Mulgaroon Forest Regeneration Project

Mulgaroon Forest Regeneration Project is a Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) project located at Mulgaroon Station, approximately 95km northwest of Cobar in NSW. It was registered in April 2015 and covers an area of 21,693.31 hectares.

Human-Induced Regeneration projects involve establishing permanent native forests through assisted regeneration. The standard requirements for this methodology involve ceasing land management activities that suppress tree growth to allow native vegetation to reach a minimum forest cover of at least 2 meters in height and a 20% crown canopy cover.

The Cobar region is historically known for pastoral land uses, primarily semi-arid sheep, rangeland goat, and cattle grazing. The local environment is classified as semi-arid with low, highly variable annual rainfall averaging between 350mm and 400mm. The soils in the area generally consist of red earths, red sandy loams, and Chromosols.

The project activities involve the management of the timing and extent of grazing, alongside the humane management of feral animals. This project was set up to establish permanent native forests from in-situ seed sources, including rootstock and lignotubers, on land that had been cleared of vegetation and where regrowth was actively suppressed for at least 10 years prior to the project commencing.

Other interesting notes about the project include a variation of its methodology on October 18, 2022, updating to Compilation No. 3 of the 2013 HIR Methodology Determination. The proponents, Anne-Marie Schmitt and Jean-Luc Robert Schmitt, operate the project with the involvement of Climate Friendly Pty Ltd. Additionally, the project held a Carbon Abatement Contract (CAC776382) that was contracted with the government in April 2015 and was officially completed on July 24, 2026.