Monthly Archives: March 2010

Friends of Mount Majura (FoMM) April 2010 newsletter

Friends of Mount Majura (FoMM) April 2010 newsletter (pdf version)

Seed Collection Redleg Grass – Saturday 3 April
Bird Walk – Saturday 17 April
Woody Weed Hunt – Sunday 18 April
Native plants sale – Saturday 10 April
GPS training – Wednesday 14 April

Dear Friends
The impertinence of native grasses is legendary – they time seed set with Australian holidays when [...]

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Seed collection Redleg Grass (03.04.2010)

[ April 3, 2010; 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm. ] Come along and help collecting seeds of Redleg grass for direct seeding at the drain line revegetation site.

[caption id="attachment_2363" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Redleg Grass (Bothriochloa macra) at Mount Majura (Photo: W. Pix)."][/caption]

When: Saturday 3 March 4.00 pm to 6.00pm
Where: Small public park east of the Hackett oval between Madigan and Maitland Sts (click on map); car [...]

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Woody Weed Hunt (18.04.2010)

[ April 18, 2010; 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. ] When: Sunday, 18 April 2010, from 9.00am to 12.00 noon
Where: Meet at the nature park entrance off Antill Street opposite Carotel, North Watson.
Bring and wear: Sun protection, appropriate shoes and body-covering garden (or old) clothing.
What: This will be a search and destroy (cut-and-daub) exercise to remove briar rose and hawthorn from the nature reserve.
Equipment, refreshments [...]

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Bird Walk (17.04.2010)

[ April 17, 2010; 8:30 am to 10:00 am. ] [caption id="attachment_1923" align="alignleft" width="240" caption="Male Gang-gang Cockatoo, Callocephalon fimbriatum (photograph: Peter Fullagar). The Gang-gang Cockatoo is the faunal emblem of the ACT. Its creaky growl is often heard on Mount Majura."][/caption]

Discover life on the wild side

Join ornithologist Terry Munro for a morning walk to observe and hear some of the many birds that call Mt [...]

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Deed of Agreement to mitigate impact of development (18 March 2010)

The North Canberra Community Council, Watson Community Association, Friends of Mount Majura, The Conservation Council ACT Region and the Village Building Company have signed a Deed of agreement to mitigate environmental and traffic impacts associated with The Fair residential development on the Australian Heritage Village site in north Watson. The development site is situated on [...]

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Friends of Mt Majura (FoMM) March 2010 newsletter

FoMM newsletter March 2010 (pdf)

News from the Mountain: Ants, first description of species on Mt Majura, deed to mitigate impact on nature reserve, submission Canberra Nature Park
Woody Weeds Working Bee – Sunday 21 March
Banksia Street wetland planting day – Sunday 14 March
Native plant sale – Saturday 20 March

Dear Friends
More than 45 participants [...]

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Woody Weeds Working Bee

[ March 21, 2010; 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. ] Join the Friends of Mount Majura and the Watson Woodlanders for a woody weed hunt at the lower northwest slopes of Mount Majura.

When: Sunday, 21 March 2010, from 9.00am to 12.00 noon
Where: Meet at the nature park entrance off Antill Street opposite Carotel, North Watson (view map for meeting point).
Bring and wear: Sun protection, appropriate [...]

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Clean Up local bushland on Clean-Up Australia Day (07.03.2010)

[ March 7, 2010; 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. ] [caption id="attachment_2245" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Hil and Vic of Hackett gave a hand cleaning up Mount Majura nature park in 2009"][/caption]

Join the Watson Woodland Working Group, the Friends of Mount Majura and the Watson Community Association to clean up the local bush land on our doorstep.

When: Sunday, 7 March 2010 from 9.00am to 12noon
Where: Meet at [...]

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Along a trail with ants on Mount Majura (21.03.2010) Booked out

[ March 21, 2010; 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm. ] Sorry: The Ant Walk  is booked out.
Join ANU myrmecologist Dr. Ajay Narendra for a glimpse into the fascinating world of one of the most dominant animals on the planet.

When: Sunday 21 March, 4.30 pm to 6.30 pm
Where: meet at Mackenzie / Grayson Sts nature park entrance, Hackett (view map)
Bring: sun protection, sturdy boots [...]

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