Monthly Archives: November 2005

Macro-invertebrates were sampled in spring 2005 to provide a benchmark against which future samples could be compared. As well as our first dragonfly nymph, we found quite a variety of other macro-invertebrates including water boatmen (true bugs), mayfly nymphs, caddisflies, midge larvae, yabbies and freshwater shrimp. See the earlier report [...]

Our second planting was held on the 20th and 27th of October. About 3000 plants in total were planted mainly in the dryer eroded areas around the dams. FOMM members and volunteers were helped by ACT Parks and Conservation rangers and Warren Saunders of Seeds and Plants Australia.
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Blue Gum Water Watch
Planting Day: 9 October 2005 (Steve Bittinger)
Planting Day: 9 October 2005
Photo Points: for monitoring
Trial planting day: 25 September 2005
August 2005 (high water levels)
May 2005 (low water levels)

The dams are located along a gully in the drainage line between Mt Majura and Mt Ainslie. Overflow from the higher of the two dams flows into the lower dam, overflow from the lower dam flows into the Hackett stormwater system, and eventually into Sullivans creek. Although Mount Majura was originally part of a sheep [...]

This is the third time that macro-invertebrates have been sampled in the Majura Dams as part of Project Dragonfly. They were first sampled in spring 2005 to provide a benchmark against which future samples could be compared. As well as our first dragonfly nymph, we found quite a variety of other macro-invertebrates including water boatmen [...]

This is the third year of sampling macro-invertebrates in the Majura Dams as part of Project Dragonfly. They were first sampled in spring 2005 to provide a benchmark against which future samples could be compared. As well as our first dragonfly nymph, we found quite a variety of other macro-invertebrates including water boatmen (true [...]

On the 14th of October 2005, teachers and students from Blue Gums School, Bayne from ACTEW AGL and Waltraud and Jacinta from FoMM conducted a water bug survey in the top dam. Before setting off for the dam we talked about what should and shouldn’t be in our waterways. Blue Gum [...]

Our first planting day was held on the 9th of October 2005. It was a great success and we’d like to thank all of those people who put in many hours to get the plants in. About 9300 plants in total were planted. We were also helped by a group of Australian Conservation Volunteers, who [...]