Blairmore Native Forest Regeneration Project

Blairmore Native Forest Regeneration Project is a Human-Induced Regeneration project located approximately 75km east of Cunnamulla in the Paroo Shire of South-West Queensland. It was registered in May 2018 and covers 16,514.88 hectares.

Human-Induced Regeneration projects involve establishing permanent even-aged native forests by facilitating the regeneration of native vegetation. To meet standard methodology requirements, projects must change land management practices to remove vegetative suppressors, allowing native plants to regenerate and achieve a minimum standard of forest cover.

The Cunnamulla and Paroo Shire region is well known for pastoralism, particularly cattle and sheep grazing. The area is characterised by a semi-arid climate with low, variable rainfall. Regional soils generally consist of sandy red earths, texture-contrast soils, and some cracking clays.

This project was established to create permanent native forests through assisted regeneration from in-situ seed sources, including rootstock and lignotubers. It operates on land previously cleared of vegetation where natural regrowth had been suppressed for at least 10 years before the project commenced. The proponents accomplish this regeneration by actively managing the timing and extent of livestock grazing. Interestingly, public registry data shows this project is highly active, having been issued 51,848 ACCUs in a single recent reporting update. Additionally, an earlier version of this project (ERF119555) was revoked, likely to facilitate a re-registration under the current active ID.