Herbert Forest Working Bee
3rd August 2013
The old saying many hands make light work, was very true when an unscheduled working bee to clear the tracks of recent storm damage was held on Sat 3rd.
A good turn out of ten members plus Chelsea Anderson, 4yr old daughter of John. Armed with loppers, handsaws,grubbers and two chainsaws we split into two teams. Hoods Creek track was the target with one team going in at the Pa Road end and the other at the top end of Breakneck Road. With the chainsaw operators going ahead cutting the large trees and the follow up brigade coming behind clearing all before them. The two teams met near lunch time,while one small party went over to the Podocarp to cut the large trees left exposed after a previous clearing around them.
The Glenburnie Loop was checked by John and Phyllis and declared clear.
Drizzle which had set in certainly did not deter the enthusiam of the group to achieve this wonderful result finishing at 3.30pm.
A follow up working bee will be held next Sun 11th to repair bridges and reinstate some track surface,contact Robbie Verhoef. This should put all tracks back to pre storm condition.
Thanks to, Ross,Robbie,Noel,Sam,Neville,Brian,John Chetwin,Phyllis,John and Chelsea Anderson. Maurice.
