Drumduff Station

Drumduff Station is a Savanna Fire Management project located in the Cape York Peninsula region of Queensland. The project is situated roughly 150km east of the community of Kowanyama and approximately 125km north-west of Chillagoe. Registered in September 2014, the project covers a vast area of approximately 202,270 hectares.

The region is primarily utilized for cattle grazing, typical of large pastoral stations in Far North Queensland. The environmental conditions are characterized by a tropical savanna climate, classified under the project methodology as a high rainfall zone. The landscape features the Palmer River system, and soils in this region generally consist of sandy loams and alluvial clays, which support the native savanna vegetation.

This project employs the Savanna Fire Management methodology to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The primary activity involves conducting strategic, planned burns during the early dry season when vegetation is still moist. These cooler, controlled fires create firebreaks and reduce the fuel load, thereby decreasing the likelihood and intensity of uncontrollable, high-emission wildfires during the late dry season. By shifting the fire regime from late to early season, the project avoids significant emissions of methane and nitrous oxide.