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25.01.2022 Tomorrow the Threatened Species Recovery Hub is holding a webinar for #NAIDOCWeek2020. Bradley Moggridge, Willie Rioli, Hugh Davies & Teagan Goolmeer will discuss research partnerships for management of Country and species. See event link for details.

25.01.2022 Collecting seed is just one step in ex situ (off site) conservation processes. Once seed has been collected, we need to manage it, as well as any other collections of plant tissue (collectively known as germplasm). Amelia Martyn Yenson of the ANPC is leading the revision of the 'Plant Germplasm Conservation in Australia' guidelines. These Germplasm Guidelines provide a science-based best practice guide for managing ex situ collections. They address a suite of activities from plant material collection to storage, propagation of nursery-grown plants, establishing living collections and research. There is also a focus on sharing knowledge gathered during these processes. To read more about this project head to our website https://www.anpc.asn.au/germplasm-guidelines-review/. Tricia Hogbin #biodiversitymonth #biodiversitymatters

25.01.2022 The organising committee has made the difficult decision to postpone the 13th Australasian Plant Conservation Conference which was scheduled for April 2021. This decision was made based on the changing travel restrictions and social distancing measures which affect the organisation of and participation at this event. The APCC13 conference is postponed to April 2022. The theme for the conference is ‘Seeds to Recovery’. A call for abstracts will be announced in 2021 with more information to be made available closer to the event. To stay updated sign up to the ANPC newsletter https://www.anpc.asn.au/anpc-news/ or check the conference web page https://www.anpc.asn.au/conferences/apcc13/. We look forward to seeing you in 2022.

24.01.2022 Keep an eye out for Lucy Commander in this week’s Gardening Australia episode. The ANPC’s FloraBank project manager can be seen planting seedlings in the Future Forests story. https://www.abc.net.au/g/factsheets/future-forests/12904494

23.01.2022 The Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney have a range of activities to celebrate NAIDOC week from dance performances to weaving workshops and bushtucker experiences. For the full list of celebrations visit https://www.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/NAIDOC-Week

22.01.2022 Biodiversity, the variety of life on earth, exists at three scales ecosystem diversity, species diversity and genetic diversity. This is explained well in this NSW National Parks and Wildlife blog post (http://ow.ly/UptT50BnIl5) Genetic diversity is crucial in the native seed supply. Following on from the Australian Native Seed Survey Report, the ANPC developed the Healthy Seeds project, managed by Martin Driver. One aim of the project is to produce a roadmap which identifies ways to improve the genetic diversity of the NSW native seed supply (https://www.anpc.asn.au/healthy-seeds/). Andrew Crawford #biodiversitymonth #biodiversitymatters NSW Government

21.01.2022 There’s a new webinar series starting this week on managing weeds after fire. Every Wednesday for the next 4 weeks a free webinar will be held on the topic. To register or find the link for recordings head to the SWIFFT (State Wide Integrated Flora and Fauna Teams) website https://www.swifft.net.au//weed_management_after_fire_-_we

18.01.2022 Who doesn't love Leek Orchids? With 54 native species, Victoria is the Leek Orchid capital of the world! They grow in bushland, native grassland and wetlands ac...ross the State, but most of them are threatened with extinction due to land clearing, weeds and introduced herbivores. Luckily for Leek Orchids, scientists at Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria's Orchid Conservation Program are trying to work out how to grow them, with help from the Hermon Slade Foundation and Threatened Species Recovery Hub, so we can plant them back out into the bush to help save them from extinction. This is the rare Coastal Leek-orchid from the sand dunes of the Discovery Bay Coastal Park near Portland in the far southwest it doesn't grow anywhere else in the world! : Marc Freestone #scienceweek #rbgvscience

17.01.2022 How many plant species do you think Australia has? 200? 2,000? Australia is home to around 20,000 plant species, excluding algae and bryophytes. This #Threatenedspeciesday while reflecting on the extinction of the Tasmanian Tiger we’d also like to highlight Australian plant species facing extinction. Australia’s national threatened species list names 1,373 plant varieties as critically endangered, endangered or vulnerable. The plants in the images below are all threatened species. How many can you name? 1. Brian Walters, 2. Tobias Hayashi, 3. Jo Lynch #biodiversitymonth #biodiversitymatters #australiannatives

