Aerial view of Parque Katalapi
Katalapi Park
Elisa Corcuera, Ana María Vliegenthart and Luis J. Corcuera, founders of Katalapi Park during the inaugural meeting of Asi Conserva Chile
The Katalapi Park Research and Education Center is a private protected area, created to support scientific research linked to the native forest and to teach children, youth, and adults to love, know and value nature. Katalapi Park is an initiative of the Corcuera Vliegenthart Family, owners and directors of the park since 1994. Since 2014, Katalapi Park is a Biological Station of University of Concepcion under the direction of botanist Dr. Alfredo Saldaña. A cooperation agreement has also been signed with University of La Frontera. Since 2017, the park is administered by the Katalapi Park Foundation.
Taking advantage of the academic experience of its managers, we periodically offer courses and workshops, and we offer you the ideal space to organize yours. The park consists of 28 hectares of native temperate forest, located only 18.5 km from Puerto Montt, along the Carretera Austral, between the sea and the Alerce Andino National Park, in the Cordillera de Quillaipe sector. All around us, natural forested landscape predominates.
We receive, serve, and accommodate groups of up to 35 people. With a conference room and a network of trails through natural spaces, our center is an ideal place to hold educational events, trips, retreats or “green conferences. The visits to the park are welcome, only in groups with prior reservation.
Katalapi Park Foundation
Contacts:
Contact for projects, administration, and donations: samantha.sparks@parquekatalapi.cl; Phone +569 9040 3564.
Contact for Environmental Education: avliegen@parquekatalapi.cl; Phone +56983601380.
Contact for research: luis.corcuera@parquekatalapi.cl; Phone +569 9249 0228.
The Katalapi Park Foundation was created by Elisa Corcuera in 2017 to take over the management of the Park and ensure its sustainability. It is a registered non-profit institution. The mission of the Katalapi Park Foundation is to develop research and education activities that improve peoples’ understanding and attitude towards the natural environment and to promote conservation. Our vision is to become a benchmark for environmental education and conservation that can effectively influence the formulation of education, conservation and sustainable development policies.
Structure of the Foundation: The foundation has a Board of Directors in charge of guiding activities towards the objectives of the foundation and collaborating members of the foundation that are grouped into three sections: Environmental Education, Scientific Research, and Conservation.
Katalapi fern (Blechnum magellanicum). The name of Katalapi Park is due to the abundance of this fern in the park.
Board of Directors:
President: Luis J. Corcuera
Vice President: Ana María Vliegenthart
Secretary: Leon A. Bravo
Treasurer: Gloria Oyarzo
Director: Angela Sierra
Executive director: Samantha Sparks
Environmental Education: Ana M. Vliegenthart (Coordinator), Jason Angress, Gloria Oyarzo, Angela Sierra, Carola Valencia, Samantha Sparks.
Scientific Research: Alfredo Saldaña (Coordinator, U. de Concepción), León Bravo (U. La Frontera), Luisa Bascuñán (U. Concepción), Verónica Briceño (U. Austral de Chile), Luis Corcuera (Parque Katalapi), Alex Fajardo (CIEP), Heraldo Norambuena, Frida Piper (CIEP), Pedro Victoriano (U. Concepción), Alejandra Zúñiga (U. Austral de Chile).
Conservation: Susana Paula (Coordinator, U: Austral de Chile), Luis J. Corcuera (Parque Katalapi).
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