Edah Station Regeneration Project

Edah Station Regeneration Project is a Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) project located approximately 50km east of Yalgoo, or 270km east of Geraldton, in the Mid West region of Western Australia. It was registered in November 2018 and covers a vast 102,906.51 hectares.

Human-Induced Regeneration projects involve establishing permanent native forests through assisted regeneration from in-situ seed sources, such as rootstock and lignotubers. These projects occur on land that was previously cleared of vegetation and where regrowth was actively suppressed for at least 10 years prior to the project commencing. For this specific project, the primary activity involves managing the timing and extent of livestock grazing to safely allow the native vegetation to regenerate.

The Yalgoo area is part of the state's Southern Rangelands, where the predominant land uses are sheep and cattle grazing on pastoral leaseholds, alongside various mining operations. The region experiences a hot, arid to semi-arid climate with low and highly variable annual rainfall, averaging around 250mm. Soils in the area generally consist of red sandy plains, shallow red loams, and sandy earths interspersed with granite and ironstone ridges.

An interesting fact about Edah Station is that the historic pastoral lease, which dates back to 1923, was taken over in 2015 by a small group of friends passionate about land rehabilitation and regenerative farming. To combat historical erosion, the station has focused heavily on rehydrating the landscape by constructing "leaky weirs" out of recycled steel pickets and cut scrub in eroded creeks. These structures help to slow water flow and boost soil infiltration. The station operators have also actively engaged in harvesting native bush foods, such as the edible seeds of the abundant Acacia victoreae (elegant wattle). The carbon project itself was successfully contracted in December 2018, and its Carbon Abatement Contract (CAC482288) for 12,500 ACCUs has been completed as of May 2024.