The visit included hands-on activities for students, in which they participated in reforestation exercises within the Las Torres Reserve in Torres del Paine.
November 01, 2025. Following a proposal to bring environmental activities in Torres del Paine National Park to the student community, Las Torres Patagonia Conservancy organized a new series of educational visits with children and teenagers from the region, this time a group of students from the Lions Club Special School in Punta Arenas.
The children traveled to Torres del Paine for this activity, where they were welcomed by teams from Las Torres Patagonia Conservancy, who gave them an introduction to the importance of reforestation efforts to repair the damage caused by the forest fires that ravaged the area in 2005 and 2011-2012. They explained the importance of native forests for the ecosystem, such as the ñirre, coihue, and lenga trees.
One of the activities the students participated in was repotting, in which they helped transplant lenga beeches in the nursery to maintain a steady supply of trees in early stages of growth to be used in reforestation.
The children and teams from Las Torres Patagonia Conservancy then moved on to the Interpretive Trail, built by Las Torres Patagonia just a few meters from Hotel Las Torres. The trail is a leisurely walk in an educational and experiential setting.
The day ended with a planting activity in which the children planted 16 new lenga trees in the area, using tools and techniques that help protect the trees as they grow.
“For all of us who work at Las Torres Patagonia Conservancy, educating children about environmental issues is extremely important, as they are the future generations who will continue to take care of nature and our planet,“ said John Ojeda, executive director of Las Torres Patagonia Conservancy. ”We will continue to hold these types of activities with local schools and instill children with a lasting concern for the planet,” he added.
Las Torres Patagonia Conservancy regularly organizes these types of activities and welcomes different schools in the area. Over the coming months, children from the Paul Harris School and Charles Darwin School, both in Punta Arenas, are scheduled to visit the site to learn about nature conservation through activities such as reforestation, trail reconstruction, and awareness of local flora and fauna.