Eurardy Reserve, WA
NANDA COUNTRY
Eurardy Reserve is located approximately 570 kilometres north of Perth and extends across more than 30,000 hectares of Nanda country. Formerly a pastoral station, Eurardy was purchased by Bush Heritage Australia in 2005 with the aim to protect biodiversity and revegetate cleared areas. Eurardy is located in one of only 35 global biodiversity hotspots and is home to more than 500 native plant species, including five nationally endangered or vulnerable species. The Reserve forms a crucial ecological link between Kalbarri National Park and Toolong Nature Reserve.
We are working in partnership with Bush Heritage Australia to restore 1,350 hectares of cleared land with a mix of native trees and shrubs. Decades of extensive grazing has changed the landscape and entire ecosystems have been modified. The aim of this project is to restore vegetation and protect the land from further degradation and loss of habitat.
Since 2019, we have planted around 395,000 seedlings across the Reserve, primarily on the red soils areas. Planting will now move towards the yellow sandplain soils of the Reserve. Although this area will sequester less carbon per hectare, the level of biodiversity will be significantly higher, with up to 800 native species in the mix. This area is more technically difficult to plant; particularly with regards to seed propagation, climate and soil moisture retention. We have begun to trial the propagation of several new species, as well as alternative seeding techniques to ensure the restoration of this area is a success.
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Table of Contents
Planted
Seedlings Planted
Planted
Project Overview
- Planting Type: Biodiverse Carbon
- Region: Mid West, WA
- Planted: 2019, 2020, 2021 & 2022
- Size: 1,350 hectares
- Seedling Count: 394,558
- Partners: Bush Heritage Australia
- ERF Registered: Yes (Environmental Planting Methodology)
- Legal Permanence: 100 years
Project Timeline

2018-2019

May 2019

June 2019

October 2019

March 2020

July 2020

November 2020

April 2021

July 2021

SPRING 2021

MARCH 2022

June 2022

WHAT'S NEXT?
Species Planted

• high survivability in nutrient-poor soils
• canopy cover

• salt-tolerant
• fire-adapted (for seed promotion and survival)

• fire-adapted (germination)
• hardy shrub

• hard wood tree
• frost-tolerant

• salt-tolerant
• angiosperm

Project Gallery
- All
- Site Assessment & Prep
- Planting 2019
- Monitoring 2020
- Planting 2020
- Monitoring 2021
- Planting 2021
- Monitoring 2022
- Planting 2022
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