Clunies Ross Street Acton ACT 2601, Canberra, ACT, AustraliaJoin Vero, Conservation Horticulture Manager at the ANBG, as she shares her journey from plant ecophysiology research to conservation policy, and ultimately bringing it all together with hands-on plant conservation at the ANBG.
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Seeds of Wonder Themed Walks
Clock near the bridge, ANBG Australian National Botanic Gardens, Canberra, ACT, AustraliaCome for a free guided walk in the Gardens and discover some of the amazing properties of seeds. These one-hour guided walks are held at 11am and 2pm each day, Monday 17 August to Sunday 23 August. Meet at the clock near the café bridge.
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Plant Recognition Group – Would you like to know more about Eucalyptus?
Solander Studio, Banksia Centre, ANBG ANBG Clunies Ross St, Acton, Australian Capital Territory, AustraliaNigel England (CSIRO – Australian Tree Seed Centre) will be facilitating a plant recognition workshop on the Eucalyptus family, focussing on practical identification tips and useful botanical features and terminology.
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Australian National Herbarium Tour
CSIRO Black MountainJoin the Friends on a fascinating tour of the Australian National Herbarium (ANH). Maintained by CSIRO, the ANH is one of the largest plant collections in the country, with more than one million plant specimens. Some of the specimens were collected during Captain Cook’s 1770 expedition to Australia. The ANH also houses specimens taken […]
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Professor Marcel Cardillo ‘Grevillea/Hakea: the story of a remarkable evolutionary radiation’
ANBG Theatrette Clunies Ross Street Acton ACT 2601, Canberra, ACT, AustraliaThe genera Grevillea and Hakea form one of Australia’s most spectacular and successful evolutionary radiations, with at least 650 species distributed almost ubiquitously across the continent. Our team at ANU have spent over a decade piecing together the story of this remarkable group: its origins and evolutionary history, its current patterns of diversity, and its […]
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Jo Harding ‘Bush Blitz Driving New Approaches to Working with Traditional Owners’
ANBG Theatrette Clunies Ross Street Acton ACT 2601, Canberra, ACT, AustraliaJo, from Bush Blitz, will share how Bush Blitz is improving the way they work with Traditional Owners and the practical approaches that have made these partnerships successful.
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Wattle Walks
Clock near the bridge, ANBG Australian National Botanic Gardens, Canberra, ACT, AustraliaTake a free guided one-hour walk to find out more about wattles and see a wide variety of them in flower at this time of year
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Anthony Hoffman ‘The Illawarra-Shoalhaven shrublands on volcanic outcrops ecological community’
ANBG Theatrette Clunies Ross Street Acton ACT 2601, Canberra, ACT, AustraliaThe Illawarra-Shoalhaven shrubland ecological community is dependent on the underlying substrate and provides a significant linkage between the rainforests and woodlands.
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Dr Gavin Smith ‘Some reflections from a decade of working with and learning from one of Australia’s most misunderstood snakes’
ANBG Theatrette Clunies Ross Street Acton ACT 2601, Canberra, ACT, AustraliaGavin brings together his research in sociology, ecology and conservation with his expertise in handling snakes.
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Ben Keaney ‘With a little help from my friends- recovery and rehabilitation of peatlands in the Australian Alps following the 2020 fires
ANBG Theatrette Clunies Ross Street Acton ACT 2601, Canberra, ACT, AustraliaThis talk will discuss some of the programmes set up to rehabilitate peatlands after the fires of 2019/20, as well as the recovery of Sphagnum Shrub Bogs in the Alps more generally
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Frog Listening Evening
Crosbie Morrison Building, ANBG Clunies Ross Street, Acton, Australian Capital Territory, AustraliaHave you ever heard the frogs in the Gardens and wanted to know more about them? Join Anka Maria Hoefer (Frogwatch Coordinator for ACT & Region) to listen and […]
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