Restoring native vegetation at the Upper Gascoyne East Lyons River

Several areas on Mt Augustus Station and Pingandy Station have been damaged by water erosion and this has degraded landscapes. If these areas can be recovered they will provide improved ecosystem services and become valuable carbon sinks in the future carbon economy.This project directly addresses the themes of biodiverse plantings and protecting and enhancing existing vegetation. It will achieve this by restoring degraded areas through mechanical rangeland restoration in the form of ponding banks and direct seeding.The work will be undertaken using best practice methods developed by various agricultural agencies and groups, and will have oversight from the Department of Agriculture and Food Western Australia (DAFWA).