Perola Park Human Induced Regeneration Project

Perola Park Human Induced Regeneration Project is a Human-Induced Regeneration (HIR) project located on the Perola Park and Wicklow aggregation, approximately 50km west-northwest of Augathella in South West Queensland. Registered in September 2023, the project covers 6,983 hectares within the Murweh Shire. The property sits at a unique ecological junction of the Mitchell Grass, Brigalow, and Mulga bioregions, creating a diverse landscape that transitions from Gidyea-dominated woodlands to open grasslands.

HIR projects under this methodology involve implementing land management changes to facilitate the regeneration of native forests where regrowth has been historically suppressed, typically by livestock or feral animals. In this specific instance, the project activities focus on managing the timing and extent of grazing to allow native vegetation to recover and reach forest potential (20% canopy cover and 2 meters in height). The project is managed by Terra Carbon Pty Limited, a subsidiary of the environmental markets developer GreenCollar.

The region is characterized by a semi-arid climate with a median annual rainfall of approximately 500mm to 600mm. The soil composition varies significantly across the aggregation due to its location at the convergence of three bioregions; it features heavy clay soils in the Mitchell Grass downs, sandy loams and ironstone ridges in the Mulga lands, and cracking clays in the Brigalow belt.

An interesting facet of this property is its long-standing stewardship; the Perola Park station has been owned and managed by the Drysdale family since 1915. Beyond the carbon project, the owners have demonstrated a strong commitment to environmental transparency by establishing a certified "Accounting for Nature" environmental account (AU00037). This account tracks the condition of native vegetation across the property, providing independent verification of their land management improvements alongside their wool and meat production enterprises.