Nantilla Regeneration Project

Nantilla Regeneration Project is a Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) project located on Nantilla Station, approximately 145km north of the opal-mining town of White Cliffs in the Unincorporated Far West region of New South Wales. Registered in September 2015, the project covers a vast area of 36,578 hectares. The region is traditionally dominated by rangeland grazing operations for sheep, cattle, and goats.

The project operates under the Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) methodology, which differs from environmental planting by focusing on assisting the natural recovery of native forest rather than planting new trees. This involves suppressing activities that previously prevented regrowth, such as heavy livestock grazing or feral animal infestation. On Nantilla Station, this is achieved through the management of grazing timing and extent, as well as the humane control of feral animals, allowing native vegetation to re-establish permanent forest cover.

Environmentally, the region is classified as semi-arid with an average annual rainfall of approximately 270mm. The landscape features creek systems and flood-out flats fringed with Red Gum and Box eucalypts, supported by grey fertile soils and soft saline herbages. Notably, the property was listed for sale in 2025 for over $8 million, with the "lucrative" carbon project highlighted as a key asset by the proponents, William (Bill) and Natalie Brown. The station has been managed conservatively with light stocking rates for over 15 years to support the carbon sequestration mandates.