FoMM is 20 years old and we are celebrating this milestone with a birthday party at 10am on Sunday 12 November. Ngunnawal elder Uncle Wally Bell will welcome us to country. Dr Rosie Cooney will give a short talk about the ecological significance of Mount Majura followed by birthday cake…
This month, we will work at the Fair project site in north Watson, starting at 9 am and working until noon. Come early for an introduction and give what time you can spare. When: Sunday, 28 November 9 am – noon. Where: Meet at the volunteer registration point at the…
Come and join the Majura Mountain Scouts for an afternoon of planting local wildflowers in the Mt Majura nature reserve at The Fair. When: Sunday 30 May 2021 from 1 pm to 4 pm; please come early for an introduction; Where: Mt Majura nature reserve east of The Fair, North…
Join bird enthusiast Peter Miller for a morning stroll through Mt Majura’s woodlands to spot, observe, listen to, and learn about the amazing variety of birds on Mt Majura. When: Sunday 9th May, 8am (sharp) – 10 am Where: Meet at nature reserve entrance Tay St / Ian Nicol St,…
Join the Friends of Mt Majura work party to follow up on the control of woody weeds in the nature reserve behind Mackenzie Street. The targets will be Cootamundra Wattle and Sweet Briar Rose and any non-native garden escape that we can reliably identify. With the end of daylight saving,…
Message Sat 20/03/21 16:45 Due to predicted wet conditions on Sunday 21 March we postpone the work party to Sunday 28 March – same time and place. Friends of Mt Majura will be hosting a working party on Sunday, 21 March to plant native species along the edge of the…
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…
Join local plant ecologist Michael Doherty as we take a walk through the woodlands of Mount Majura, looking at the characteristics of the common eucalypts and shrubs. Learn how to distinguish between Red Box, Apple Box, Yellow Box, Blakely’s Red Gum, Scribbly Gum and Brittle Gum. We will also see…
The Friends of Mount Majura (FoMM) ParkCare group will be hosting a small National Tree Day planting on Sunday 28 July. Join in and help to transform a weedy degraded area next door to The Fair in North Watson into a grassy woodland home for native wildlife. This year we…
Come along and help to remove pesky weeds particularly horehound at an old sheep camp with a view and magnificent Yellow box trees. When: Sunday, 18 November from 9am to about 12noon; give as much time as you like. Where: “Sheep camp south” Mt Majura ridge; click on this map…
