Byrock Station Regrowth Project

Byrock Station Regrowth Project is a Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) project located near the village of Byrock, approximately 75km south-east of the regional town of Bourke in north-western New South Wales. It was registered in March 2015 and covers an extensive area of 11,688.90 hectares.

Human-Induced Regeneration projects involve establishing permanent even-aged native forests by altering land management practices to encourage the regrowth of native trees. This specific methodology dictates that the project must occur on land that was previously cleared and where vegetative regrowth was actively suppressed for at least 10 years prior to the project's commencement. To meet these requirements and achieve regeneration from in-situ seed sources (such as existing rootstock and lignotubers), the project actively manages the timing and extent of livestock grazing and undertakes the humane management of feral animals.

The Byrock region is predominantly a pastoral area, heavily utilized for broadacre sheep and cattle grazing. The local environment is considered semi-arid, experiencing a relatively low average annual rainfall of approximately 400mm. The soils across these north-western plains are typically red chromosols and kandosols, which generally feature sandy loam topsoils over clay subsoils.

This project is notable because the Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) it has generated have been purchased and retired by major entities, including Viva Energy Australia and the Brisbane City Council, to meet their corporate climate targets and Climate Active carbon neutral certifications. Additionally, the project's spatial boundaries underwent a variation in September 2015 to remove certain areas from the originally registered project area.