TALKS PLANNED FOR 2016

  • Saturday 20 August: Dr Christopher Whitehouse of Phillipskop Mountain Reserve near Stanford, on “The complete guide to pokers” i.e. the Kniphofia (red-hot pokers). Christopher has just published a book on the genus Kniphofia (copies will be available at R950!). At 18h00 – Nivenia Hall, HPBG.

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  • Saturday 17 September: Dr Peter Ryan, ornithologist, on “Oceans of plastic – impacts, sources and solutions to plastic pollution in marine ecosystems”. At 18h00 – Nivenia Hall, HPBG.

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  • Saturday 15 October: Dr John Rourke on “Jan Smuts the Botanist”. At 18h00 – Nivenia Hall, HPBG.

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  • Saturday 19 November: Brian Huntley on his time on Marion island as a young man. At 18h00 – Nivenia Hall, HPBG.

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Brian Huntley’s Marion Island diary

Note: Botsoc Walks and Talks are always held on the third Saturday of the month, and Betty’s Bay Hacks on the first Sunday of the month.