Turra Forest Regeneration Project

Turra Forest Regeneration Project is a Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) project located at "Turra Station," approximately 130km north-west of Bourke in the remote rangelands of New South Wales. Registered in March 2016, the project covers a significant area of roughly 17,626 hectares. The property sits within the Cuttaburra Creek catchment, a region historically dominated by extensive grazing operations for sheep and cattle.

The project operates under the Human-Induced Regeneration methodology, which involves regenerating permanent native forest by suppressing activities that previously prevented regrowth, such as unmanaged grazing. Standard requirements for this method typically include managing livestock stocking densities and controlling feral animals to allow native vegetation to reach forest cover status. On Turra Station, specific activities include the strategic management of grazing timing and extent, alongside the humane control of feral animals, likely goats and pigs which are common suppressors in this area.

Environmentally, the region is classified as semi-arid. The landscape at Turra is described as featuring "flood out" country associated with the Cuttaburra Creek, rising to ironstone ridges. Consequently, the soil profile varies from alluvial clays in the lower flood plains to rocky, skeletal soils on the ridges. The vegetation is characteristic of the Mulga Lands bioregion, supporting species such as Napunyah, Box, Mulga, Beefwood, Ironwood, and Gidgea.

An interesting note regarding this project is its link to a change in property ownership. Records indicate "Turra Station" was sold in April 2020, which aligns with the variation in the project proponent from the Williams family to Richard and Deborah Nielsen in May 2020. The project also holds a Carbon Abatement Contract (CAC154354) with the Australian Government for the optional delivery of over 180,000 Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs).