Las Vertientes Private Nature Reserve
{{Short description|Private nature reserve in Patagonia, Chile}}
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{{Infobox protected area
| name = Las Vertientes Private Nature Reserve (Reserva Natural Privada)
| iucn_category = II
| photo = Las_Vertientes.jpg
| photo_caption = Outlook over Las Vertientes reserve.
| location = Los Lagos Region, Chile
| nearest_city = Los Muermos
| coordinates = {{coord|41|19|54|S|73|39|37|W|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| area = 100 km2
| established = 2009
| visitation_num =
| visitation_year =
| governing_body = Corporación Nacional Forestal
}}
Las Vertientes Private Nature Reserve (Spanish: {{Lang|es|Reserva Natural Privada Las Vertientes}}) is a private Chilean nature reserve located in the Los Lagos Region, part of Chilean Patagonia.[http://www.wdpa.org/MultiResult.aspx?Country=42 World Database on Protected Areas] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20121205074000/http://www.wdpa.org/MultiResult.aspx?Country=42|date=2012-12-05}} Created in 2009 as a nature reserve operated by the Corporación Nacional Forestal, its purpose is to protect the plants and animals of the Valdivian temperate rainforest. The {{convert|100|km2|mi2}} reserve's work emphasizes restoration of the temperate rainforest ecosystem over being a public amenity.[http://gondwanarainforest.org/patagonia Friends of the Gondwana Rainforest I Patagonia] . accessed 11.21.2011 It is the only private protected area in Los Muermos.{{Citation needed|date=October 2022}}
History
Las Vertientes Private Nature Reserve was formed by a renowned artist and architect {{Who|date=October 2022}} with the help of his family, aiming to promote wildlife conservation and environmental education for the children of Northern Patagonia.{{Citation needed|date=October 2022}}
The Las Vertientes Private Nature Reserve's nursery roots go back to 2008 when the owners began growing native plants in response to local environmental issues. Native ecosystems were being destroyed through forest clearance and the development of subdivisions. The family saw the need to reverse these destructive trends and started propagating native species as a hobby.{{Citation needed|date=October 2022}}
Biota
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;Fauna
Some of the endangered fauna that can be found in the Las Vertientes nature reserve include Monito del monte (Dromiciops gliroides), Southern pudú (Pudu puda), Puma (Puma concolor), Kodkod (Leopardus guigna), and the Magellanic Woodpecker (Campephilus magellanicus).
;Flora
Some of the endangered flora that can be seen in the Valdivian temperate rainforest of the Las Vertientes nature reserve include: Copihue trees (Lapageria rosea), Murta shrub (Ugni Molinae), Olivillo trees (Aextoxicon punctatum), and the Alerce trees (Fitzroya cupressoides).
{{commons category|Valdivian temperate rainforest|Valdivian temperate rainforest (Las Vertientes)}}
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{{National Reserves of Chile}}
Category:Protected areas of Los Lagos Region
Category:Valdivian temperate forests
Category:Private protected areas of Chile
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