Watson River Station

Watson River Station is a savanna fire management project located in the Cape York Peninsula, approximately 140km south-east of Weipa by road in Queensland. It was registered in August 2015 and covers 89,379 hectares.

Savanna fire management projects involve the strategic and planned burning of savanna areas during the early dry season. This helps to reduce the risk and severity of late dry season wildfires, thereby reducing overall greenhouse gas emissions.

The Cape York Peninsula area is predominantly known for cattle grazing and pastoral operations. The area is considered a high rainfall zone, receiving around 1,500mm to 1,600mm annually with distinct wet and dry seasons. The region's soils are generally a mix of sandy and clay soils on forest country, which are notoriously acutely phosphorus deficient.

Watson River Station primarily operates as a Brahman cross cattle breeding enterprise and is recognized for developing an innovative wet-season phosphorus feeding program to overcome nutrient deficiencies and improve overall cattle herd performance. The carbon project originally operated under a 2013 methodology before transitioning to the 2015 savanna fire management emissions abatement determination in February 2017. In 2023, the participant name was formally updated from Country Carbon Pty Ltd to Corporate Carbon Holdings Pty Ltd as trustee for CC Stage 2 Agricultural Trust. In relation to this project, Corporate Carbon also commissioned anthropological research on the property to engage and foster collaborative relationships with the local Native Title holders, the Wik and Wik-Way people.