Clovelly Regeneration Project

The Clovelly Regeneration Project (ERF101318) is a Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) project located on Clovelly station, approximately 25km south-east of the small township of Wyandra and roughly 100km north of Cunnamulla in South West Queensland. Registered in August 2015, the project covers a significant area of 13,898 hectares within the Paroo Shire Council region. The surrounding landscape is part of the Mulga Lands bioregion, a semi-arid area traditionally dominated by sheep and cattle grazing operations.

The project operates under the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) (Human-Induced Regeneration of a Permanent Even-Aged Native Forest-1.1) Methodology Determination 2013. This methodology involves changing land management practices to facilitate the regeneration of native forests on land where regrowth was previously suppressed, typically by livestock or feral animals. For Clovelly, the primary project activity involves the strategic management of the timing and extent of grazing. By controlling stocking densities, the proponents, Anne Maree Osborne and Sally Anne Turner, allow native vegetation such as Mulga (Acacia aneura) and Poplar Box (Eucalyptus populnea) to regenerate from in-situ seed sources, rootstock, and lignotubers.

Environmentally, the region is characterized by a semi-arid climate with an average annual rainfall of approximately 370–400mm. The terrain features the deep red earths, sandy loams, and kandosols typical of the Mulga Lands, which are well-suited to the hardy acacia scrub targeted for regeneration. An interesting administrative detail found in local government records indicates the proponents have also sought to manage unused stock routes intersecting the property, ensuring consistent land management across the project area.