Join Friends of Mt Majura to celebrate the arrival of 2008 with a working bee
When: Sunday, 20 January 2008, from 8.30am onwards
Where: meet at the lower dam off Mackenzie Street nature park entrance, Hackett
Bring & Wear: sun protection, sturdy boots, and body covering clothing; all equipment will be provided
What: control of woody weeds and of [...]
Before Stage 1.Dec 2004
Before Stage 1.Dec 2004
Before Stage 1.Feb 2005
Before Stage 1.May 2005
Before Stage 2.Aug 2005
Before Stage 2.Aug 2005
Cunningham’s Skink
Bearded Dragon (juvenile)
Brushtail Speargrass flowering
New Holland Daisy flowers and seeds
Red Anthered Wallaby Grass flower
Sticky everlasting visited by Common Brown butterfly
Recovery, Stage 1Mar 2005
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Friends of Mt Majura (FOMM) warmly invite you to celebrate World Environment Day 2007 with a Walk Talk & Tea on Mt Majura.
Sunday 3rd June 1.00 – 3.30 pm
Meet at Helms Place off Rivett St, Hackett
Enjoy a winter walk in one of Canberra’s favourite bushland reserves. See [...]
List of ant species seen on Walking with Ants (25 March and 1 April 2007) The list contains the genus name of ants, the number of species observed (in brackets) and the scientific name of identified species.
Camponotus (2)
Sugar Ant, Camponotus consobrinus
Iridomyrmex (2)
Meat Ant, Iridomyrmex purpureus
Monomorium (1)
Seed [...]
Morning tea
Working the compacted ground
Loosening the soil with
garden forks
Distributing kangaroo grass seeds and straw
Unloading the matting
Placing the matting
Anchoring the matting with pegs and hammer
Planting kangaroo grass
Erosion matting close-up
Carrying the display
The Rehabilitation of a Former Sheep Camp on Mount Majura
First step. Friends of Mt Majura (FoMM) began work at the old sheep camp in 2003. The approximately 4.5 ha area was monitored and subdivided to proceed in three stages. An inventory of introduced and indigenous plants of the site was compiled that [...]
The Work
The Result
Erosion control work at the lower Majura dam
If you’re walking along the lower dam of Mount Majura, you may notice a large area now covered with hessian matting on the uphill side to prevent further erosion.
Following a successful trial in September last year a group of volunteers and [...]
Project Dragonfly: Erosion Control Work Stage 2
On this working bee we will extend the erosion control work in the vicinity of the lower Majura dam conducted on the 20th May this year. The work will include loosening of the soil, placing erosion matting on top of it, anchoring the matting with [...]
