Irma Franke
Mary and Hans-Wilhelm Koepcke , discoverers of the Bosque de Zarate, with her daughter, Juliane, who to go to the woods carrying a backpack with an orange, she says JPO'Neill. (Photo courtesy of Juliane Koepcke)
Introduction.
The October 13, 2010 Zárate Forest has been declared a reserve. A great achievement for a valuable and beautiful forest, so close to Lima that has become a favorite place for walking, tourism and recreation, values \u200b\u200bthat are added to its already known important aspects of biodiversity.
The forest was discovered in 1952 by Maria and Hans-Wilhelm Koepcke. They conducted a series of studies on the Bosque de Zarate, reviewed the environmental division of the western slopes and collected copies of various groups of wildlife that led to the description of a large number of species (Koepcke, HW 1961, Koepcke, M . 1954a, 1954b and 1958, Kraus, 1964, 1955 and 1958). Recognizing the great value made the first proposal to create a conservation unit in this area in 1964 (Koepcke, HW and Koepcke, M. 1964).
My interest in the Bosque de Zarate after the first visit I had opportunity to make in 1977, became the subject of my first studies related to ecology and conservation. These efforts turned in a second proposal for the creation of a conservation unit in the area in 1984 (Franke and Valencia 1984). After the activity of several conservation groups in the area is a great success that the current Support Group Zárate Forest has finally led to the creation of the reserve. Congratulations to them!
As an anecdote connected would like to mention the curious circumstances that have arisen. At the time of my first efforts to study and preserve the Bosque de Zarate, early 80's, Antonio Brack was one of the people which stimulated this work and provided literature when he worked with the General Directorate of Forestry and Wildlife Ministry of Agriculture of those years. I find it a curious coincidence that in his current capacity as Minister of Environment has signed the Ministerial Resolution creating the reserve.
Having failed in the 80 creation of the conservation area, my personal interest in the Bosque de Zarate always remained, and said among other things to collect a series of photographs that compare the state of forests through the years. Several people connected to Drs Koepcke, who visited the accompanying forest, kindly send me pictures that enabled us to gather a "Casi Casi Graphic History Zárate Forest" as it has been called by Mariella Leo, and I want to share with all those who might be interested.
The forest was discovered in 1952 by Maria and Hans-Wilhelm Koepcke. They conducted a series of studies on the Bosque de Zarate, reviewed the environmental division of the western slopes and collected copies of various groups of wildlife that led to the description of a large number of species (Koepcke, HW 1961, Koepcke, M . 1954a, 1954b and 1958, Kraus, 1964, 1955 and 1958). Recognizing the great value made the first proposal to create a conservation unit in this area in 1964 (Koepcke, HW and Koepcke, M. 1964).
My interest in the Bosque de Zarate after the first visit I had opportunity to make in 1977, became the subject of my first studies related to ecology and conservation. These efforts turned in a second proposal for the creation of a conservation unit in the area in 1984 (Franke and Valencia 1984). After the activity of several conservation groups in the area is a great success that the current Support Group Zárate Forest has finally led to the creation of the reserve. Congratulations to them!
As an anecdote connected would like to mention the curious circumstances that have arisen. At the time of my first efforts to study and preserve the Bosque de Zarate, early 80's, Antonio Brack was one of the people which stimulated this work and provided literature when he worked with the General Directorate of Forestry and Wildlife Ministry of Agriculture of those years. I find it a curious coincidence that in his current capacity as Minister of Environment has signed the Ministerial Resolution creating the reserve.
Having failed in the 80 creation of the conservation area, my personal interest in the Bosque de Zarate always remained, and said among other things to collect a series of photographs that compare the state of forests through the years. Several people connected to Drs Koepcke, who visited the accompanying forest, kindly send me pictures that enabled us to gather a "Casi Casi Graphic History Zárate Forest" as it has been called by Mariella Leo, and I want to share with all those who might be interested.
Photo Gallery
El Bosque de Zarate in 1952, the year of its discovery by M. and HW Koepcke. HW Photo Koeck (Courtesy of Juliane Koepcke) 
Mary and Hans-Wilhelm Koepcke in the Forest of Zárate, 1955. (Photo courtesy of Oliver Pearson) 
Mary and Hans-Wilhelm Koepcke in the Forest of Zárate, 1955. (Photo courtesy of Oliver Pearson) 
Mary Koepcke in the Bois de Zarate in 1955. (Photo courtesy of O. Pearson) 
Mary and Hans-Wilhelm Koepcke in Bosque de Zarate, 1955. (Photo courtesy of O. Pearson) 
San Bartolomé Forest down Zárate, 1955 (Photo courtesy of O. Pearson) 
Zárate Forest in 1966. Crawlspace view. (Photo courtesy of H. Lüthi) 
Bosque de Zarate in 1966. (Photo courtesy of H. Lüthi) 
Bosque de Zarate in 1966. (Photo courtesy of H. Lüthi) 
Bosque de Zarate in 1966. (Photo courtesy of H. Lüthi) 
Hansjakob Lüthi, Pestalozzi College professor who accompanied the Koepcke in 1966 and published an article in the Bulletin of the Swiss Colony Peru (Lüthi 1070). (Photo courtesy of H. Lüthi) 
Bosque de Zarate in 1966. (Photo courtesy of H. Lüthi) 
Bosque de Zarate in 1966. Oreopanax Detail oroyanus, the tallest tree in the forest. (Photo courtesy of H. Lüthi) 
Bosque de Zarate in 1966. (Photo courtesy of H. Lüthi) 
Bosque de Zarate in 1966. (Photo courtesy of H. Lüthi) 
Camp in Crawlspace in 1993 during my last visit to the forest. 
Cratomorphus frankeae , Lampyridae. New species of firefly described by Elizabeth Bohorquez (1993) of specimens collected in the Bosque de Zarate in the 80's. 
Members Support Group Zarate Forest Environment Minister Antonio Brack, Deputy Minister of Strategic Development of the NR, Zoila del Rosario Gomez Gamarra, Chief SERNANP, Luis Alfaro, and representatives of the peasant community of San Bartolomé, following the signing of MRI for the establishment of the ZR Bosque de Zarate. October 13, 2010 (Photo courtesy R. Mires)
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