the reserve project
El Potrero Reserve was born in 2008 as a Private Natural Reserve, with the general objective of contributing to the conservation of representative samples of each of the natural environments present in this area.
Since 2017 it has been declared a “Natural Protected Area – Multiple Use Reserve” by the Legislature of the province of Entre Ríos (Law 10,519), with a total area of 18,112 hectares of reserve, representing 68% of the total area of the property.
Because of its biological values and the singularities of the territory, a huge mosaic of different ecoregions (espinales, ravine forests, gallery forest, wetlands, estuaries, grasslands, sandy areas, blanqueales) with areas of valuable xerophytic forests of ancient trees such as carob, ñandubay, espinillo, quebracho blanco, tala, etc., the place promised to be a small treasure to create a conservation space that would offer possibilities for research, monitoring and environmental education, and contribute to the well-being of the surrounding communities.
It is this diversity of environments that generates a great opportunity for habitat for different species of flora and fauna native to the area, so working towards the restoration and conservation of these valuable ecosystems also means protecting their enormous biodiversity.
conservation & production
We are convinced that it is possible to integrate productive activities and conservation, opting for models of positive impact that promote the protection of biodiversity, environmental regeneration and care of resources, in a commitment to produce in biodiversity. We are a project in which production and conservation coexist. The realization of productive practices under criteria of sustainability and impact mitigation provides economic resources for the reserve area, and the reserve returns them with environmental services that provide sustainability over time.
There is no better future if we are not able to understand that by protecting natural environments and all forms of life, we are protecting ourselves.
We are what we are taught
The creation of El Potrero Reserve is more deeply understood through the intangible heritage that Nicolás García Uriburu left to his daughter Azul. A deep and close look at nature and our role in the world.
Ideas and values expressed in brushstrokes, but also with actions and his tireless commitment to care for the planet.
Dreams of a visionary that lit a light capable of creating a project to grow and transcend that legacy.
El Potrero is the result of that legacy. From the loving approach to nature that Nicolás gave Azul, and from the commitment to continue that task.
Because it is in continuity and transcendence that we will achieve the changes that the Earth demands of us.
OUR PROJECT,
OUR IDENTITY.
community
A project with an environmental social impact that aims to be a model to be replicated.
environmental education
To promote bonds of love and respect for nature and wildlife.
investigation
Knowledge helps us to generate strategies and plan actions.
conservation
The commitment to protect our natural environments for the future.
regeneration
To restore environments is to protect natural resources and biodiversity.
agroecology
We produce our own food in harmony with the land.
hectares of protected
natural environments
animals rehabilitated
and realesed in the Reserve
people visited the Reserva
until December 2024
native trees were
planted in 2024
It's not just where we work, but who we work with.
El Potrero is also its people: those who work every day with conviction, commitment and love for nature.
