In 2013, Friends of Mount Majura began work to rehabilitate the 10ha degraded grassy woodland remnant in the Mount Majura nature reserve east of The Fair, a medium dense residential estate in North Watson. Volunteers replaced woody weeds with local native trees and shrubs, carried out work to improve soil…
Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna) Novice weeders are encouraged to be early for an induction on target weeds and the safe handling of equipment. You will be working in pairs, the weather will be fantastic and you will go home with a cheerful feeling because you enhanced our precious woodlands. More information…
Find a list of the tree species of Mt Majura (with comments) at majura.org/species-lists Scribbly Gum (Eucalyptus rossii) with compression lines (left); Blakely’s Red Gum (E. blakelyi) clusters of buds (photographs Waltraud Pix) The Eucalypts and Wattles Australian vegetation, with the exception of smaller patches of rainforest and chenopod shrublands,…
The introduced Myna birds aggressively compete with native birds and mammals for nesting tree hollows. They fight for hollows, destroy eggs and chicks of native birds like Rosellas. They evict Sugar Gliders from hollows, which means the death sentence for these small mammals because they have nowhere to go. The…
About Blue Gums Southern Blue Gum mature leaf (left), juvenile leaves (right), fruits or gum-nuts (top) and warty flower buds (Canberra Nature Map). The up to 45 m tall Eurabbie or Southern Blue Gum, Eucalyptus globulus subsp. bicostata is a tree from Victoria’s forests which has been extensively planted in…
Deep Mulching – An experiment to help control Chilean Needle Grass Chilean Needle Grass (CNG), Nassella neesiana is a Weed of National Significance. It is regarded as one of the worst weeds in Australia because of its invasiveness, potential of spread, and economic and environmental impact. It is closely related…
The local native grasses of Mt Majura’s critically endangered Grassy Woodland protect the soil from erosion, keep weeds at bay by competition, provide important food and shelter habitat to wildlife including for insects such as the endangered Golden Sun Moth, and are outrageously beautiful. Click here to view some of…
Evergreen woody plants such as Rosemary Grevillea, Cootamundra wattle or Privet can be tackled any time of the year provided the correct treatment procedure. How to …. Control woody weeds using cut & dab and frill & fill. Cut stems close to ground level and immediately treat cut surface with…
Why the mulch? Image of the same area shown in above photograph with the CNG mono-culture before treatment. Chilean Needle Grass (CNG), Nassella neesiana is a Weed of National Significance, a declared pest plant and environmental weed with a risk rating “very high” in the ACT and NSW. It occurs…
Chilean Needle Grass (CNG), Nassella neesiana is a Weed of National Significance, a declared pest plant and environmental weed with a risk rating “very high” in the ACT and NSW. It occurs in the grassy ecosystems where it out-competes indigenous species and can transform grassy woodlands into Chilean Needle Grass…
