Join us at our working party to remove Briar Rose, Blackberry, Japanese Honeysuckle and some Spear thistles downstream of the Majura twin dams; see below Notes on Target Weeds and Control. When: Sunday, 20 January 2013, from 9.00am to 1.00pm. Where: Meet at the nature park entrance off Mackenzie St,…
Join the Friends of Mt Majura for a Pre-Christmas woody weeds hunt at the northwest slope of Mount Majura. When: Sunday, 16 December 2012, 9.00 am – 1.00 pm, donate as much or as little time as you want. Where: Meet at the Mt Majura nature park off Antill Street…
This is the story of Paterson’s Curse at its last stronghold in the Majura paddock. (Photographs Waltraud Pix and Zlatka Seserko) Paterson’s Curse infested grassy woodland site on the 22nd October 2012 Before volunteers started hand weeding. And the same site on the 6th November 2012 After volunteers removed the…
Assist nature on Mount Majura. Join us for a working party to control woody weeds and to care for the young plants planted on National Tree Day 2012. When: Sunday, 18 November 2012 from 9am to 1pm; give as little or as much time as you want Where: Meet at…
Help tackle Paterson’s Curse at its last stronghold in the Majura Paddock. From mid October to mid November 2012 volunteers conducted a number of successful Curse bashes at the last stronghold in the northern part of Majura paddock; click this map to see the location. View here how the Curse…
Explore the wildflowers that are blooming this season on a stroll with local ecologist Michael Doherty. Enjoy the beauty of the Mount Majura reserve, its grasses, trees, and views whilst you go. When: Sunday, 11th November 2012, 1.00 pm to 3.00 pm Where: Meet at the Antill Street Nature Park…
There have been confirmed sightings of 112 different bird species in the Mount Majura Nature Reserve (Canberra Ornithologists Group). Accompany ornithologist Peter Miller for an early morning stroll and see and hear some of the species that nest, fledge and sing in spring. Bring sun protection, sturdy shoes, binoculars, if…
Assist nature on Mt Majura. Join us to control herbaceous and woody weeds and to care for the young plants planted on National Tree Day 2012. When: Sunday, 14 October 2012 from 9am to 1pm; give as little or as much time as you want Where: Meet at the planting…
Spring arrived and the Majura Paddock plantings look glorious. Come for a stroll and see the flowering wattles, Indigo, and Purple Twining-peas. Some of the young plants planted in 2011 have outgrown the plastic tree guards; they still need protection from grazing. Give a hand to replace the outgrown guards…
Spring into action at the spring working party hosted by Friends of Mt Majura. There are lots of things to do at the National Tree Day 2012 planting site on Mt Majura. Our key weeding task will be to control abundant Paterson’s Curse (spraying large patches and hand weeding around…
