Wagga Wagga Station

Wagga Wagga Station is a Human-Induced Regeneration project located at a pastoral lease approximately 30km east of the Yalgoo township and 410km north-northeast of Perth in the Mid West region of Western Australia. It was registered in March 2023 and covers 85,676.63 ha.

Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) projects involve establishing permanent even-aged native forests by allowing native trees to naturally regenerate from in-situ seed sources, including rootstock and lignotubers. Standard requirements for these projects involve ceasing suppressive land management activities, such as mechanical clearing or overgrazing, that have occurred for at least 10 years, allowing the area to successfully recover and reach native forest cover.

The Yalgoo region is historically known for pastoralism, particularly cattle and sheep grazing operations. The area is classified as having a semi-arid, hot desert climate with low, variable rainfall, and its landscape typically consists of red sandy earths and clay soils supporting mulga scrublands.

This project was set up to manage the timing and extent of grazing to allow the land to naturally recover. Interestingly, Wagga Wagga Station was previously forced to completely destock its 8,500 Merino sheep around 2016 due to a devastating wild dog problem in the region. This historical necessity to destock aligns perfectly with the carbon project's goal to remove grazing pressure and protect native vegetation. Additionally, variations were made to the project in August and September 2023 to formally remove specific areas from the project boundaries.