Edah Station Regeneration Project

The Edah Station Regeneration Project is a Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) project located at Edah Station, approximately 50km east of the township of Yalgoo and 270km east of Geraldton in the Murchison region of Western Australia. Registered in November 2018, the project operates on a massive scale, covering a project area of 102,906 hectares. The region is historically dominated by pastoral leases used for sheep and cattle grazing, a land use that defines the local economy and landscape.

Human-Induced Regeneration projects involve implementing land management changes to facilitate the regrowth of native forest on land where vegetation was previously suppressed, typically by livestock or feral animals, for at least 10 years. For Edah Station, the primary project activity involves the management of the timing and extent of grazing. By controlling stocking densities or excluding livestock from specific areas, the project alleviates pressure on vegetation, allowing native species to regenerate from in-situ seed sources like rootstock and lignotubers.

The environment of the Murchison region is classified as semi-arid to arid, characterized by low and irregular rainfall (typically less than 300mm annually). The terrain features iconic Western Australian "red earth" soils, often sandy loams or clay, interspersed with granite outcrops. The vegetation is predominantly mulga (Acacia aneura) scrublands, wattle, and saltbush, which are well-adapted to the harsh, dry conditions.

A notable milestone for this project is the successful completion of its Carbon Abatement Contract (CAC482288) as of May 2024, indicating it has delivered its contracted volume of carbon credits to the Australian Government. The project is managed by Edah Pastoral Company Pty Limited with the assistance of Select Carbon Pty Ltd, a major carbon service provider now a wholly-owned subsidiary of Shell. Interestingly, the station has previously attracted attention for its abundance of wattle seeds (Acacia victoriae), with past residents exploring the potential for harvesting them as native bush food.