17.01.2022 Some of our favourite natives including paperbarks, tea-trees, eucalypts and lilly pillies are affected by the plant disease Myrtle Rust. Caused by an introduced fungal pathogen, this disease was first detected in Australia in 2010 and since listed under the EPBC act as a key threatening process. Yet there is no nationally coordinated response strategy for this threat. The ANPC’s committee member Bob Makinson helped prepare the Myrtle Rust National Action Plan which provides the foundation for a coordinated national response to Myrtle Rust. The plan proposes two overarching recommendations and highlights priority actions for the next 3-5 years. Head to our website to read the plan or learn more about Myrtle Rust https://www.anpc.asn.au/myrtle-rust/

16.01.2022 Recently spotted: the critically endangered Grevillea rivularis near Carrington Falls NSW #threatenedspeciesday. A targeted strategy for managing this species has been developed under the NSW #SavingOurSpecies program to protect it from extinction- includes monitoring, augmenting wild population and maintaining appropriate fire regime #BiodiversityMonth Jo Lynch

16.01.2022 To prevent extinctions and minimise biodiversity loss, one strategy we can use is translocation. Translocation is the deliberate movement of plants equivalent to a captive breeding and release program for animals. You can read a step by step guide on plant translocation in The Translocation Guidelines, available on our website https://www.anpc.asn.au/translocation/. ANPC Project Manager Dr Lucy Commander co-ordinated the update of these guidelines in 2018. You can also read a range of inspiring translocation case studies here https://www.anpc.asn.au/translocation-case-studies/. Tricia Hogbin Threatened Species Recovery Hub ACT Government #biodiversitymonth #biodiversitymatters

15.01.2022 Have you ever wondered how many mycorrhizal fungi our beautiful Spider-orchids (Caladenia) grow with, and how understanding the identity and distribution of the... fungi can help conserve these enigmatic species? Our Senior Research Scientist Dr Noushka Reiter has been working with colleagues from around Australia to answer these questions for 127 species of Caladenia, including 58 threatened species, in a paper just published in Annals of Botany. https://bit.ly/2Fpzejy : Caladenia interjacens by Dr Ryan Phillips

15.01.2022 Thanks to Amelia Martyn Yenson for sharing some rainforest fruits and flowers from her lunchtime walk last week. Fruiting season for the #rainforest plants at The Australian Botanic Garden, Mount Annan Connections Garden! The presence of flowers and fruit means a long season of seed maturation for each plant and makes it tricky to collect mature seed. Thrilled to be geeking out with our star Rainforest Conservation Scientist for this lunchtime walk 1 Acronychia... oblongifolia 2, 3 Atractocarpus (Randia) fitzalanii 4 Commersonia prostrata 5 Senna acclinis 6 Myoporum parviflorum See more

14.01.2022 Tomorrow, Friday 27th November, the Woorndoo Land Protection Group are holding their 4th annual community day. All are welcome, details below.

14.01.2022 The ANPC is happy to be assisting this project which aims to prevent the extinction of 14 threatened orchid species!

14.01.2022 Check out this great article on Waratahs and their response to fire. Dr Cathy Offord of the The Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney discusses whether we'll be seeing many blooms this waratah flowering season.

13.01.2022 Great to have been a part of this project #threatenedspeciesday

13.01.2022 Restoration is one method to enhance plant biodiversity by replacing plants in degraded or destroyed ecological communities. A key ingredient for restoration projects is seed. The FloraBank Guidelines describe the best practice for native seed collection and use. Since the guidelines were first published in 1999 a lot has changed, with developments in equipment and technology and new information on seed storage and propagation. To reflect these changes, the ANPC is coordinati...ng an update to the FloraBank Guidelines led by project manager Dr Lucy Commander. https://www.anpc.asn.au/florabank/ The updated guidelines will be useful to everyone that uses seeds for restoration. To stay updated with this project sign up to our free, monthly e-newsletter https://www.anpc.asn.au/anpc-news/ Amelia Martyn Yenson The Australian Botanic Garden, Mount Annan#biodiversitymonth #biodiversitymatters NSW Government

12.01.2022 We’ve given our e-newsletter a makeover! Check out the new look November issue here https://www.anpc.asn.au/anpc-news/

12.01.2022 A great example of native seed collecting in northern Australia. To learn more about the native seed sector check out the ANPC's seed survey report https://www.anpc.asn.au/med/where-will-the-seeds-come-from/

