Friends of Mt Majura (FoMM) March 2008 newsletter
Friends of Mt Majura (FoMM) March 2008 newsletter pdf
Friends of Mt Majura (FoMM) February 2008 newsletter
Friends of Mt Majura (FoMM) February 2008 newsletter pdf
Friends of Mt Majura (FoMM) January 2008 newsletter
Friends of Mt Majura (FoMM) January 2008 newsletter pdf Saffron thistle this Sunday morning Working Bee around the dams, Sunday 20 January 3-monthly report due: please send yours stats / activity sheet FoMM Website under reconstruction House keeping: e-mail lis Help: monitoring regrowth of woody weeds at the drain line.…
Working Bee Around the Majura Dams (20 January 2008)
Join Friends of Mt Majura to celebrate the arrival of 2008 with a working bee When: Sunday, 20 January 2008, from 8.30am onwards Where: meet at the lower dam off Mackenzie Street nature park entrance, Hackett Bring & Wear: sun protection, sturdy boots, and body covering clothing; all equipment will…
Friends of Mt Majura (FoMM) June 2007 newsletter
Friends of Mt Majura (FoMM) June 2007 newsletter pdf World Environment Day 2007 Walk Talk and Tea on Mt Majura – Sunday 3 June Horehound Blitz at the Old Sheep Camp – Sunday 17 June Chemical handling, training for parkcare volunteers – Saturday 16 June Next FoMM meeting – Sunday…
Dam dimensions
Dimensions of the dams as measured in May 2005 Lower dam: Long axis 53m, short axis 37m – approximated to a circle of diameter 45m Radius = 23m Circumference = 145m Water surface area = 1660sqm Deepest point = 2m Volume = 1/3 area x depth = 1000 m3 Average…
Macro-invertebrate sampling: Autumn 2006
Macro-invertebrates were sampled in spring 2005 to provide a benchmark against which future samples could be compared. As well as our first dragonfly nymph, we found quite a variety of other macro-invertebrates including water boatmen (true bugs), mayfly nymphs, caddisflies, midge larvae, yabbies and freshwater shrimp. See the earlier report…
Photographs
Blue Gum Water Watch Planting Day: 9 October 2005 (Steve Bittinger) Planting Day: 9 October 2005 Photo Points: for monitoring Trial planting day: 25 September 2005 August 2005 (high water levels) May 2005 (low water levels)
Second planting day
Our second planting was held on the 20th and 27th of October. About 3000 plants in total were planted mainly in the dryer eroded areas around the dams. FOMM members and volunteers were helped by ACT Parks and Conservation rangers and Warren Saunders of Seeds and Plants Australia. For more…
About the dams
The dams are located along a gully in the drainage line between Mt Majura and Mt Ainslie. Overflow from the higher of the two dams flows into the lower dam, overflow from the lower dam flows into the Hackett stormwater system, and eventually into Sullivans creek. Although Mount Majura was…
