Weebo Station Regeneration Project

The Weebo Station Regeneration Project is a Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) project located approximately 50km south of Leinster and 90km northwest of Leonora in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia. Registered in May 2018, the project spans a massive 253,672 hectares within the Shire of Leonora. The property is a pastoral lease traditionally used for grazing sheep and cattle, situated along the Goldfields Highway.

Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) projects focus on regenerating native forests on land where vegetation has been suppressed for at least ten years, typically by livestock or feral animals. To be eligible, the area must have the potential to attain forest cover (20% crown cover and 2 meters height). The primary activity for this project involves the strategic management of the timing and extent of grazing, allowing native vegetation, predominantly Mulga woodlands, to recover and sequester carbon.

The environment in this region is classified as semi-arid to arid, characterized by low and variable rainfall (typically under 250mm annually). The landscape features "Mulga country" with soil types ranging from red earth and loams to clay and ironstone gravels. The terrain is generally flat to undulating with some breakaways.

Historical context for the property adds depth to the project's narrative. Weebo Station was destocked significantly in 2008 due to issues with wild dogs before being sold to the current proponents, Bryan and Shannon Lee Prosser, in late 2015. The project is managed in partnership with Select Carbon Pty Ltd (now a subsidiary of Shell). notably, the project held a Carbon Abatement Contract with the Australian Government which was successfully completed in January 2022, though the project itself continues its 25-year crediting period until 2044.