Join the Friends of Mount Majura to help tackle woody weeds on the northern slope of Mt Majura. When: Sunday, 19 June 2022 from 1.00 pm to 4.00 pm. Where: Meet at the nature park entrance Tay Street / Ian Nicol Street, The Fair, North Watson; click here to view…
Friends have not been deterred by recent cold and wet wintry conditions. Monday at The Fair people have rugged up and continued weeding and the weather deities have smiled on our efforts. We haven’t yet been rained out – the company is warm, even if the weather isn’t! Third Sunday…
Third Sunday working party 15 May Come along between 1-4 pm to help remove woody weeds including Briar rose, Hawthorn and Cootamundra wattle at The Fair site in North Watson. Meet promptly at the nature park entrance near Tay and Ian Nicol Streets at 1pm to walk to the site…
Join bird enthusiast Peter Miller for an early morning stroll on tracks through woodland, to spot, listen to and learn about Mt Majura’s birds in Autumn. Meet on Sunday 15 May at 8 am sharp – at the nature reserve entrance off Mackenzie St near Grayson St, Hackett (view this…
Hackett working party Sunday 24 April Come along between 1-4 pm to help remove weeds and plant local native ground-dwelling plants along the drainage line close to the Hackett water tank. Meet at the drainage line near the nature park entrance off Rivett and French Streets, Click here for a map.…
Congratulations to the Friends of Mount Majura (FoMM) on winning the Landcare 2021 Group Award. Jeannine Fromholtz of the Molonglo Conservation Group presented the award to FoMM volunteers at the Monday’s @ The Fair session on 28th March 2022. Minister for the Environment, Rebecca Vassarotti, who helped to plant local…
Come along and give a hand at the Friends of Mt Majura working party on Sunday, 24 April; help remove weeds and plant local native ground-dwelling plants along the drainage ditch close to the Hackett water tank. When: Sunday 24 April 2022, 1-4 pm; give as much time as you…
Swift parrots visited Mt Majura in previous years from the end of March to the beginning of May. Most observations were from around the Hackett water tank and the Majura paddock east of Rivett Street where they fed on the nectar of Bundy and lerp of Yellow Box or took a…
St John’s Wort (StJW) is the most invasive weed that occurs on Mt Majura and Mt Ainslie. Following two LaNina events in a row, 2021/22 has been the worst StJW season in the close to 20 years since Friends of Mt Majura roam the mountain. The race is on to…
FoMM win 2021 Landcare award! We are delighted to announce that the Friends of Mount Majura received the 2021 ACT Landcare Community Group Award at a ceremony on 10 March. (The award presentation was delayed due to Covid.) FoMM will now go forward as a nominee for the 2022 national…
