Enjoy a spring Floriade on the mountain on this delightful walk with local plant ecologist Michael Doherty. The walk will highlight different species found in grassland, woodland and open forest. Please bring sun protection, water, good walking shoes, and a hand lens/magnifying glass if you have one. When: Sunday, 3rd November…
Join us for a weed working party at The Fair in North Watson. Help remove woody weeds along Clancy’s track and Paterson’s Curse around the National Tree Day plantings. Check out the young plants: the September rain has done wonders! Unfortuantely also to the Curse. Afterwards relax and join in…
Friends of Mount Majura will hold its first Annual General Meeting. Come along. Everyone is welcome! Wednesday 9 October 2013, 7.30pm to 9.00pm ACT Sportshouse 100 Maitland St, Hackett A group of FoMM members has worked hard over the last year to develop a new structure for FoMM with the…
Special working bees to provide follow up care for the NTD plants Come back to the National Tree Day planting area behind The Fair in North Watson. Help remove pesky weeds around the young plants, give some extra protection by placing woody debris around the guards and improve the site…
Come check on the plants from July’s spectacular planting effort and give them some much needed tender loving care. Join the Friends of Mount Majura at the National Tree Day planting area behind The Fair in North Watson. Help remove pesky weeds around the young plants, give some extra protection…
Welcome in the first day of Spring by helping to remove Vinca (Periwinkle) close to (west of) the 2008 National Tree Day planting site at the Old Ainslie Tip. Join our fellow ParkCare group, the Mt Ainslie Weeders for a fun morning to pull out a huge patch of Periwinkle…
National Tree Day 2013 has been a terrific success. More than 200 people came out into the bush to help. Plus we had wonderful coverage of the event on the local ABC news program in the evening – view Plantings galore mark National Tree Day – and the Canberra Times…
Give the seedlings planted on Mount Majura a head start for spring. Join the Friends of Mount Majura working party at the National Tree Day planting area behind The Fair in North Watson. Activities will include the control of Paterson’s Curse and other herbaceous weeds around the young plants, direct…
When: Sunday, 25 August 2013, 10.30am – 12.30pm Where: meet at the nature park entrance Mackenzie and Grayson Strs, Hackett; click on this map Bring: Sun protection and sturdy shoes Pocket guides are available for a gold coin donation. Enquiries: phone 6248 8955 or email admin@majura.org Promote the walk –…
When: Sunday, 14 July from 1.00pm to 4.00pm Where: Meet at the Hackett water reservoir close to the Rivett and French Streets intersection; view this map. What: Hand-weed horehound around plantings; replace plastic tree guards with wire mesh guards; replant a small number of shrubs that have been lost to…
