Tuckurimba Park Environmental Plantings Project

Tuckurimba Park Environmental Plantings Project is an environmental planting project located in Tuckurimba, approximately 20km south of Lismore in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales. It was registered in October 2022 and covers a project area of 64.30 hectares.

Environmental planting projects under the Carbon Farming Initiative involve establishing permanent plantings of native tree species on land that was previously cleared. To satisfy methodology requirements, these mixed-species plantings must be established at a density sufficient to achieve forest cover, typically requiring at least 200 stems per hectare to ensure the canopy reaches a minimum of 20% coverage and a height of two meters. This specific project uses the FullCAM modeling tool to accurately estimate the carbon sequestered as the trees mature.

The Lismore and broader Northern Rivers region is well known for its diverse agricultural uses. The local land is extensively utilized for dairy and beef cattle grazing, alongside intensive cropping such as sugar cane, macadamia nuts, coffee, and tropical fruits. The region is defined by a subtropical climate with characteristically high annual rainfall. Soils in the area are highly varied but generally very fertile, with prominent types being red ferrosols (krasnozems derived from ancient basalt volcanic flows) and heavy, nutrient-rich cracking clays (vertosols) located on the surrounding floodplains.

This particular project establishes a mix of tree species native to the local area on land that was predominantly used for agricultural purposes for at least five years prior to commencement. The project proponent, BRILIE PTY LTD, operating with the assistance of agent Climate Friendly Pty Ltd, has elected a 100-year permanence period for the project. This lengthy commitment ensures long-term carbon storage while actively rehabilitating the agricultural land and providing sustained biodiversity benefits to the Tuckurimba area.