TALKS PLANNED FOR 2016 (and January 2017!)

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

Smuts House - now a museum in Irene, Pretoria
Smuts House – now a museum in Irene, Pretoria

• 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.

Dr Candice-Lee Lyons
Dr Candice-Lee Lyons

• Saturday 21 January: Cuan McGeorge, Senior Field Ranger, Stony Point Seabird Breeding Colony, Cape Nature, on “Adaptability of endangered species – The birth of Stony Point Seabird Colony”. 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.
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.