Palo Alto demonstrates once again its commitment to the preservation of the native sclerophyllous forest of the Maule Valley, leading the development of a Native Park at the José Miguel Carrera School, in the San Javier district.

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.

The plants used for the restoration of the sector were donated by the National Forestry Corporation (CONAF), with whom Palo Alto decided to work on the prevention of forest fires and the promotion, development and restoration of native forests.