• 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.

• Saturday 15 October: Dr John Rourke on “A Sweet Opiate” – Botany in the life of Jan Christian Smuts. At 18h00 – Nivenia Hall, HPBG.

• Saturday 19 November: Entomologist Dr Candice-Lee Lyons of the Weeds Research Division, Plant Protection Research Institute of Stellenbosch on “Weed biocontrol options in the Western Cape”. At 18h00 – Nivenia Hall, HPBG.

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.