La Pedregoza, Colombia

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Our project focuses on afforestation and reforestation in the Orinoco River basin of Colombia. The goal is to create long-term economic sustainability for the nearby natural reserve, which is dedicated to conserving local flora and fauna. We achieve this by employing natural farming techniques that support both the environment and the surrounding communities.

230,683 Árboles financiados de 229,488

79,047.95 T CO2 compensado

4,243 Seguidores

diciembre 2020

When La Pedregoza was started we as founders knew we were not going to be able to stay on site at all times of the year so we have always had a core team of dedicated staff and management living on site. In this regard, despite Dexter's passing, we here at La Pedregoza have continued

Dilmun Dombro · hace 4 años

Agreed completely Seed and Grow! Thank you for your kind words! We are all de...

Remembering Dexter and his life of love for our planet.

On August the 11th of 2020, Dexter Dombro, a great father, mentor, reforestation founder, and much more, passed away unexpectedly in the town of Pu...

agosto 2020

One of the big problems in the grasslands of South America is illegal logging to make home-made fence posts. La Pedregoza has been promoting 2 principal alternatives, to either plant a living fence (which may take up to 5 years of growth before barbed wire can be applied), or to

Leigh Weissenstein · hace 5 años

In Honduras, the living method is used. The branches of what the locals call ...

Un tractor manual para el campo

por Dexter B. Dombro Hacer restauraciones en la Orinoquia colombiana tiene algunos desafíos, pero nada es más serio que el problema de las quemas d...

Restoring degraded lands in Vichada is difficult work. There is little infrastructure, so getting to a restoration site can be a challenge. This is a boat that can take cars across rivers, like a ferry, but things have to be unpacked to distribute the weight. The truck that came

In July La Pedregoza built the last of 3 community tree nurseries in a small place called La Esmeralda in Vichada. This is part of the Proyecto Vida Silvestre we are doing with the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS Colombia). These small tree nurseries can produce around 8,000

julio 2020

Este video es de TV Agro de Colombia sobre la producción de miel de abejas orgánica en La Pedregoza, Vichada. Tenemos una producción de aproximada 6 toneladas de miel de abejas orgánica cada año. Estamos bien conocidos como líderes en el tema de la protección y conservación de los

Leigh Weissenstein · hace 5 años

Very interesting. Gracias.

junio 2020

Happy Father's Day. At La Pedregoza all of our staff are proud parents to tens of thousands of little trees. These recently germinated Saman trees (Samanea saman a.k.a. Albizia saman) are magnificent trees that provide a lot of shade for wildlife in grasslands. This year we were

Rachael Blair · hace 5 años

Great work Dexter. I appreciate all the info you send.
Sending you hugs ...

Despite the COVID lockdown, the La Pedregoza tree nursery has been busy. This year we are producing 35,000 cloned cashew trees as part of our socioeconomic development efforts in Vichada. The seedlings are the small nut native tree adapted to the region, called a scion. We are grafting

Rosemary formerly Rannes now Wall · hace 5 años

Truly wonderful work Dexter, always a labour of love! Thank You.

Trees don't just have leaves and flowers that are different. Their bark can be quite different as well. The Guarataro tree (Vitex orinocensis) has a light colored bark with vertical cracks that gives it a very distinct look. The Guarataro tree is one of the 5 species for which La

mayo 2020

So far this year we have planted 4,000 Moriche palms, also known as Aguaje in Ecuador and Peru, or Burutí in Brazil. The Mauritia flexuosa needs a lot of water, so it is found in low-lying areas known as Morichals. Unfortunately, humans are affecting its habitat, by diverting water

Florian Freiherr von Hornstein · hace 5 años

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The Congrio tree (Acosmium nitens) is like an iron wood, the wood is so dense it almost sinks. It is not a fast growing tree, but nevertheless we are having some spectacular results. Growth seems to be empirical, the older the tree the faster the growth. This is a 10 year old tree

Markus Forster · hace 5 años

Thanks so much for your insights Dexter!!

This year we have some 35,000 cashew trees (Anacardium occidentale) in the tree nursery. The local name is Merey, however the proper name in Spanish is Marañón. The trees in this picture are what we call the patron or scion, in other words the actual native cashew tree. It has a

abril 2020

This event is in Spanish. Soy uno de las panelistas en este evento de la Universidad Nacional de Colombia, mañana jueves 23 de abril a las 4:00 PM hora de Bogotá (-5 GMT). Es un webinar con 3 presentaciones breves sobre investigaciones y prácticas de manejo de incendios forestales.

The Guarataro tree (Vitex orinocensis) has just finished flowering, and is now producing its fruits, which when ripe in May will be a purplish color and about the size of a blueberry. At La Pedregoza we like planting this tree close to waterways, as it is a primary food source for

Seed and grow · hace 5 años

Good news - more species make the success a sustained one. Never stop adding ...

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