Oct 7, 2020 | News
All ANPC members are invited to attend this year’s AGM to be hosted via Zoom, due to COVID-19 restrictions limiting on-site options at the Australian National Botanical Gardens. The Agenda, meeting papers and Zoom conference details will be circulated to all members closer to the date. Catch up with what the ANPC has achieved over the last year and hear from a special guest speaker TBC. Please RSVP to the Secretary, Melissa Millar, by Wednesday 4 November 2020 to assist us in preparing a successful AGM.
Have you considered joining the committee of Australia’s only national plant conservation network, where you can make a difference in promoting and improving plant conservation in Australia! Elections will be held at the AGM for the positions of Secretary, Treasurer and five ordinary committee members. Nominations must be received by the Secretary, by close of business on Wednesday 4 November 2020. Download the Nomination Form here.
Oct 7, 2020 | News
The ANPC’s committee member Dr Cathy Offord featured in ABC Radio National’s show The Year That Made Me. Cathy chose to talk about 1994, in this chat she discusses the discovery of the Wollemi Pine, her contribution to it’s conservation and her botanical wedding. She also talks about a project with the APC’s editor Dr Heidi Zimmer. Have a listen!
Oct 7, 2020 | News
The ANPC is working with Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria, Friends of Grampians Gariwerd – FOGGS and Australasian Native Orchid Society – Victorian Group to save the threatened Thelymitra mackibbinii from extinction, thanks to funding from the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning. Thelymitra mackibbinii has less than 60 naturally wild plants remaining in the Wimmera district of Victoria. So far, two exclusion fences have been constructed to protect plants from grazing kangaroos, wallabies and rabbits. Surveys for any new plants and to identify the species’ pollinator (a native bee) have also been undertaken by community volunteers. Further surveys and pollinator baiting will be undertaken this Spring, before re-introducing 400 seedlings in winter 2021. Read more.
Oct 7, 2020 | News
The deadline to submit articles for the APC summer issue is fast approaching. There is no specific theme for with articles on any plant conservation topic welcome. The APC editor is encouraging submission of articles describing plant and ecological community responses to fire. For more information on submitting articles please visit this web page or email the APC editor Heidi Zimmer. The submission deadline on 1 November 2020.
Sep 18, 2020 | News
ANPC Project Managers, Martin Driver and Lucy Commander will be using their expertise to help with the fire recovery efforts through Project Phoenix: native seed for bushfire recovery. Greening Australia is leading this strategic program to build and secure native seed and plant supply for restoration after the devastating Black Summer bushfires. Learn more here.
Sep 18, 2020 | News
The FloraBank Guidelines, for best practice native seed collection and use, are getting a long-awaited update. The update is part of the Healthy Seeds project, which is being funded by NSW Government, through its Environmental Trust. The project commenced late 2019, and so far, 12 of the 15 modules have been drafted by a diverse range of experts. These modules are currently being reviewed by people across the world. For more information, see the new FloraBank page on the ANPC website or contact the Project Manager, Dr Lucy Commander.
