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Author Archives: Waltraud Pix
Ant Walk (04/03/2012)
The Ant walk 4 March is postponed to Sunday, 11 March.
Sorry for any inconvenience.
Due to the rain forecast for Sunday 4 March we postpone the walk to the following weekend:
Sunday, 11 March 3-4.30pm
Meet at Helms Place off Rivett Street, Hackett; click here to view a map
You can also join the ant walk on Mt Ainslie [...]
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Woody Weeds Working Party (19/02/2012)
When: Sunday, 19 February 2012, 9 am – 1 pm
Where: Meet at the nature park entrance at Mackenzie Street opposite Grayson Street, Hackett; click on map to view the meeting point.
Wear: Sun protection, sturdy shoes, long sleeves and pants.
What: Control of woody weeds along the creek line downhill of the Majura dams. We will use [...]
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Friends of Mt Majura January 2012 Newsletter
Friends of Mount Majura (FoMM) Newsletter January 2012 (pdf)
Working party – this Sunday, 22 January
Chemical training course
Centenary Trail update
Rabbit program update
Wildlife poaching on Mt Majura
FoMM report for the financial year 2010/11
Dear Friends
Welcome to the January 2012 edition of the FoMM newsletter. I hope you enjoyed a great break and will start the year with recharged [...]
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Friends of Mount Majura (FoMM) 2010/2011 Report
The below FoMM 2010/2011 Report has been published in Scribbly Gum, the annual journal of the ACT parkCare groups (pdf)
During the 2010/2011 financial year volunteers contributed over 4000 hours towards the enhancement of Mount Majura nature reserve (3380 hours per year in the past five financial years). On average, 11.5 volunteers attended our regular monthly [...]
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Comments on the Proposed Centenary Trail
Centenary Trail Proposal
Parks and Conservation Service proposes a 100km long shared walk and bike track, with a large part of the route planned through nature parks including the Mt Majura and Mt Ainslie reserves. Under the current plan, 19km or roughly 20% of the Trail would be new; a large propotion of new construction would be [...]
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Working Party (22/01/2012)
Join the Friends of Mount Majura for a working party to remove the bad and protect the good guys.
When: Sunday, 22 January 2012, 9 am to 1 pm
Where: Meet at the Hackett reservoir off Rivett / French Streets, Hackett (click this map to view the meeting point)
Wear and bring: Sun protection, sturdy shoes, old [...]
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FoMM Newsletter December 2011
Friends of Mount Majura (FoMM) Newsletter December 2011 (pdf)
Pre-Christmas working party – Sunday 18 December
Trail & Tracks – Centenary Trail meetings and submissions
Fire alert
Wood piles along Casuarina Trail
FoMM 2012 plans
Rabbit mappers wanted
FoMM website in the PANDORA Archive of the National Library of Australia
2012-2013 bird survey
Dear Friends
All of a sudden it’s December and Christmas approaches fast. [...]
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Pre-Christmas Working Party (18/12/2011)
Join us for a Pre-Christmas working party to hunt woody weeds at the northwest slope of Mount Majura.
When: Sunday, 18 December 2011, 9.00 am – 12.00 noon
Where: Mt Majura nature park off Antill Street south of “The Fair” construction site, north Watson
Meet: Access and car parking opposite Prime TV; walk along the horse track [...]
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Friends of Mount Majura (FoMM) November 2011 Newsletter
Friends of Mount Majura (FoMM) Newsletter November 2011 (link to pdf)
Rabbit Mapping Volunteer Information Meeting – Tuesday 8th November
Bird Walk – Sunday 13th November
Working Party – Sunday, 20th November
Dear Friends
Meetings were held with the rangers during October and the exciting news is that the rabbit control contractors should [...]
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Fireweed Alert
Madagascan Fireweed, Senecio madagascariensis is a serious weed of grasslands and grassy woodlands (grazed and un-grazed). It has been recently found on the Monaro Highway close to the ACT border and on a paddock abutting Antill Street in Watson. It was most likely introduced with fodder.
Click Fireweed alert flyer 201110080 to view pictures of the [...]
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