Monthly Archives: May 2011

Straight from Chile’s Chacabuco Valley: news, views, and updates from the Patagonia National Park project. April in Patagonia is one of our favorite times: new snow accumulates by the day on the park’s high peaks, and lenga trees have  turned deep red. In the … Continue reading →

You won’t meet many lichen-watchers, with binoculars focused on tree trucks and rock faces.  The Discovery Channel rarely profiled lichens alongside footage of lions and tigers stalking their prey.  Most of us probably don’t remember the name of a single … Continue reading →

On April 18th, Kris Tompkins gave a slideshow and talk at Harvard University about the creation of Patagonia National Park.  The event, co-sponsored by the Harvard Mountaineering Club, the Environmental Action Committee, and the Women’s Leadership Project, drew an enthusiastic … Continue reading →

Who wouldn’t want to spend a semester of college camped out in the Chacabuco Valley, studying the ecology of the streams you drink, the history of the grasslands under your tent, and the biology of the wildlife you watch every … Continue reading →