The cache is a large size vitamin box containing swaps. log book
& pen.
If your not off to your next cache straight away the Casuarina
Grove bush walk & cycle track is a relaxing 2.8 kilometre
return along the creek & offers cyclists access to 20
kilometres of mountain bike trails.
What is a Casuarina?
Casuarina is a tree that occurs in all Australian states and
territories, and makes up about 1% of Australias total forested
area. Australia has 66 species of Casuarinas, which are commonly
known as she-oaks due to the similarity of their timber to that of
European Oak trees. Only some Casuarina species form forest
communities.
However due to the fact that their roots can produce nitrogen
through nodules that contain special bacteria, Casuarinas can grow
on nutrient-poor soils and other marginal environments such as
granite outcrops or sandy soils. Casuarina wood is harvested for
use in flooring, cabinet-making, furniture making and other
specialty woodworking. The wood is hard and highly sought after for
furniture and woodcraft. It also makes excellent firewood and
high-quality charcoal. Casuarinas are often used for reforesting,
since they make very good windbreaks and are able to protect other
tree species. They are also used in soil reclamation and erosion
control. Indigenous groups often used the hard wood of Casuarinas
to make boomerangs, shields and clubs.
This Mountain Bike Trail mudmap might help if you want to
discover the area on your mountain bike :-
http://www.mtbdirt.com.au/file/nerang_state_forest_map_0_869.jpg
