Over the coming weekends, Friends of Mt Majura will be holding a number of hand weeding sessions to tackle weeds growing under trees south of The Fair revegetation site. Depending on the weather, sessions are planned on either Sundays or Saturdays from 1 pm to 4 pm in the afternoon.…
Last Sunday we made great headway removing large quantities of flowering and seeding Hirschfeldia, Indian Hedge Mustard, Shepherd’s Purse and other weeds. Join us for a follow-up weeding session in the afternoon of this coming Sunday, 24 May. Our focus will be removing herbaceous weeds growing under trees. Please follow…
Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, all Friends of Mount Majura events including our monthly work parties and the Mondays @ The Fair sessions are cancelled until further notice. Keep practicing “social distancing”, take care and we hope to see you and work with you again on the mountain once it…
The record high temperatures, drought and raging fires this 2019/20 Summer season have caused enormous losses of habitat, wildlife (animals and plants), and general damage to our treasured ACT landscape and woodlands. Caring people in many locations sprang into action by providing containers with water on the kerbside of their…
Join the Friends of Mount Majura for a woody weed hunt at the north slope of Mount Majura. Please schedule at least two hours of your time for this event as we will be working in a fairly remote area. Please RSVP so that we know how many tools to…
Give a hand at a bush cleanup on Clean-up Australia Day Sunday, 1st March from 10 am to 12 noon. Meet at the volunteer registration point, nature park entrance Ian Nicol Street / Tay street east of The Fair, North Watson; click on this map. Bring gloves if you have…
Come and give a hand at our work party and help with mulching, watering and placing debris to protect our plantings. Hear about our new exciting “Seeding Nodes” project to bring back native wildflowers to Mt Majura. When: Sunday 16 February 2020, from 9am to 12noon Where: Meet nature park…
Give a hand and help to water the young plants planted in 2019. If weather conditions are suitable (not too hot) we may also carry out some mulching. When: Sunday 19 January 2020 from 8 am to 10 am Where: Mt Majura nature reserve east of The Fair estate; volunteer…
Come along to the last work party in 2019 hosted by Friends of Mt Majura on Sunday 15th December; gift an hour or more to Mt Majura and help to mulch, water, and place debris at our project site in the nature reserve east of The Fair. Morning tea and…
Working Party @ The Fair – Sunday 17 November 2019, 9 am to 1 pm Join our work party and help to mulch, water, weed and place debris at FoMM’s project site in the nature reserve east of The Fair. Give as much time as you like, choose your favourite activity, learn…
