Wogarno Regeneration Project

The Wogarno Regeneration Project is a Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) project located at Wogarno Station, approximately 60km southwest of Mount Magnet in the Murchison region of Western Australia. Registered in May 2018, the project covers a massive area of 61,821 hectares, encompassing nearly the entire pastoral lease of the station.

The Murchison region is a semi-arid landscape traditionally used for sheep and cattle grazing, though it also supports mining and tourism. The environment here is characterized by low, variable rainfall and soils that are typically sandy loams, shallow red earths, or stony soils derived from the underlying Yilgarn Craton. The property itself is known for "Wogarno Hill," a large granite outcrop, and features vegetation dominated by Acacia woodlands (Mulga) and shrublands which are central to the regeneration efforts.

Human-Induced Regeneration projects in this context involve changing land management practices, specifically managing the timing and extent of livestock grazing, to allow suppressed native vegetation to regenerate into forest cover. To generate credits, the land must transition from a non-forest state to a forest state, defined as achieving at least 20% canopy cover and a height of two meters. Beyond carbon farming, Wogarno Station operates as a working sheep station and a tourism destination, offering station stays and hosting artist workshops, highlighting a dual land-use model that integrates carbon sequestration with existing pastoral and tourism activities.