Re-seeding and Replanting - giving local species a head start
Monthly Weeding Parties - removing non-native species by hand
Walks and Talks - sharing our enjoyment of the nature park
Welcome
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.
Fireweed Alert and Canberra Nature Map
During a recent pleasant weeding session at The Fair project site I spotted a flowering plant that I haven't seen before. I took photographs and uploaded them on Canberra Nature Map; see this sighting. The ACT Weed Officer Steve Taylor ...
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Curse Bash & Bag (November 2020)
Give Mount Majura a helping hand. One of our target weeds - Paterson's Curse - keeps germinating from a large seed bank in the soil due to conditions that are favourable for this pesky purple pest. Fortunately, we can build ...
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Sticky Weeds Rampage (14/11/2020)
Please come and help remove the rampant Cleavers (Sticky weeds) at a lovely site with old-growth Yellow Box trees. Members of the Australian Conservation Foundation joined FoMM volunteers last Sunday and together we cleaned up two-thirds of the Cleavers as ...
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Working party at the drainage ditch (15/11/2020)
Weeds have such a good run this season. Cleavers or Sticky weeds, in particular, are taking over and smothering native plants. Please come and give hand at the Friends of Mt Majura working party on Sunday, 15 November and help ...
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