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 confirmed the species to be Fireweed, Senecio madagascariensis, a highly…
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 on the efforts of volunteers who began weeding in late…
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 well as many Slender thistles, Sowthistles, Indian Hedge Mustard and…
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 remove Cleavers and other herbaceous weeds around the drainage ditch…
Rain since late summer has brought about the good, the bad and the ugly of Mt Majura. Whilst we experience a bumper season of native wildflowers*, the weeds, unfortunately, are rampant too. The best we can achieve is a reduction of seeding weeds at sites where we have already invested…
Accompany bird enthusiast Peter Miller for a morning stroll on Mt Majura and see, listen to and learn about the birds that nest, fledge and sing in spring. When: Sunday 25 October, 8am (sharp) – 10am Where: Meet at nature reserve entrance Mackenzie Street roughly opposite Grayson Street in Hackett;…
Explore the wildflowers that bloom in spring on two delightful walks with local ecologist Michael Doherty. Enjoy the beauty of the Mount Majura reserve, its grasses, trees and views whilst you go and learn about the different species found in the grassy woodlands and open forest of the mountain. First…
Following terrific hand weeding sessions in June, the Friends of Mt Majura (FoMM) will be hosting another set of hand weeding sessions on each Sunday in September from 1 pm to 4 pm to tackle herbaceous weeds at various grassy woodland sites on Mt Majura. Our next hand weeding session…
Watch the Seeding Nodes in the News Watch this Movie on Seeding Node Soil Preparation The Friends of Mt Majura (FoMM) newest and exiting project aims to reintroduce native forbs (herbaceous species other than grass) including rare, endangered, and native food species to the grassy woodlands of the Mt Majura…
See out winter with a Friends of Mt Majura (FoMM) working party on Sunday, 16 August, remove herbaceous weeds around the drainage ditch close to the Hackett water tank, love your frogs and plant some Tall Sedge plants at the bottom of the gully and help to rectify some of…
