AG SOCIETY SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL EXPEDITIONS
ABORIGINAL ART AIR TOUR
THE AGS IS partnering with Bill Peach Journeys for an adventure by small aircraft to remote Aboriginal communities and spectacular rock-art sites. Led by Aboriginal art enthusiast and longtime AG photographer Frances Mocnik, this journey will uncover the rich tapestry of contemporary Aboriginal art and explore ancient rock-art sites that few outsiders have ever seen.
This rare opportunity also features experiences such as aerial sightseeing over Arnhem Land and Purnululu. Starts in Alice Springs and ends in Darwin via Kakadu, Gove Peninsula, Groote Eylandt, Kununurra and Berkeley River.
GOBI DESERT FOSSIL DIG
JOIN US in remote Mongolia to hunt for dinosaurs! We will take 15 volunteers into the heart of the Gobi, where rocks are exposed from the early Cretaceous, a key period of dinosaur evolution. We’ll travel in 4WDs to a series of sites to discover and excavate fossils. Evenings will be spent enjoying meals cooked by the field chef around the ger (yurt) at the centre of camp. Prior to eight nights camping in the desert, the expedition begins in Ulaanbaatar, where we’ll visit museums and a monastery.
LORD HOWE ISLAND SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITION
COME WITH the Society to the South Pacific to survey biodiversity. Run in partnership with Pinetrees Lodge and the Lord Howe Island Board, this scientific expedition is a unique opportunity for 20 readers to enjoy bushwalks and nature experiences, while also helping scientists from the Australian Museum to survey endemic snails, beetles and other insects that are thought to be close to extinction. Many species on the island remain undescribed or unrecorded, so the expedition stands to make a significant contribution to conservation. Opportunities for coral and bird surveys will be available and evening lectures will be provided.