Forestry
History
The area on the northern side of Port Stephens was extensively logged for its cedar in the 1800s and nearby Carrington and Tahlee were sites developed in the early 1800s.
In the 1900s pine was planted throughout this area and into Tea Gardens and much of the pine remains with plantations along the lower Myall River. Panorama was originally planted with a pine forest however this was destroyed by bush fire in the early 1990s. The property was then part of a subdivision of five 100 acre lots.
Panorama Sustainable Forestry began in 2018 with a plan for sustainable management of the new hardwood trees together with the inclusion of apiary and cattle.
The forest is authorised under the Plantations and Reafforestation Act NSW 1999 (registered with the NSW Department of Primary Industries).
How We Maintain Our Forest
Competing growth is regularly mulched and our cattle go to work on anything smaller while fertilising the trees at the same time.
To ensure the strongest hardwood trees get the best chance the forest is regularly thinned removing trees that have become damaged, died, or failed to thrive. They are mulched back into the soil or used for firewood.
Some trees can also be harvested and sold for their timber.
