Siam Station

Siam Station is a Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) carbon project located approximately 130 kilometers west-northwest of Port Augusta in the Gawler Ranges region of South Australia. Registered in March 2022, the project encompasses a vast area of over 123,600 hectares within the Pastoral Unincorporated Area. The region is traditionally utilized for pastoral leasing, specifically grazing sheep and cattle on native vegetation.

The project operates under the Human-Induced Regeneration methodology, which involves implementing changes in land management to facilitate the regrowth of native forests. For Siam Station, this primarily focuses on managing the timing and extent of grazing pressure from livestock and feral animals. By suppressing these threats, the project aims to allow suppressed vegetation, specifically native species present in the soil as seed stock, rootstock, or lignotubers, to regenerate into a permanent even-aged native forest.

Environmentally, the location is characterized by a semi-arid to arid climate with low and erratic rainfall, typically ranging between 200mm and 300mm annually. The soils in this pastoral district are generally skeletal or shallow calcareous soils over ancient basement rock, often manifesting as red-brown earths or sandy loams that support saltbush and acacia shrublands. The proponent, AI Carbon Projects No 3 Pty Ltd, is a subsidiary of Australian Integrated Carbon, a developer known for using variable price contracts and active revenue management for landholders.