In 2004, this area of Camden Town Farm was the location of a trial program to improve the condition of the native bushland.
Initially, woody weeds were treated using traditional and non-chemical methods, then seedlings of mixed River-flat Eucalypt Forest canopy species were planted around the boundary of the farm.
Since this time, native habitat management programs have continued to progressively improve the condition of the riparian corridor and associated areas of native vegetation.
Camden Town Farm is also an important site for preservation of the iconic Camden White Gum (Eucalyptus benthamii).
A strip of remnant vegetation on the property is located along the Nepean River. This riparian vegetation is classed as Sydney Coastal River-flat Forest, a vegetation community listed as endangered under the NSW Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995.
Management strategies used on the site to restore, protect and expand this bushland have included:
- works that focus on restoring the remnant riparian vegetation using bush regeneration and revegetation techniques
- an extensive planting program to create a commercial agroforestry plot that acts as a buffer between the activities on the farmland and
- the regenerating riparian bushland while also benefiting the farm’s productivity.
For more information download this brochure from NSW Dept. of Environment