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Orchid Walks on Black Mountain
Discover some spring flowering native terrestrial orchids and learn something more of this fascinating group of plants with Matt Mullaney, Ciaran Ernst-Russell, Shoko Okada, Tobias Hayashi and Rob Gibbon. DATE Sunday 4 October 9:30am-12 noon & repeated 1:30 pm to 4:00pm Yes, daylight saving starts that very day. MEET at the car park on the mountain side of Caswell Drive. Look for FOBM banners; (from Belconnen Way drive south towards Glenloch
Sep 61 min read


55th Black Mountain spring wildflower ramble
Saturday 10 October 2026 9.30am sharp to 12noon or later. Celebrate the spring flowering on beautiful Black Mountain with a social ramble appreciating wildflowers in the tradition established by Nancy Burbidge, continued by George Chippendale, and then Jean Geue. Discover the surprising diversity of tiny orchids, bush peas, wattles and billy buttons on easy bush tracks with experienced guides and good company. All springs are not the same. The pattern remains but timing and
Sep 61 min read


eBird Survey Results for the Birds of the Travelling Stock Reserves in the Bungendore area are now available.
The 2019- 2023 eBirds survey by Rainer Rehwinkel supports the Woodland Birds on TSRs in the Bungendore area project are now available. The project is funded by NSW Environment Trust and supports the NSW Government's Saving Our Species program of the Department of Planning and Environment. A slide summary can be found here. The full report can be found here.
May 181 min read


Wonderous Box-Gum Grassy Woodland teacher's guide now available.
The Wondrous Box-Gum Grassy Woodland teaching package has been created to engage students and increase public knowledge of the ACT’s...
Sep 21, 20231 min read


Art, science and connection to place
Artist ecologist Paula Peeters talks about the process of capturing the Box-Gum Grassy Woodlands of the Molonglo Catchment in her recent...
Mar 15, 20223 min read


Colour Australia's unique and beautiful Box-gum Grassy Woodlands
Wondrous creatures of the box-gum grassy woodlands: a colouring exploration of a diverse ecosystem, explores the threatened ecosystem of...
Mar 3, 20222 min read


It's time to get colouring for conservation!!
Molonglo Conservation Group (MCG) is calling on kids from Canberra and its surrounding regions to get colouring for conservation from...
Mar 3, 20221 min read


The precious species that call the Canberra region home
What do you know about the plants and animals where you live? You might be surprised to learn that many of them are unique to this part...
Feb 17, 20222 min read


Do You Have Box Gum Woodland on Your Property?
Editors note: This article was originally posted 17/11/2019 on our previous website. Through the Commonwealth Government’s National...
Apr 20, 20211 min read


Woodland Birds in Travelling Stock Reserves
Enhancing travelling stock reserves to benefit threatened native birds Project overview Woodland birds including the scarlet robin are...
Apr 20, 20211 min read
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