The first presentation on an aspect of COG’s history in relation to COG’s 50th Anniversary celebrations will be by Barbara Allan on “History of COG’s Bird Blitz, and plans for our 10th Blitz in 2014”.
The main presentation entitled “17 years of ANU-COG Bird Research” will be by Professor David Lindenmayer from the Fenner School of Environment and Society at the ANU .
David is well known to Canberra Ornithologists Group members and will outline how volunteers from COG have contributed to major ANU research projects since 1996 – and they continue with this support to this day. This talk will provide an overview of key research findings to date from work at Booderee National Park (Jervis Bay), the Nanangroe Natural Experiment in woodlands and plantations near Jugiong, and the South West Slopes Restoration Study.