11.01.2022 Each September biodiversity month is held to raise awareness of biodiversity and share why we should protect it. Biodiversity can be described as the variety of living things. In Australia we have quite the variety - 84% of our plant species are found nowhere else in the world! This biodiversity month the ANPC is highlighting what we are doing to help conserve plant biodiversity in Australia. Follow along to learn more and test your native plant knowledge. Amelia Martyn Yenson - Paper daisies at The Australian Botanic Garden, Mount Annan #biodiversitymonth #biodiversitymatters #australiannatives

11.01.2022 Did you catch #TheYearThatMAdeMe on ABC Radio National? Our committee member Cathy Offord discusses the discovery of the Wollemi Pine, her contribution to it's conservation and her botanical wedding. Have a listen! https://www.abc.net.au//the-year-that-made-me:-ca/12668748

11.01.2022 Continue to discover the wonderful world of Australian plants during #Scienceweek with this fantastic talk by Dr Karen Sommerville. Seedbanking techniques suit many Australian species, but seed of some rainforest species cannot be dried, so alternative storage methods must be considered. How do you identify which species aren’t suited to seedbanking? Hear Research Scientist Karen Sommerville from the Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney talk about her research on rainforest seeds at the Australian PlantBank. Karen is also the lead author of a new chapter in the Germplasm Guidelines that aims to assist ex situ conservation staff in identifying and conserving non-orthodox species. The updated Germplasm Guidelines will be available from mid-2021.

10.01.2022 A stroll through the Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria virtual garden might be a nice way to end the week. Be sure to check out the Orchids Unveiled video featuring Dr Noushka Reiter for a glimpse of the work on threatened orchids being carried out in Victoria. https://www.rbg.vic.gov.au/virtualgard/conservation-science

09.01.2022 Earlier this year CSIRO released best practice guidelines for working with Indigenous knowledge in land and sea management. Learn more about the ‘Our knowledge, our way guidelines’ at https://www.csiro.au//Sustainable-In/Our-Knowledge-Our-Way

09.01.2022 Want to make a difference to Australian plant conservation? The ANPC is looking for a Secretary to contribute expertise on native plant conservation issues and oversee admin of committee meetings. Download the nomination form https://www.anpc.asn.au/anpc-committee-nomination-form-202/ and send it and any questions to our business manager, Jo, at [email protected]

08.01.2022 Earlier this month the ANPC held their AGM over Zoom. We said thank you and farewell to our committee members Cathy Offord and Chantelle Doyle who have finished their terms. We also thank Melissa Miller who has finished her term as Secretary and was then elected as an ordinary member. We welcomed a new Treasurer, Grant Warner and two new committee members, Andrew Fairney and Meredith Cosgrove. Tony Auld also presented his president’s report which details the ANPC’s achievements over the last year. Read it here https://www.anpc.asn.au/annual-report/

08.01.2022 Invasive species threaten native ecosystems globally and are recognised as drivers of environmental change. Yet the disciplines of invasion science and forest pathology approach studying alien species differently. When rounding up research for Australasian Plant Conservation Tom Le Breton came across a paper exploring the extent to which advances in gene technology can link invasion science and forest pathology. Read it here https://neobiota.pensoft.net/article/52991/

07.01.2022 Over the coming weeks we'll be sharing case studies from the Germplasm Guidelines (currently being updated by the ANPC). Since the previous edition new threats to native plants have emerged such as Myrtle Rust. The Native Guava has been severely impacted by the disease and is now Critically Endangered in NSW. This species was a top priority for ex situ (off site) conservation yet wild plants were often covered in Myrtle Rust and seed was rarely viable. Veronica Viler and Catherine Offord (The Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney) shared how they overcame these challenges in the spring issue of Australasian Plant Conservation. You can read the article and find more fascinating ex situ conservation case studies here https://www.anpc.asn.au//ex-situ-conservation-case-studies/ Veronica Viler

07.01.2022 #NAIDOC2020 is here! This year’s theme Always Was, Always Will Be recognises First Nations people have occupied and cared for Australia for over 65,000 years. All this week we’ll be sharing ways to celebrate NAIDOC week and learn more about empowering Indigenous voices in research. To find an event near you visit https://www.naidoc.org.au/get-involved/naidoc-week-events 2020 National NAIDOC logo

