A meeting place for nature, knowledge and work, where ecological restoration is integrated with training, local production and community participation.
How to read this page. What follows are lines planned in the Management Plan 2027–2032, subject to assessments, permits and resources. The actual status of each activity will be published with a date once validated.
The territory
Bialet Massé, an opportunity to restore
The Reserve is located in Bialet Massé, in the Punilla Valley, a mountain territory of high environmental, cultural and social value that today faces major challenges.
Photo: Nicolás Heredia ph
Aerial tour of the land. Drone view covering about 70% of the work area, next to the highway. It shows hillsides with dry grassland and exposed soil, and the ravine. No sound.
Work area
21.23 ha is the area on which the project is developed. Map of the area below.
The territorial extent of the Reserve
Preliminary working boundary, drawn from the available territorial survey. The polygon shows the total extent of the Reserve (approximately 21.23 ha). Internal details will be defined during the planning stage.Photo: Nicolás Heredia phThe surroundings. Aerial view of the Cosquín River and its mouth at San Roque Lake, in the Punilla Valley. It shows the regional landscape, not the Reserve's land.
Why it matters
The challenges of the mountain forest
Recurrent wildfires
That degrade the environment.
Loss of native forest
And of biodiversity.
Soil erosion
And degradation of the mountain landscape.
Pressure on water resources
And on local ecosystems.
An opportunity for impact
Creating the Eco-Educational Reserve aims to recover the mountain forest, protect biodiversity, improve the territory's resilience and create opportunities for training, work and local development.
The project
A triple-impact project
A territorial management model that integrates environmental conservation, social development and education, aiming to generate concrete and lasting benefits for the territory and its community.
Environmental impact
Recovery of native forest, biodiversity conservation and restoration of mountain ecosystems.
Conservation
Social impact
Community participation, capacity building and opportunities for sustainable local development.
Community
Educational impact
Environmental education, transmission of the territory's knowledge and training in trades linked to restoration and sustainable production.
Knowledge
Management Plan 2027–2032
Six programs, one shared territory
A comprehensive strategy that brings together conservation, training, participation and local development. These are planned lines, not services already in operation.
01
Conservation and restoration
Native forest, biodiversity, regeneration and nursery.
Planned line
02
Water, soil and resilience
Water protection, erosion and fire prevention.
Planned line
03
Education and research
Living classroom, citizen science and heritage.
Planned line
04
School of Trades
Beekeeping, essences and essential oils, and carpentry.
Planned line
05
Nature tourism
Interpretive trails and low-impact visits.
Planned line
06
Community and territory
Volunteering, partnerships and local participation.
Planned line
Planned infrastructure
Subject to the final project. Any building image is conceptual: they are illustrative renders, not existing works.
Multipurpose classroom workshopPlanned
Native species nurseryPlanned
Extraction and packaging roomPlanned
Carpentry workshopPlanned
Renewable energy and efficient resource managementSubject to technical assessment
Roadmap
2027–2032: a process, not a promise
2027
Learn and plan
Legal regularization and institutional coordination, ecological assessment, mapping and preliminary zoning.
2028
Protect and restore
Soil and water protection, fire prevention, pilot restoration and first community activities.
2029–2030
Educate and train
Consolidation of the living classroom, nursery, monitoring and first experiences of the School of Trades.
2031–2032
Consolidate and evaluate
Gradual development of programs, controlled public use, monitoring of results and planning of the next period.
Photo: Nicolás Heredia ph
Indicative stages. Subject to assessments, permits and availability of resources. The years are planned milestones, not achieved results. A gradual, measurable and sustained process.
Get involved
The territory is cared for by many hands
Schools, teachers, researchers, volunteers and organizations: we want to know how you can join the recovery of the mountain forest.
