We partnered with The Nature Conservancy Chile on a project that seeks to study wetlands across the High Andes with the goals of deepening local (and global) understanding of water quality, ground water storage, and agricultural best practices that can positively impact the ecosystem. The hope of the project is to leverage the understanding of the Andean Wetlands to develop a National protected status for the region. This is the 3rd year of the project conducting restoration efforts on 70 hectares of land, limiting livestock grazing in 4 protected areas (Langosta, Cruz de Piedra, Lagares, and Aparejo). Biodiversity has increased in several areas, and in 2024 a new plant species of viola has been discovered in the andean wetlands!