Flodden Hills Regeneration Project

The Flodden Hills Regeneration Project is a large-scale carbon farming initiative located at Flodden Hills Station, approximately 100km west of Jundah in the Shire of Barcoo, Queensland. Registered in June 2017, the project covers a massive area of approximately 142,474 hectares. The property sits within the remote Channel Country bioregion, an area traditionally utilized for extensive cattle and sheep grazing.

The project operates under the Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) methodology. This method requires landholders to regenerate permanent native forest by ceasing mechanical clearing and managing "suppressors", typically by controlling the timing and extent of livestock grazing to allow young trees to establish. Specifically, this project focuses on the regeneration of Acacia species, such as Mulga (Acacia aneura) and Bastard Mulga (Acacia stowardii), which are native to the region but often suppressed by historical land management practices.

Environmental conditions in this part of the Channel Country are semi-arid to arid, characterized by low, variable rainfall and high temperatures. The soils are typically a mix of red earths and clays found in Mulga lands and Mitchell grass downs. A notable detail of this project is its scale; while the total project area is over 142,000 hectares, the designated Carbon Estimation Area (CEA), the specific portion where forest cover is being modelled and credited, is approximately 72,300 hectares, illustrating the targeted nature of the regeneration efforts.