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REFOREST PATAGONIA: Patagonia Sur partners with the Chilean government in groundbreaking public-private campaign to plant 1,000,000 trees
In Patagonia, nearly 7.5 million acres of native forest have been destroyed by fire and human intervention over the past 100 years. This year, a massive wildfire destroyed more than 42,000 acres in Chile’s Torres del Paine National Park, which UNESCO declared a Biosphere Reserve in 1978. This tragedy inspired the creation of [...]
Cutting edge eco-tourism in Chile’s last lonely wilderness
Canada’s second-largest newspaper, The Globe and Mail, features Patagonia Sur: Gordon Pitts The Globe and Mail Published Saturday, April 21, 2012 http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/travel/destinations/travel-other-destinations/cutting-edge-eco-tourism-in-chiles-last-lonely-wilderness/article2408904/ In the dark dense rain forest of Chilean Patagonia, I am retracing the steps of Charles Darwin, in a search for the freak of a frog that bears his name. The charming quirk [...]
Santiago’s Peñalolén municipality partners with Patagonia Sur to offset part of its carbon footprint
Peñalolén Neutralizes some of its Carbon Footprint En Español: http://www.penalolen.cl/noticia/penalolen-neutralizara-parte-de-su-huella-de-carbono The service is voluntary and those interested may calculate the emissions generated by their vehicle, home, or the specific activity they would like to neutralize or offset to help create the “Peñalolén Forest” in Patagonia. The municipality of Peñalolén has launched a program to neutralize [...]
Participate in PRESERVING PATAGONIA: Conservation & Travel Photography Workshop, March 3-10, 2012
Join award-winning Conservation Photojournalist Bridget Besaw for a weeklong conservation and hands-on travel photography workshop experience at The Patagonia Sur Nature Reserve’s Valle California property, La Estrella, in Chilean Patagonia.
SNP Patagonia Sur’s new :30 video
Please view our new :30 video, which will give you a quick yet comprehensive overview of Patagonia Sur:
Another Whale Season and Darwin’s Frog in Melimoyu
Fall and winter are also whale season in Melimoyu. In August, we saw two groups of whales in the Melimoyu Bay, one comprised of two whales, the other of four. And, our scientist-in-residence, Pete Stetson, found a Darwin’s Frog on our property, an exceptionally rare species.
