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FoBM Events & News

Friends of Black Mountain is an energetic local community group of volunteers who help conserve and promote Black Mountain's biodiversity and values now and for future generations.

Our main activities are to organise walks and talks for the public, and work parties to keep weeds under control, Frogwatch, vegetation surveys, and bird observations.

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New members are always welcome.

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Coming FoBM Events
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Friends of Black Mountain Upcoming Events 

Details on Facebook, in the general media, Events & News page or member email, per event.

Weeding Work Party: 1 Mar 2025, https://www.trybooking.com/CYPVB

Butterflies on Black Mountain: FULLY BOOKED 9 March 2025, choose between 10.30am-midday OR 1.30pm-3pm

https://www.trybooking.com/CZLRH

Celebrate beautiful Black Mountain with a range of events. Events can be subject to change due to the availability of guides and suitable weather. Bookings are essential.

FoBM News

International Visitors on Black Mountain!

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Have you taken your international family or friends for a walk on Black Mountain? Add your photo of your international visitors on Black Mountain in a comment on our Facebook page.

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Adding some colour to their visit to Canberra are Dutch visitors Bianca and Remco enjoying discovering wattle!

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FoBM News
Black Mountain Spring Ramble

Friends of Black Mountain enjoyed a lovely 2024 Spring Wildflower Ramble!

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The Black Mountain Spring Wildflower Ramble was on Saturday 12 October 2024.  It was the 53rd time the annual ramble was held, following the tradition of Dr Nancy Burbidge, George Chippendale, and Jean Geue.

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Dr Nancy Burbidge was a botanist and conservationist, the Curator Herbarium Australiense and a Senior Research Scientist, CSIRO. She was a keen leader of numerous weekend walks and initiated the Spring Wildflower Rambles on Black Mountain.  Nancy handed the walk tradition to George Chippendale, also a Botanist, who continued that tradition for many years. When George retired from guiding the walks, he handed over to Jean Geue. The walk is currently run by Friends of Black Mountain

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Photos: Jean Geue

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Acknowledgement of Country

The Molonglo catchment, crossing the NSW/ACT border, overlaps with a mix of traditional Aboriginal cultural boundaries and lines of connection, and statutory Aboriginal Land Council boundaries. The history of Aboriginal people is a living history and, in the present day, the NSW region is defined by Ngunawal traditional boundaries (spelt Ngunnawal by some clan groups and the ACT Government), traditional boundaries of the Gundungurra, Dharawal, Yuin, Ngarigo Aboriginal communities and the statutory boundaries of the Ngambri Aboriginal Land Council. In the ACT there are currently four Representative Aboriginal Organisations – Buru Ngunawal Aboriginal Corporation, Mirrabee, King Brown Tribal Group, and Ngarigo Currawong Clan. We acknowledge all Aboriginal custodians of this region. We acknowledge and respect their continuing culture and the contribution they make to the life that is within and around the Molonglo catchment.

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Funding Acknowledgement

Molonglo Conservation Group acknowledges the funding assistance provided through the Australian Government's National Landcare Programme Regional Investment Strategy, various ACT Government environment and heritage programs, and various NSW Government programs. We also acknowledge corporate project assistance.  

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