St John’s Wort (StJW) is the most invasive weed that occurs on Mt Majura and Mt Ainslie. Following two LaNina events in a row, 2021/22 has been the worst StJW season in the close to 20 years since Friends of Mt Majura roam the mountain. The race is on to…
Please help remove fruiting St Johns Wort plants in Wildflower patches east of The Fair. When: Sunday 20 February 2022 9am to noon Where: meet at the volunteer registration point Tay / Ian Nicol Streets, The Fair North Watson We will be working on wildflower patch 4 shown on this…
Friends of Mt Majura will continue evening sessions to remove St John’s Wort (StJW) at selected wildflower patches close to the North Watson project site in the Mt Majura nature reserve at The Fair. When: from 6 pm to 7.30 pm on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays through to the end…
Start the New Year with a good deed and help remove St John’s Wort at wildflower patches close to the North Watson project site on Mt Majura at The Fair. Friends of Mt Majura will host evening weeding sessions in early January to remove St John’s Wort (StJW) from patches…
Friends of Mt Majura will be hosting a working party on Sunday, 12 December to remove weeds along the drainage ditch close to the Hackett water tank. Come along, give a hand and gift some of your time to the mountain. When: Sunday 12 December 2021, 9am to 12 noon;…
Due to the Canberra Covid19 Lock-down , the Friends of Mt Majura postpone the work party scheduled for Sunday 15 August until further notice. Come along and help to plant, mulch, and weed at The Fair on Sunday, 15 August. We will plant native Blue Devils and Variable Plantain in…
View this video scan of the transformed Fair project taken in March 2021 and see images of plants and plant communities taken in summer 2020/21 at various sites: lower slope, deep soil upper slope, shallow soil & rocky outcrops mid slope around conifer photo points mid slope open woodland …
Celebrate National Tree Day with a tree walk on Sunday, 1st August. Local ecologist Michael Doherty will introduce you to most of the tree species that occur on Mount Majura and Mount Ainslie including Snow Gum, Eucalyptus pauciflora, which grow only at a few sites. On this information-packed walk, you…
Friends of Mount Majura (FoMM) are certainly not hibernating during winter. Please join us for a massacre to tackle horehound in the paddock north of the Hackett water tank. Give as much or as little time as you want and be amazed at what you can achieve. When: Sunday 18…
Horehound, Marrubium vulgare was the most prevalent herbaceous weed in the southern part of the Majura paddock, a 7 ha area of originally grassy woodland that had been heavily degraded by horse holding. Growing in a monoculture and excluding native herbs, the perennial horehound covered an area of approximately 2…
