Milhouse Reforestation Project

The Milhouse Reforestation Project is a Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) project located approximately 60km north of Cunnamulla in South West Queensland. Registered in March 2017, the project is situated within the Paroo Shire, a region heavily reliant on sheep and cattle grazing. While originally part of a larger aggregation, the project area currently stands at just 5.42 hectares following a significant restructuring event.

The project operates under the Carbon Farming Initiative using the Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) methodology. This method requires landholders to regenerate native forests by ceasing activities that suppress regrowth, such as mechanical clearing or heavy grazing. By managing the timing and extent of grazing, the proponent aims to allow native vegetation, typically Mulga (Acacia aneura) and Poplar Box woodlands in this region, to recover and reach forest cover status.

Environmentally, the site is located in the Mulga Lands bioregion, which is characterized by a semi-arid climate with irregular rainfall averaging between 300mm and 400mm annually. The soils in this area are predominantly red earths (Kandosols) and sandy loams, which support the native scrub vegetation essential for the project's carbon sequestration goals.

A unique aspect of this project is its history of restructuring and its naming convention. In February 2018, a major variation occurred where the majority of the project's land and 37,422 Kyoto Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) were transferred to the "Flanders Carbon Project" (ERF103197). This explains the project's unusually small remaining size of roughly 5 hectares. The proponent, Paniri Ventures, appears to use a Simpsons-themed naming convention for its projects, with other registered projects in the portfolio including "Flanders" and "Burns" (ERF105404).