Pullagaroo Station Regeneration Project

The Pullagaroo Station Regeneration Project is a Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) carbon farming initiative located approximately 25km east of Paynes Find in the Mid West region of Western Australia. Registered in May 2018, the project encompasses a vast area of nearly 76,000 hectares within the Shire of Yalgoo. The station is situated in a remote pastoral setting, roughly 400km northeast of Perth, where the landscape is characterized by the arid rangelands typical of the Murchison district.

The project operates under the Human-Induced Regeneration methodology, which credits landholders for regenerating permanent native forests by suppressing activities that previously prevented growth. In the context of Pullagaroo Station, this involves managing the timing and extent of grazing, likely by controlling sheep, cattle, or feral goats, to allow native vegetation such as Mulga (Acacia aneura) and Bowgada scrub to recover. The region is classified as semi-arid to arid, experiencing hot summers and irregular rainfall, with soils predominantly consisting of sandy loams, stony red earth, and shallow soils over granite and greenstone.

The project is undertaken by the Taylor family, specifically Douglas Ernest Taylor and the Pascoe Taylor Family Trust, who have a long-standing connection to the Paynes Find area, historically involving both pastoralism and gold mining operations. They are supported by Select Carbon Pty Ltd, a carbon service provider acquired by Shell Australia in 2020. A variation to the project area occurred in August 2020, removing certain exclusion zones from the carbon estimation area to ensure compliance with the methodology's strict forest cover requirements.