What a wonderful National Tree Day we had! View this photo gallery. A Big Thank You to over 100 enthusiastic volunteers for defying the cold and windy weather on Sunday, 29th July to plant, water and mulch 150 seedlings of local trees, shrubs and wildflowers in the nature reserve east…
A female Golden Sun Moth has been spotted at The Fair re-vegetation site on Friday, 10 November 2017; see this Canberra Nature Map sighting http://canberra.naturemapr.org/Community/Sighting/3384817. These are exiting news because The species is declared “Critically Endangered” under Commonwealth legislation and listed “Critically Endangered” in Victoria and “Endangered” in NSW and…
Over 90 enthusiastic volunteers of all age cohorts turned up at nature reserve east of The Fair to plant local trees, shrubs and wildflowers at the Friends of Mt Majura 10th National Tree Day. More than any words, these photographs and the time-lapse video taken by Steve Bittinger convincingly show…
Give native plants a head start! Come and help preparing National Tree Day 2017. When: Sunday, 16 July, 1-4pm; give as little or as much time as you want. Where: Meet at The Fair, nature park access Tay St, North Watson, view this map What: Preparation for National Tree Day…
Give a hand on Sunday, 18 June and help transform Mount Majura’s weedy woodland east of The Fair into native wildlife habitat; enjoy the little woodland birds foraging among planted trees and shrubs and learn about the work of volunteers to reclaim grassy woodland in the area. When: Sunday, 18…
Come and help direct seeding local grass seeds at the National Tree Day planting site on Sunday 21 August, give some TLC to the new seedlings planted on July 31st and view the results of prior years’ planting efforts. When: Sunday, 21 August, 1pm – 4pm; give as much of…
Photo album of National Tree Day The Intrepid Landcare students of the Australian National University and the Majura Mountain Scouts joined members of the general public to plant over 300 local trees, shrubs and wildflowers on this 10th National Tree Planting Day hosted by the Friends of Mt Majura parkCare…
Postponed to Sunday 26 June, same time and place. Contact 0435 357 172 Give a hand on Sunday, 19 June and help transform Mount Majura’s weedy woodland at The Fair into a grassy woodland. Enjoy the view of little woodland birds foraging among planted trees and shrubs and learn about…
Give some TLC to the young trees and shrubs planted in the nature reserve @ The Fair on Sunday, 15 May. Help building caches of woody weed debris around the young plants to protect them from grazing damage; remove pesky Paterson’s Curse that compete with our plantings for light, nutrients…
Give the seedlings planted on Mount Majura a head start for spring. 250 native shrubs, trees and wildflowers added to the The Fair plantings this winter will provide crucial habitat for little woodland birds. Until fully established, the young plants require protection from extraordinary grazing pressure and weed competition. Join…
