The bio station is located in the highlands of the island, on a 50 hectare site, where there is still native vegetation. One of the objectives of this new station will be to develop the technology to reconstruct native habitat in the highlands on San Cristobal, and to serve as a centre for similar projects in the highlands of other populated islands in the Galapagos chain. The remaining native highland forests on the populated islands are quite limited due to farming activities in general, and the introduction of useful, but very invasive, species from the mainland. Volunteers work to reverse the negative effects of invasive or introduced species, restoring the native and endemic forests of San Cristobal. They also do a social work with organizations such as the Instituto Nacional del Nino y la Familia (INFA) to promote environmental conservation among young children from the island as well as motivate community members to plant local, rather than introduced vegetation.
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