Santa Elena is a large cattle farm that covers approximately 260 hectares and part of two different land areas owned by the Tijerino family in the municipality of Villa Sandino.
As a family with a long history in cattle-ranging, they understand the important role reforestation plays as a part of a sustainable cattle-ranging strategy.
The Nicaforest reforestation program offered a fantastic opportunity to reforest the land, and the agreement was signed in January of 2012. The plantable area totaled 190 hectares, of which 100 were planted in 2012 and 90 the following year.
To date, Santa Elena stands as the largest planted area in the Nicaforest portfolio, which led to the engagement of more than 60 people during the planting season alone. Today, the area is planted with approximately 150,000 certified trees, of which 50% are clones of the best genetic material and the remaining 50% grown from seeds.