JUNE WORKING PARTY – PLANTING WILDFLOWER SEEDLINGS AT THE FAIR An exciting continuing FoMM activity has been the establishment of seed nodes – a ‘Noah’s Ark’ project to plant herbaceous wildflowers (forbs) to establish a future seed bank in fenced-off areas which protect young plants from grazing by rabbits and…
FOMM BIRDWALK THIS SUNDAY 9 MAY 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…
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…
Use the glorious autumn days for a walk in the nature reserve and watch out for Swift Parrot, one of the most endangered Australian bird species. Sightings of Swift Parrot at Callum Brae have been reported on Canberra Nature Map a couple of days ago and it is quite likely…
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,…
THIRD SUNDAY WORKING PARTY 18 April 1-4pm With the coming of autumn, we move our monthly working bees to the afternoons – we hope this will also lead to an increase in participant numbers. This working party will focus on woody weeds in the nature reserve area near Mackenzie street,…
FoMM News Apologies for the late edition of the newsletter this month – the FoMM Secretary has been away. Third Sunday working bee – Sunday 21 March, 9am to noon Our next working bee will be on this Sunday morning 21 March planting and weeding at the Drainage Ditch. Come…
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…
FoMM will resume its third Sunday monthly working bees on 21 February, at The Fair site at North Watson. Register your participation at the nature reserve entrance, corner of Tay and Ian Nicol Streets. Click on this map to view the volunteer registration point and working area; the base…
