▁bare , ▁f enced ▁en clos ures , ▁of ▁native ▁grass es ▁and ▁for bs ▁germ in ating ▁from ▁seed ▁stored ▁in ▁the ▁soil . ▁Cru cially , ▁this ▁reg row th ▁of ▁native ▁veget ation ▁pers isted ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁for aging ▁liv est ock ▁and ▁rabb its ▁having ▁been ▁ex cluded ▁by ▁the ▁new ▁f encing . ▁▁ ▁Morris ▁seized ▁on ▁this ▁significant ▁( approx . ▁ 2 2 ▁acres ) ▁demonstr ation ▁of ▁natural ▁reg ener ation ▁principles , ▁and ▁convinced ▁the ▁Z inc ▁Corporation ▁mine ▁manager , ▁A . J . ▁Ke ast , ▁to ▁obtain ▁the ▁backing ▁of ▁senior ▁Z inc ▁Cor p ▁management , ▁( WS ▁Robinson ) and ▁other ▁min ing ▁companies ▁in ▁Bro ken ▁Hill , ▁to ▁undert ake ▁a ▁new ▁project , ▁the ▁trial ▁f encing ▁of ▁reg ener ation ▁res erves ▁to ▁the ▁south - west ▁of ▁the ▁city , ▁res erves ▁which ▁would ▁util ise ▁natural ▁reg ener ation , ▁and ▁not ▁plant ing , ▁as ▁their ▁primary ▁method ▁of ▁re - ve get ation . ▁It ▁is ▁important ▁to ▁note ▁that ▁Morris ▁had ▁fully ▁anticip ated ▁and ▁predicted ▁the ▁natural ▁reg ener ation ▁within ▁the ▁tree ▁plant ation ▁f enced ▁areas ; ▁as ▁mentioned ▁he ▁had ▁already ▁observed ▁and ▁confirmed ▁this ▁process ▁in ▁previous ▁broad ▁a cre age ▁field ▁tri als , ▁and ▁was ▁aware ▁of ▁the ▁ways ▁in ▁which ▁ind igen ous ▁fl ora ▁seed ▁could ▁be ▁naturally ▁stored ▁in ▁the ▁soil , ▁be ▁dispers ed ▁by ▁wind ,