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Work Party: Planting and Weeding @ the Drainage Ditch (21/03/2021)

Waltraud Pix 28 February 2021 28 February 2021Events, News

Friends of Mt Majura will be hosting a working party on Sunday, 21 March to plant native species along the edge of the drain ditch close to the Hackett water tank. Help to clean sites off weeds prior to planting, learn about the project and the plants we use to…

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Working Party @ The Fair (21/02/2021)

Waltraud Pix 16 February 2021 16 February 2021News

  FoMM will resume its third Sunday monthly working bees on 21 February, at The Fair site at North Watson. Register your participation at the nature reserve entrance, corner of Tay and Ian Nicol Streets. Click on this map to view the volunteer registration point and working area; the base…

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Fireweed Alert and Canberra Nature Map

Waltraud Pix 12 November 2020 31 December 2020News

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…

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Curse Bash & Bag (November 2020)

Waltraud Pix 10 November 2020 31 December 2020News, Weeds

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…

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Sticky Weeds Rampage (14/11/2020)

Waltraud Pix 10 November 2020 31 December 2020News, Uncategorized, Weeds

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…

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Working party at the drainage ditch (15/11/2020)

Waltraud Pix 10 November 2020 31 December 2020News, Weeds

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…

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Hand Weeding and Direct Seeding around The Fair 11th & 18th October 2020

Waltraud Pix 1 October 2020 16 October 2020Events, News, Weeds

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…

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Bird Walk (25/10/2020)

Waltraud Pix 23 September 2020 23 September 2020News, Walks and talks

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;…

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Spring Wildflower Rambles 11th October and 1st November 2020

Waltraud Pix 25 August 2020 25 October 2020News, Walks and talks

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…

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WoW! Wild on Weeds Hand Weeding Sessions (27/09/2020)

Waltraud Pix 19 August 2020 23 September 2020News, Weeds

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…

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    9:30 am Mondays @ The Fair @ Nature park access Tay Street, The Fair, North Watson
    Mondays @ The Fair @ Nature park access Tay Street, The Fair, North Watson
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    Mondays @ The Fair @ Nature park access Tay Street, The Fair, North Watson | Watson | Australian Capital Territory | Australia
    Tackling woody weeds We are a small band of volunteers who meet every Monday, except on holidays, for a variety of conservation activities in the nature reserve east of The Fair, North Watson. If you are free on a Monday morning, why not join our friendly group to help improve…
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    9:30 am Mondays @ The Fair @ Nature park access Tay Street, The Fair, North Watson
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    Mar 22 @ 9:30 am – 12:30 pm
    Mondays @ The Fair @ Nature park access Tay Street, The Fair, North Watson | Watson | Australian Capital Territory | Australia
    Tackling woody weeds We are a small band of volunteers who meet every Monday, except on holidays, for a variety of conservation activities in the nature reserve east of The Fair, North Watson. If you are free on a Monday morning, why not join our friendly group to help improve…
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    9:30 am Mondays @ The Fair @ Nature park access Tay Street, The Fair, North Watson
    Mondays @ The Fair @ Nature park access Tay Street, The Fair, North Watson
    Mar 29 @ 9:30 am – 12:30 pm
    Mondays @ The Fair @ Nature park access Tay Street, The Fair, North Watson | Watson | Australian Capital Territory | Australia
    Tackling woody weeds We are a small band of volunteers who meet every Monday, except on holidays, for a variety of conservation activities in the nature reserve east of The Fair, North Watson. If you are free on a Monday morning, why not join our friendly group to help improve…
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