Celebrate National Tree Day 2022 with a tree walk on Sunday, 31st July. Join local ecologist Michael Doherty for an information-packed walk and learn how to identify Mount Majura’s woodland and forest trees, see where they occur and hear how they survive fire and drought. Michael will introduce you to…
Give a hand and help to care for Mt Majura’s grassy woodlands; join us on Sunday 17 July for another afternoon session to remove woody weeds from the mountain’s northern slopes. When: Sunday, 17 July 2022 from 1.00 pm to 4.00 pm. Where: Meet at the nature park entrance Tay…
Join the Friends of Mount Majura to help tackle woody weeds on the northern slope of Mt Majura. When: Sunday, 19 June 2022 from 1.00 pm to 4.00 pm. Where: Meet at the nature park entrance Tay Street / Ian Nicol Street, The Fair, North Watson; click here to view…
Join bird enthusiast Peter Miller for an early morning stroll on tracks through woodland, to spot, listen to and learn about Mt Majura’s birds in Autumn. Meet on Sunday 15 May at 8 am sharp – at the nature reserve entrance off Mackenzie St near Grayson St, Hackett (view this…
Congratulations to the Friends of Mount Majura (FoMM) on winning the Landcare 2021 Group Award. Jeannine Fromholtz of the Molonglo Conservation Group presented the award to FoMM volunteers at the Monday’s @ The Fair session on 28th March 2022. Minister for the Environment, Rebecca Vassarotti, who helped to plant local…
Come along and give a hand at the Friends of Mt Majura working party on Sunday, 24 April; help remove weeds and plant local native ground-dwelling plants along the drainage ditch close to the Hackett water tank. When: Sunday 24 April 2022, 1-4 pm; give as much time as you…
Swift parrots visited Mt Majura in previous years from the end of March to the beginning of May. Most observations were from around the Hackett water tank and the Majura paddock east of Rivett Street where they fed on the nectar of Bundy and lerp of Yellow Box or took a…
St John’s Wort (StJW) is the most invasive weed that occurs on Mt Majura and Mt Ainslie. Following two LaNina events in a row, 2021/22 has been the worst StJW season in the close to 20 years since Friends of Mt Majura roam the mountain. The race is on to…
Please help remove fruiting St Johns Wort plants in Wildflower patches east of The Fair. When: Sunday 20 February 2022 9am to noon Where: meet at the volunteer registration point Tay / Ian Nicol Streets, The Fair North Watson We will be working on wildflower patch 4 shown on this…
Friends of Mt Majura will continue evening sessions to remove St John’s Wort (StJW) at selected wildflower patches close to the North Watson project site in the Mt Majura nature reserve at The Fair. When: from 6 pm to 7.30 pm on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays through to the end…
