A Glossy Black Cockatoo feeding on the seeds of Drooping She-oak, Allocasuarina verticillata at Majura ridge (W.Pix). Friends of Mt Majura planted Drooping She-oaks along with other endemic species at the Majura ridge to add crucial habitat for wildlife such as the endangered cockatoo.
Friends of Mount Majura (FoMM) will host a weeding working bee at the beautiful ridge and former sheep camp. Come along and help removing weeds by hand at this popular site.
When: Sunday 21 September, from 1 pm to 4 pm; give as much time as you want.
Where: The old sheep camp at the junction of Casuarina Track with the summit trail, click on this map to see the meeting point marked with the red balloon number 6, the access points to Casuarina Track, and the location of the sheep camp.
If you are unfamiliar with the area, be aware that it will take you about half an hour to walk there.
What: Hand weeding a variety of herbaceous weeds, such as Horehound, Verbascum, and Buchan Weed.
Bring: Sun protection, drinking water, garden gloves and a garden digging tool if you have one.
Wear: Sturdy shoes and clothes which cover your limbs preferably with a smooth surface to prevent horehound burrs attaching themselves.
We provide a few tools, some gloves, and a delicious cake for afternoon tea.
Inquiry: secretary@majura.org
For further information on the work that FoMM volunteers carried out at the old sheep camp click on this link and check out here the fate of the huge amount of horehound that once infested Mt Majura ridge.
The front cover of Labour of Love, a book to celebrate ParkCare volunteers caring for Canberra’s Nature Parks, features the old stock camp at Mt Majura ridge. Tristan Armstrong took the photo on an autumn morning more than ten years ago.
