Welcome to the website of the Friends of Mount Majura. We are a volunteer Park Care Group working to protect and enhance the natural environment on Mount Majura and its surroundings. Explore this website to find out about upcoming events and to learn more about the plants and animals you will encounter on the mountain.
Enjoy a film about the Friends of Mt Majura produced by our guest students from Taiwan during their stay in Canberra in autumn 2022.
Flora of Mt Majura and Mt Ainslie – A New Update (01/10/2024)
29 October 2024
Each year in Spring we review the plants sightings on Canberra NatureMapr (CNM) for the previous year. The collated data let us modify the Flora List which is available on the FoMM website to add in species which have been discovered since the last review. Also, we check for things like changes in naming, or ...Continue reading >
Woody Weeds Working Party (17/11/2024)
27 October 2024
Please give a hand and help remove Sweet Briar Rose and Hawthorn at the northwest corner of the Mt Majura nature reserve. When: Sunday, 17 November, 9am – 12noon, give as much of your time as you want. Where: Nature park east of The Fair, North Watson; access nature park entrance Tay / Ian Nicol Streets; click ...Continue reading >
FoMM Newsletter – October 2024
1 October 2024Spring has sprung! The grass is (not very) riz! Because of the lack of rain lately… None-the-less a good crop of colourful corflutes has sprung up along edges of our main roads. Do remember the environment when you cast your vote on 19 October or in the two weeks before then. If you would like ...Continue reading >
Woody Weeds Working Party (20/10/2024)
22 September 2024
Friends of Mt Majura will host a working party to tackle woody weeds on Sunday, 20 October and warmly welcomes new and experienced weeders. When: Sunday, 20th Oct: 9am-12pm, please arrive 9am to meet workmates & weeds. Meet: Nature reserve gate car park, Mackenzie Street roughly opposite Grayson Street, Hackett; click this map to see the meeting ...Continue reading >
