Visitors of the Mt Majura nature reserve report dead Shinglebacks Tiliqua rugosa in increasing numbers. Harmless and gentle, Shingleback skinks also known as Sleepy lizards or Stumpy tails are slow moving lizards that have no defence against dogs and cats. Please keep your dog on the leash all the time…
It is with sadness to report ongoing vandalism of Friends of Mt Majura work and Parks Service infrastructure around the Hackett Reservoir drain line. The ParkCare notice board and signs have been vandalized with graffiti, shrubs planted by volunteers were broken and erosion control measures destroyed. If anyone has an…
Join FoMM’s End-of-the-Year work party on Sunday, 16 December and help remove English Ivy, Japanese Honeysuckle and a few other woody weeds that grow in and around the drainage line close to the Hackett reservoir. Come early for an introduction and give as much time as you want. When: Sunday…
A small group of ANU Intrepid Landcare students joined forces with a handful of Friends of Mount Majura volunteers on Sunday 18 November at the old stock camp on the ridge between Mount Majura and Mount Ainslie to clear approximately 1200 square meters of horehound and to spread wood chip…
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…
Watering Party @ The Fair – Sunday 21 October 2018, 9am – 1pm Make a splash at The Fair and help to water the trees, shrubs and Everlasting daisies planted on National Tree Day! Come when it suits you and give as much time as you like. Where: Nature reserve…
Explore Mount Majura’s wildflowers that are blooming this season on a stroll with local ecologist Michael Doherty on Sunday, 4th November 2018 from 2.00 pm to 4.00 pm Where: Meet at the nature park entrance at the Kellaway Street car park, click on this map to view the meeting point.…
Make a splash at The Fair on Sunday 21st October and help to water the trees, shrubs and Everlasting daisies planted on National Tree Day. When: Sunday 21st October from 9am to 1pm; come when it suits you and give as much time as you like. Where: Nature reserve east…
During 2014 a most successful survey on the distribution of the Gang-gang cockatoos in the ACT was held to celebrate 50 years of birding activities by the Canberra Ornithologists Group. Surprisingly the 2014 survey did not definitely confirm the presence of any nest trees, and there are just three trees…
Come along and give a hand at Friends of Mt Majura Spring working party on Sunday, 16th September. Choose your pet activity: Help tackle Paterson’s Curse, place Cootamundra Wattles debris around the National Tree Day plantings or spread wood chip mulch across bare ground. When: Sunday 16 September from 9am…
