Welcome to the May 2014 edition of the FoMM newsletter. The cool and sunny days of Autumn are perfect for bushwalking on Mount Majura, so don’t forget to get out and about and enjoy the bush on our doorstep. The days are perfect for walking your dog too. However, just…
We are a small band of volunteers who meet every Friday, except on holidays, for varies conservation activities in the nature reserve east of The Fair. If you are free on a Friday morning, why not join our friendly group to help improve the endangered Yellow Box-Red Gum Grassy Woodland.…
Help tackle pesky weeds at the National Tree Day planting site behind The Fair in North Watson. Come for an hour or more – you will make a difference. When: Sunday, 18 May from 9 am to 1 pm Where: Meet at the nature park access end of Ian…
Welcome to the April 2014 edition of the FoMM newsletter. April is the time of the year to watch out for endangered Swift Parrots. In past years, we have observed Swift Parrots from the end of March to the beginning of May foraging eucalyptus nectar and lerp around the Hackett…
You may remember a recent article in the Canberra Times about conservation offsets which we posted on this website here. Today Radio National had a lengthy and informative piece on the way some companies which plan to trash an area with significant biodiversity get permission for the trashing on the…
Welcome to the March edition of the FoMM newsletter. We have all breathed a sigh of relief after all the rain over the last few weeks. It means we don’t have to water all the National Tree Day seedlings again and they are flourishing. However, it also means that many…
The Canberra Nature Map project is a repository for park care groups, volunteers and members of the public to report sightings of rare and endangered plant species and the many treasures that Canberra’s nature parks are home to. Please visit www.CanberraNatureMap.org to participate.
Sunday was a perfect day for a serious bush clean-up in the Mount Majura Nature Reserve behind The Fair in North Watson. Within 2 hours over 30 registered cleaners collected 10 bags of land-fill rubbish, 6 bags of recyclables, 7 car tires, a large amount of metal scrap too big…
Click here for more photos from the gathering at the start of the Ant Walk.
To commemorate COG’s (Canberra Ornithologists Group) 50th year COG is surveying the Gang-gang Cockatoo throughout the ACT and the COG area of concern. The survey started on 1 Feb 2014. There are also four intensive week long components of this survey scheduled during the year where, in Garden Bird Survey…
