Brookton Sandalwood, WA

BALARDONG NOONGAR COUNTRY

This 33-hectare project is located on a working farm in WA’s Wheatbelt region, an area that has been extensively cleared for agriculture, leaving much of the soil fragile and prone to wind and water erosion.

We are working with Dr Peter Ritson (FarmWoods), Ros MacFarlane (Sandalwood Solutions) and the Wheatbelt NRM Noongar Budjar Rangers to restore health to less productive areas of the farm. We are using a species mix that has been designed to replicate the region’s natural Acacia and sandalwood (Santalum spicatum) woodlands. Once the sandalwood trees reach maturity (around 25 years), the landholders can harvest the valuable nuts and timber. The rest of the planting will remain, and help to reduce the impact of wind erosion, restore soil health, and encourage the return of biodiversity to the area.

Since 2019, approximately 29,000 seedlings and 150 kg of native seed have been hand-planted across the site. The next monitoring assessment is scheduled for Autumn 2023.

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Project Overview

Planting Type: Biodiverse Sandalwood
Region: Wheatbelt
Planted: 2019, 2020, 2021 & 2022
Size: 33 hectares
Seedling Count: 29,357
Seed Weight: 150 kg
Planting Partners: FarmWoods, Sandalwood Solutions, Noongar Budjar Rangers, (Wheatbelt NRM)
ERF Registered: Yes (Farm Forestry Methodology)
Legal Permanence: 30 years