conservation
environment regeneration
At El Potrero Reserve we work on the restoration of our natural environments, in areas that have been degraded mainly by old agricultural and forestry practices, or by the introduction of invasive exotic species that compete with native species, impoverishing the soils, contributing to the loss of their biodiversity and deteriorating their ecosystem services.
this work is supported by 3 actiones:
Control of Exotics
Production of Native Trees
Reforestation
regeneration project 2024/25
with one tree planted
In 2022 we signed a working agreement with One Tree Planted to generate a large-scale joint action of ecological restoration and enhancement of about 40 hectares of degraded areas of natural environments in the El Potrero Reserve.
The project includes not only the planting of native species, but also the production of the specimens to be planted in a nursery and the involvement of members of the community through volunteering and environmental education. A possibility to also work on the dissemination of the importance of native species and their role in the balance of ecosystems, the positive impact of environmental regeneration for society and concrete knowledge about the planting, care and use of native trees.
At the beginning of September 2024, and once the production of a large number of good sized specimens has been achieved, we will start planting.
The goal is to PLANT 20,000 NATIVE TREE EXEMPLARS during the next few months, in different areas chosen for environmental restoration within the Reserve.
control of exotics
Controlling the growth and spread of invasive exotic species is fundamental for the protection of our natural environments and for the success of reforestation tasks with new native trees in degraded areas.
Areas with a high presence of exotic species are identified and the outbreaks are controlled in different ways: the specimens are turned over or banded to help them dry out over time and prevent them from continuing to seed and spread; and in areas where this process has already been carried out, work is done on the extraction of seedlings to prevent the generation of a new infectious outbreak.
This is an enormous and very dedicated work so that the native forest can once again throb with strength.
