Palo Alto demuestra una vez más su compromiso con la preservación del bosque nativo esclerófilo del Valle del Maule, liderando el desarrollo de un Parque Nativo en Escuela José Miguel Carrera, en comuna de San Javier.

The objective of this park is to promote knowledge about the native forest, its richness in terms of the biodiversity it protects, and its conservation and care, by both the students and teaching staff of the school, as well as by the community of parents related to it.

The native park was inaugurated in August 2021 and baptized by the students of the school through an internal contest, naming it “Bosque Cayoca: Tierra Viva”. This park covers an area of ​​1,000 m2, and considers the planting of native trees and shrubs of different species in danger of conservation and representative of the original native forest of the Maule area. Likewise, it includes the establishment of a technical irrigation system to cover the water requirements of the project, the improvement of the perimeter fence, the installation of recreation furniture and the establishment of trails made with elements resulting from the agricultural work of the vineyard.

“These types of initiatives are aligned with the strategic repositioning of Palo Alto, seeking to continue promoting initiatives with a clearly sustainable stamp, but also that benefit the community as a whole and from a social perspective,” says Andrés Vittori, Marketing Manager for Non-Endorsed Brands at Viña Concha y Toro. comenta Andrés Vittori, Gerente de Marketing Marcas No Endosadas de Concha y Toro.

The plants used for the restoration of the sector were donated by the National Forestry Corporation (CONAF), with whom Palo Alto decided to form a strategic partnership in order to work alongside prioritizing forest fire prevention and native forest preservation.