by KBergReserve

TALKS PLANNED FOR 2016

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…
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by KBergReserve

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. 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 “Jan Smuts the Botanist”. At 18h00 – Nivenia Hall, HPBG.   Saturday 19 November:…
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