07.01.2022 The ANPC is proud to be involved in a new project helping to conserve 14 nationally threatened orchid species across three states. The orchids were affected by the 2019-20 fires at Kangaroo Island, East Gippsland and the Australian Alps. Project leaders Dr Noushka Reiter, Dr Ryan Philips and Dan Duval will work with volunteers and partner organisations to prevent extinction of these species through seed collection, propagation and research on post fire herbivory and reproduct...ion. A symposium will be held in 2021 to share the project’s results and provide a networking opportunity for the orchid conservation community. Head to the ANPC’s website to find out more https://www.anpc.asn.au//preventing-extinction-in-bushfir/ This project is funded by the Australian Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment through the Bushfire Recovery for Wildlife and Habitat Community Grants Program. It is a collaboration of the following partners Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria , La Trobe University, Adelaide Botanic Garden, Australasian Native Orchid Society - Victorian Group, Native Orchid Society of South Australia, Australian National Botanic Gardens, Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Department of Planning, Industry and Environment, Parks Victoria and Hills and Fleurieu Landscape Board. Ryan Phillips #BushfireRecoveryAU

05.01.2022 To finish our #biodiversitymonth series we want to highlight the brilliant sun orchid (Thelymitra mackibbinii). Less than 60 of these plants remain in the wild so the ANPC has teamed up with the Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria, the Friends of Grampians Gariwerd - FOGGS and Australasian Native Orchid Society - Victorian Group to save this threatened species from extinction. Exclusion fences have been constructed to save the remaining plants from grazing herbivores. Pollinator surveys have been undertaken to identify suitable introduction sites and seeds were collected from wild plants. From these seeds 600 seedlings have been grown by Dr Noushka Reiter and the team at the Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria, 400 of which will be planted in winter 2021. Project funded by Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning. Noushka Reiter

05.01.2022 It’s the day we’ve all been waiting for, National Wattle Day and the start of spring! This beautiful native plant from the Acacia genus is Australia’s national floral emblem. There are almost 1,000 wattle species in Australia, how many can you spot this #nationalwattleday?

04.01.2022 Kings Park and Botanic Garden have produced a great science seminar series for Kings Park festival 2020. This week's seminar will discuss 'fire regime effects on Banksia woodland plant populations'. Join the webinar on Thursday or catch up on the series at https://www.youtube.com/c/KingsParkandBotanicGarden/featured

04.01.2022 Following the summer fires native myrtle plants are regenerating. New shoots and seedlings are emerging en masse creating ideal conditions to spread the exotic fungus myrtle rust. At 9am AEDT on 11 November Geoff Pegg is presenting the webinar ‘Fire and rust: the impact of myrtle rust on post-fire regeneration in Australia.’ To hear how the project team will determine the impact of myrtle rust on native plants in NSW and south east Queensland register for the webinar here https://register.gotowebinar.com/regist/5444394962954375693 This project is a collaboration between Biosecurity Queensland, NSW Department of Primary Industries, UNSW, Qut Brisbane with funding provided through Threatened Species Recovery Hub

03.01.2022 The Ecosystem Science Council is a not for profit organization advocating for national ecosystem science. This group is currently conducting a survey to guide their future activities. If you’d like to add your feedback complete the 20 minute survey by 31 August 2020 at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/STV5Q5S

01.01.2022 In October AIATSIS released their Code of Ethics for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Research and a guide to applying this code. These documents supersede and replace the Guidelines for Ethical Research in Australian Indigenous Studies 2012 (GERAIS). To download the code and guidelines visit https://aiatsis.gov.au/research/ethical-research/code-ethics

01.01.2022 The life of a plant begins with a seed. This makes understanding native seed use and collection a critical step in conserving and restoring Australian plant biodiversity. The ANPC organised a national survey that captured the behaviours and views of the native seed sector. Read the survey results in The Australian Native Seed Survey Report: https://www.anpc.asn.au/med/where-will-the-seeds-come-from/ Andrew Crawford #biodiversitymonth #biodiversitymatters NSW Government

01.01.2022 Many of us overlook the tiny intricate plants that make up the carpet of green often covering soils, damp rocks and tree trunks. But these small flowerless, spo...re-producing plants known as Liverworts are a life-long source of fascination for Gardens' researcher, Dr Christine Cargill. Her current research on the liverwort genus Riccia involves collecting, describing and classifying all the species which occur in Australia. Riccia species are typically found in drier habitats and can be important as one of the many species of bryophytes found in biological soil crusts which help to bind the surface soils preventing soil erosion. Chris is the curator of the cryptogam collections at the Australian National Herbarium, located at the Australian National Botanic Gardens More about Liverworts https://bit.ly/2PQP2gR. #ScienceWeek National Science Week National Science Week ACT Australian Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment