Bierbank and Lanherne Regeneration Project

The Bierbank and Lanherne Regeneration Project is a Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) project located near Adavale, approximately 120km west-southwest of Charleville in South West Queensland. Registered in August 2015, the project covers a substantial area of 59,237 hectares.

The region is situated within the Mulga Lands bioregion, an area historically dominated by sheep and cattle grazing operations. The local environment is characterized by a semi-arid climate with summer-dominant rainfall, averaging around 500mm annually. The terrain typically features red earth soils (Kandosols) and sandy loams, which naturally support the Mulga (Acacia aneura) vegetation communities essential to this project's regeneration strategy.

This project operates under the Human-Induced Regeneration methodology, which differs from environmental planting by relying on assisted regeneration rather than seedlings. The project activities involve managing grazing pressure and ceasing mechanical clearing to allow existing seed stocks, rootstocks, and lignotubers to regenerate into permanent native forest. The goal is to achieve "forest cover" status, defined as trees reaching at least 2 meters in height with 20% canopy cover.

Interesting historical context indicates that the Bierbank property has long been established in the region, with pastoral maps dating back to the operations of the Australian Mercantile Land and Finance Company. The project is currently managed by the Pulsford family in partnership with Climate Friendly Pty Ltd.