Yarraquin Station Regeneration Project

Yarraquin Station Regeneration Project is a Human-Induced Regeneration project located at Yarraquin Station within the Shire of Cue, approximately 40km east of the town of Cue in the Mid West region of Western Australia. It was registered in May 2019 and covers an extensive area of 128,514.83 ha.

Human-Induced Regeneration projects involve establishing permanent, even-aged native forests by changing land management practices to allow native vegetation to naturally regenerate from in-situ seed sources, such as rootstock and lignotubers. For this project, regeneration is being supported by carefully managing the timing and extent of livestock grazing, alongside the humane management of feral animals. This allows native forests to recover on land where vegetation had previously been cleared and regrowth suppressed for at least 10 years prior to the project's commencement.

The surrounding Murchison and Mid West region is traditionally known for extensive pastoral land uses, primarily sheep and cattle grazing on large pastoral leases like Yarraquin. The environment is typically classified as arid to semi-arid, experiencing low and highly variable rainfall. The local soils generally consist of red sandy earths, shallow loams, and stony mantles that often overlay hardpan or laterite.

The project's proponents are Lorraine Patricia Breese and Peter William Savage, with Select Carbon Pty Ltd operating as the project agent. An interesting note about this project is that it underwent a spatial variation in July 2020, resulting in specific areas being removed from the initial project bounds. Furthermore, the project secured a carbon abatement contract (CAC873037) with the Australian Government shortly after registration in August 2019; this contract was successfully completed and fulfilled in August 2023.