Indigenous plant use walks – NAIDOC Week
This event has finished
Indigenous plant use walks – NAIDOC Week ended on Wednesday 10 July 2019.
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Current events
23rd annual schools photographic competition
Entries close on Wednesday 2 October — Australian National Botanic Gardens
Ignite your passion for Australian plants and show off your artistic creativity and photographic skills through images taken in the Gardens.
Bushland Nature Walk – guided walks
10.00 am – 11.30 am, Thursdays 17, 24 & 31 October & 21 November — Meet at the Visitor Centre
Join a volunteer guide to discover flowering plants along the Bushland Nature Walk and enjoy spectacular views over Lake Burley Griffin.
Treasures in Timber exhibition and workshops
Friday 4 October to Monday 7 October, 9.30 am – 4.30 pm — Crosbie Morrison Building
Discover the finest work of the ACT Woodcraft Guild, meet the members and discover a variety of woodworking techniques through demonstrations.
Wake Up With the Birds
7.45 am–9.15 am, Saturdays & Sundays, 28 September–20 October — Meet at the Visitor Centre
Be enchanted by the birds on this early morning guided bird watching walk through the Gardens.
Join a ranger and enjoy an easy walk along our Aboriginal Plant Use Trail.
You’ll discover how Indigenous people from across Australia used plants for food and medicine, to make tools and weapons, and for ceremonial practice.
This is a great activity for the whole family. Engage your senses!
Cost $5. Bookings are essential.
When
Tuesday 9 and Wednesday 10 July, 10.30 am – 11.30 am
Where
Meet at the Visitor Centre
Price
$5.00 per person. Bookings essential.
