Friends of Mt Majura will be hosting a work party on Sunday, 19 February at the drainage line close to the Hackett water tank. Please give a hand to dismantle guards that are outgrown by planted native shrubs, remove introduced grasses that smoother the plantings and mulch the plantings to…
Please give a hand and help remove St John’s Wort from selected wildflower patches in the nature reserve east of The Fair on Sunday,15 January. When: Sunday 15 January 2023, from 9 am to 12 noon Where: meet at the volunteer registration point at the nature park entry Tay Street…
Twilight Weeding of St John’s Wort 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 January to remove St…
Indulge Mount Majura with a working party on Sunday 18 December and help to remove weeds along the drainage ditch close to the Hackett water tank and the close-by paddock. Come along, give a hand and gift some of your time to the mountain. When: Sunday, 18 December 2022, 9…
Please note: Due to the rain forecast we postpone the work party to Sunday 27 November (same time and place) Many people enjoy walking or running up the Casuarina Track and the panoramic views which can be viewed from the saddle before the track splits to reach the summit of…
Come along and give a hand at the Friends of Mt Majura working party on Sunday, 23 October, plant some local native groundcover plants and sedges and help remove some pesky weeds at the drainage line close to the Hackett water tank. We have already removed Chilean Needle Grass and…
Join bird enthusiast Peter Miller for an early morning stroll through Mt Majura’s woodlands to spot, observe, listen to, and learn about the amazing variety of Mt Majura’s birds. When: Sunday 16th October, 8 am (sharp) – 10 am Where: Meet at nature reserve entrance Tay St / Ian Nicol…
Enjoy Mount Majura’s Floriade on a stroll with local plant ecologist Michael Doherty and see what is in bloom on the mountain this spring. When: Sunday, 9th October 2022, from 2.00 pm to 4.30 pm Where: Meet at the car park nature park entrance Mackenzie Street roughly opposite Grayson Street…
Fireweed plants have been recently found in the Majura / Ainslie area including along the Mt Majura summit track. This highly invasive plant is in the early stages of spread in the ACT, and the hope is to keep it under control and even eradicate it from the ACT jurisdiction.…
Spring has sprung, the early flowers are in bloom and beautiful and the unwanted plants – i.e. weeds – are sitting in their starting holes. Spring into action and help hand remove one of Mount Majura’s worst weeds, the St John’s Wort along a small drainage line with rare plants…
