Meet Our Partners

The mission of the Departamento de Recursos Naturales y Ambientales (Department of Natural and Environmental Resources) is protecting, conserving and managing the natural and environmental resources of Puerto Rico and all the keys, islands, and islets that surround it. This agency has played a key role in recovery efforts by also providing logistical support and assistance to the project.

Casa Pueblo is a community self-management project that is committed to appreciating and protecting natural, cultural and human resources. It was born in 1980 when the group rebelled against mining exploitation in the central mountains, which would have caused an ecological and social catastrophe across the 36,000 acres of land in the municipalities of Adjuntas, Utuado, Lares, and Jayuya. The group acquired an old house in 1985, transformed it into the headquarters of the organization, and became the independent cultural-community center that has become known to stand for ecological issues and be the voice of the people. Casa Pueblo’s Finca Madre Isla became the safe space needed to build the project’s first hack site, which helped launch recovery efforts after Hurricane Maria.

The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service is the federal agency whose primary responsibility is the conservation and management of fish, wildlife, plants and their habitats for the American people. The Caribbean Ecological Services Field Office was established in 1974 as part of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Southeast Region. They have jurisdiction on Federal Trust Species (i.e., at-risk species, federally listed species, migratory birds and inter-jurisdictional fish) in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. This local office provides logistical support and assistance to guide recovery efforts of one of their most critically endangered species

Sociedad Ornitológica Puertorriqueña, Inc. (SOPI, Ornithological Society of Puerto Rico) is the ornithological organization that has carried out a number of projects in the community and seeks to promote education and conservation around the island. SOPI continues to be proud supporters and advocates of the project and has been instrumental in building public awareness of the project.

Established in 2002, WindMar is the largest and most experienced Puerto Rican company in the renewable energy industry. Their generous donations support on the ground operations including solar panels that provide a reliable source of electricity to power equipment in our  propagation facility.

The mission of the United States Forest Service (USFS) is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of the nation’s forests and grasslands to meet the needs of present and future generations. Located in Puerto Rico's Northeast Region, El Yunque National Forest is the only tropical rainforest in the national forest system. The local USFS Ecological Services staff help us conduct raptor surveys, search for nests, and provide training and cooperative learning opportunities to safely climb trees.