As from June 1st to mid October 1999 I will be spending 4 days a week on completing this treatment and one day a week on herbarium collection management. ABRS will be providing some support to cover some of my general curatorial duties. From now until mid October Bob Makinson will look after all loan requests and also please inform him of any visitors or tour groups wishing to visit the herbarium. Or you can email me and I will get back to you on my herbarium day, which will probably be Wednesday. Research Groups 2.1 Replacement for Ann Langston Ann Langston has taken five months maternity leave and whilst away, Neil Bagnall will take on her duties in the lab.
Invitations are on the way.
The dry season arrived officially in the 'Top End' on May 1. Not mentioned, but of serious concern to the Bush Fire Council and conservation authorities are the spreading exotic grasses. It looks like sugar cane and dwarfs the native Sorghum spp. These grasses grow on the better-drained areas like the savannas. With the increase in fuel load created by Gamba Grass, fire intensities multiply so that the potential for killing trees is sharply increased where this species has invaded.