Friends of the ACT* Arboreta
(FACTA)
(These pages maintained on behalf of FACTA by Shirley & Werner Associates)
Arboreta are sites where trees are planted for evaluation and\or display.
The Friends of the ACT Arboreta is a formally constituted group of individuals with an interest in the trees in Canberra's landscape and environs. It aims to foster sound management, and appreciation, of arboreta in the Canberra region. It achieves this by :
Preparing recommendations for arboretum management
Facilitating activities for the enjoyment and appreciation of arboreta
Making representations to government on management of trees in the Canberra landscape
Observing, recording and communicating how different tree species perform under different condtions in the Canberra region
Enhancing the heritage values of tree plantings
Monitoring established trees and plantings.
The Friends invites members of the general public to join FACTA.
Click here to read a little bit about the history of arboreta in the ACT and here to read about the history of arboreta in Australia generally.
The first comprehensive report describing the arboreta established by the Commonwealth Foresry Bureau and its successors in the ACT, written by Fielding et al in 1957, is available here.
Click "A History of Australian Capital Territory Arboreta 1928 ~ 2003" to read a report prepared for Forest & Wood Products Australia on behalf of FACTA and The Southern Tablelands Farm Forestry Network by Shirley & Werner Associates. The Plot Measurements table described on page 110 of the report is available as an Excel.xlsx file here. Click here to read a review of the report by John Dargavel.
High quality printed copies of the report can be purchased for $70 + $10 postage within Australia. Contact Newsletter Editor, Alan Brown.
FACTA conducts public walks in Westbourne Woods, Canberra's oldest arboretum, on the second Sunday of each month, beginning at 9:30 at the entrance to the Royal Canberra Golf Course, Bentham St, Yarralumla.
Click here to see the current Westbourne Woods Walks Programme.
Field trips to view other interesting arboreta in the ACT, such as the Bendora Arboretum on Mt Franklin Road, are also conducted periodically and members of the public are welcome to accompany us.
For further information contact Friends' President Tony Fearnside, Phone (2) 6288 7656
* ACT : Australian Capital Territory