ACT NRM is restoring the Mount Majura Nature reserve’s ecological health through the Hackett Horse Agistment Paddocks Restoration Project. The work involves tackling invasive weeds and restoring and building resilience in the forest and woodland community ecosystems. Funded through the Australian Government’s Natural Heritage Trust, the project also aims to increase connectivity across the landscape and enable Ngunnawal connection to County.
ACT NRM has held a series of tree planting days with more than 100 people from the Ngunnawal community, local residents, volunteers, and community groups working to restore the critically endangered Box Gum Grassy Woodland. Â Key to these events was the Ngunnawal community gathering to plant yam daisy (Microseris walteri), which is a culturally important species used by the Ngunnawal people as a traditional food source.
The day was a meaningful opportunity to connect with Country and practice culture. Ngunnawal women led the planting using traditional digging sticks made for the event, while also weaving and painting. Men practiced culture nearby through activities such as spear and club throwing.
