Nimagee Station Regeneration Project

Nimagee Station Regeneration Project is a Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) project located approximately 15km northwest of the township of Nymagee in central New South Wales. Registered in March 2023, the project covers a substantial area of 12,257 hectares within the Cobar Shire Council region. The station is situated in the Cobar Peneplain bioregion, an area historically dominated by rangeland grazing (sheep and goats) and copper mining operations.

The project operates under the Human-Induced Regeneration methodology, which focuses on restoring native forests through assisted regeneration rather than planting new trees. This involves managing factors that suppress regrowth, specifically by controlling the timing and extent of livestock grazing and actively managing feral animals. In the Cobar/Nymagee region, feral goats are a significant environmental suppressor, often requiring humane control measures to allow native vegetation such as Mulga, White Cypress Pine, and Poplar Box to recover.

Environmentally, the region is characterized by a semi-arid climate with low, variable rainfall. The landscape typically features Red Earths and Lithosols, soils that are well-drained but often shallow and susceptible to erosion if vegetation cover is lost. The project aims to sequester carbon by allowing the native scrub and woodland, which had been suppressed for at least 10 years prior to the project's commencement, to regenerate into a permanent even-aged forest.