Buckleboo Station

Buckleboo Station is a Human-Induced Regeneration project located on the northern Eyre Peninsula in South Australia, approximately 31km northwest of Kimba and 313km northwest of Adelaide. It was registered in October 2021 and covers 99,756.65 ha.

Human-Induced Regeneration projects involve establishing permanent native forests through assisted regeneration from in-situ seed sources, such as rootstock and lignotubers. To meet standard requirements, the land must have been cleared of vegetation and had regrowth suppressed for at least 10 years prior to the project. For this project, regenerative activities focus on the management of the timing and extent of livestock grazing alongside the humane control of feral animals.

The northern Eyre Peninsula area is known for dryland agriculture, sheep grazing, and pastoral leases. The area is considered low rainfall, experiencing a semi-arid climate with roughly 295 to 350 mm of rain annually. Soils are generally highly variable, predominantly featuring sandy loams and sandy clay loams that often overlay highly alkaline red clay and calcrete.

This project was set up to restore heavily degraded and over-grazed landscapes following severe droughts in 2020. Managed by the Paroo Pastoral Company, the station has undergone a massive ecological reset by resting paddocks for 15 months at a time and removing feral goats, which recently earned them the 2024 South Australia Landcare Award for Sustainable Agriculture. Originally registered as "AI Carbon No.3 EP BS", the project changed its name to Buckleboo Station in July 2024, with some areas listed in the project being removed in September 2024.