River Murray Forest - Rowe & Ogilvry Site (Revoked)

The River Murray Forest - Rowe & Ogilvry Site is a revoked environmental planting project located approximately 15 kilometers north-east of Blanchetown in the Murraylands region of South Australia. Registered in September 2015 by the South Australian Department for Environment and Water, the project covered an area of 140.35 hectares. The project was part of a broader government initiative, the "River Murray Forest", which aimed to restore native vegetation along the river corridor to improve ecological health and connectivity. However, this specific project instance was voluntarily revoked in May 2018 under section 30 of the Carbon Farming Initiative (CFI) Rule.

The project operated under the Quantifying Carbon Sequestration by Permanent Environmental Plantings of Native Tree Species using the CFI Reforestation Modelling Tool methodology. This method involves establishing permanent plantings of native tree species on land that has been clear of forest for at least five years. Unlike methods requiring physical field measurements, this approach utilizes a computer-based "Reforestation Modelling Tool" (RMT) to estimate carbon sequestration based on local climate, soil, and species data. The specific activities involved planting a mix of species native to the local area, designed to emulate the natural mallee and woodland vegetation.

The environmental context of the site is characterized by a semi-arid climate with low annual rainfall, typical of the South Australian Murray-Darling Basin. The landscape sits within the "Blanchetown Land System," which is dominated by calcareous sandy loams over sheet calcrete and limestone. The surrounding region is largely used for extensive grazing of native pastures and conservation, with some irrigated agriculture closer to the river channel. The revocation of this and similar "River Murray Forest" sites (such as the Lang Site) suggests a strategic shift in how the state government managed these restoration assets within the federal carbon market framework.