Rainforest Enrichment Program and Sustainable Forestry Program

The Plantings:
Narrow (six foot wide) planting lines are cleared through the forest in an east-west orientation at regular intervals using hand tools, which minimizes damage to the existing delicate soil structure. 

There is a minimum fourteen foot wide untouched section between the lines. The soil flora and mycorhyzzae are left untouched. This local flora is then enhanced with valuable tree saplings such as Honduras Mahogany, Swietenia spp., Mahoe, Hibiscus elatus, and a host of native timber trees which are being tested for future plantings. The trees grow up rapidly with a combination of protection and competition afforded by the surrounding forest. The impact upon the ecology is minimal. 

Comprehensive view of the Research Mission  
at Las Casas de la Selva, including new and continuing objectives in 2008