Monthly Archives: April 2011

Planting She-oaks at the old sheep camp (15.05.2011)

Hand weeding and direct seeding of the 5 hectare sheep camp on Mount Majura ridge started in 2004 followed by planting of a limited number of eucalypts and shrubs. The photographs capture the views of a partly weeded site in August 2005 (left) and of the same site in February 2011 [...]

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Workshop: Grass Weed Identification and Woody Weed Control (07.05.2011)

Serrated Tussock, Mount Ainslie Nature Reserve, ACTEW transmission line easement (Photograph W. Pix, 21.04.2010).
Serrated Tussock (Nassella trichotoma), a Weed of National Significance, is regarded as one of the worst weeds in Australia because of its invasiveness, potential for spread, and economic and environmental impacts. Participants of the Workshop held [...]

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FoMM submission: Managing Rabbits in Canberra Nature Park (08.04.2011)

The Commissioner for Sustainability and the Environment, Dr Maxine Cooper, is undertaking an investigation into the Canberra Nature Park (nature reserves). The Commissioner released expert reports on a number of issues and invited public comment on these reports.

Managing Rabbits in Canberra Nature Park by Dr Kent Williams (pdf, 885Kb)
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Friends of Mount Majura (FoMM) Newsletter April 2011

Friends of Mount Majura (FoMM) Newsletter April 2011 (pdf)

Removing Fleabane – Saturday 9 April
Woody Weed Working Bee jointly with Mt Ainslie Weeders – Sunday 17 April
Workshop grass weed identification and control and woody weed frilling – Saturday 7 May

Dear Friends
Last Sunday over forty participants enjoyed an ant walk guided by Dr. Ajay Narendra. It was [...]

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