A heritage walk is being restored in the Camden Haven to encourage young and senior members of the community to enjoy a beautiful forest stroll, while learning about the location’s history.
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Volunteers from Taiwan, Germany, Newcastle and Sydney are working together with Forestry Corporation to restore the Longworths Tramway Heritage Walk.
The track opened in 2001 and is a project of the Kendall Heritage Society.
Conservation Volunteers Australia team leader Elise Budden said the trail highlights the times of the early 1900s.
“Logs were felled and transported by tram to a terminus at the tidal reaches of the Camden Haven River, Kendall, about 15 kilometres,” she said.
“They were loaded onto punts and carried to Laurieton for milling and shipped to Sydney.”
Elise said the team will restore the trail by using a series of methods including looping back trees, benching unstable areas of the path and putting in steps for accessibility and safety.
The trail winds through a beautiful mixture of dry sclerophyll with huge white Flooded Gum and Blackbutt Trees sweeping into rainforest gullies filled with vines, palms and ferns.
Over the week volunteers will also plant trees, weed and complete maintenance in other locations within the Kerewong State Forest.
As well as improving community access in the state forest, volunteers help maintain the health of the forest for native flora and fauna.
”The valuable contribution volunteers make to the project is rewarded when they see improvements made to benefit the community and forest,” Elise said.
Forestry Corporation of NSW has partnered with Conservation Volunteers Australia for over a decade to engage volunteers from around the world in projects.
