Glen Russell Station

Glen Russell Station is a Savanna Fire Management project located in the Tablelands region, approximately 30km northwest of Mareeba and 65km west of Cairns in Far North Queensland. It was registered in July 2015 and currently covers 27,558.09 ha.

Savanna fire management projects involve the strategic and planned burning of savanna areas during the early dry season. The standard requirement of this methodology is to intentionally manage fire behavior to reduce ground fuel loads, which mitigates the risk of larger, more intense, and destructive wildfires breaking out late in the dry season. By avoiding these intense late-season fires, the project reduces overall greenhouse gas emissions.

The Tablelands and the surrounding Gulf Savannah regions are typically known for extensive cattle grazing and pastoral operations. The area is situated across a transitional environmental zone, allowing the project to span both high and low rainfall savanna classifications as it moves from the wetter tropical coast into semi-arid environments. Soils across this pastoral region are generally composed of varied sandy loams, alluvial soils, and clays.

An interesting note about this project is its location upon the historical Hodgkinson gold fields, making the Glen Russell Station property a known local site for gold prospectors and fossickers. Administratively, the project underwent an area reduction in May 2021, and a change in proponent in May 2022 from Country Carbon Pty Ltd to Terra Carbon Pty Limited. Additionally, in May 2020, the Clean Energy Regulator accepted an Enforceable Undertaking from the former proponent, Country Carbon, regarding their compliance operations.