Ularunda Regeneration Project

The Ularunda Regeneration Project is a Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) project located on Ularunda Station, approximately 50km south of Morven in South West Queensland. Registered on August 20, 2015, the project covers a significant expanse of 42,189 hectares within the Murweh Shire. The property has a long history as a pastoral station, having been established in the early 20th century, and continues to operate as a grazing enterprise for sheep and cattle.

Human-Induced Regeneration projects involve regenerating native forests on land where vegetation has been suppressed for at least 10 years, typically by grazing or mechanical clearing. To generate carbon credits, the proponents, Andrew and Leanne McInnerney, undertake management activities such as controlling grazing timing and pressure or ceasing mechanical clearing. This allows native vegetation, specifically Mulga (Acacia aneura) in this region, to regenerate from in-situ seed sources like rootstock and lignotubers until it achieves forest cover status.

The project is situated within the Mulga Lands bioregion, an area characterized by flat to undulating plains. The environment is classified as semi-arid, with a highly variable summer-dominant rainfall typically averaging between 300mm and 500mm annually. The soils in this region are predominantly infertile red earths and sandy loams, which support the native Mulga shrublands and eucalypt woodlands that the project aims to restore. The project is managed in partnership with carbon service provider Climate Friendly.