National network of biological stations

Juan Mazar Barnett Biological Station

Santa Cruz

Aves Argentinas

Juan Mazar Barnett Biological Station

Aves Argentinas

DESCRIPTION: The Juan Mazar Barnett Biological Station is the main work base of the Patagonia Program. It is located in the vicinity of the Lago Buenos Aires Plateau in northwestern Santa Cruz. It is 100 km from the town of Perito Moreno, entering by RN 40. At the EBJMB we have rooms equipped with beds and closets to store personal items, a library, a common space for different activities, bathrooms, a kitchen, an equipment room, and a laboratory. In addition, there is a shed where all tool maintenance and various repairs are carried out. We have solar energy for both electricity and hot water. Something of utmost importance is that there is satellite internet. To supply ourselves with fresh food, we have our own garden and chickens. We manage waste by recycling everything that is used, then taking it to different collection centers.

OBJECTIVES: This station originally emerged in 2013 in Estancia El Unco (now a section of PN Patagonia) to serve as a base for the nascent Hooded Grebe Project. With the emergence of this biological station, as a fundamental pillar, the Patagonia Program was launched, and the station quickly became a base of operations for a wide variety of Aves Argentinas’ own projects, but also for others from numerous national and international institutions. Currently, the objective of the biological station is to promote research and conservation in a logistically challenging area of Southern Patagonia, providing resources, knowledge, and personnel to guarantee work in the region.

Santa Cruz

Juan Mazar Barnett Biological Station

Coordinates: -47.24096140770437, -71.19237623138639

Contact

This form will allow you to contact the person in charge of the biological station. Please note that it does not guarantee or confirm your reservation.

Facilities

Capacity: 26 beds

Camping allowed: Yes

Bathrooms: Three bathrooms and two showers with hot water (wood-burning water heater)

Kitchen: Complete and with food stock

Drinking water: Yes

Electricity: Yes (solar with backup generators)

Wifi: Yes

Signal: No

Permanent staff: Coordinating person and 4-6 technicians with permanent presence

Workspace: Office, workshop with complete tools, dry and wet laboratories

Additional: Three 4x4 vehicles, vehicle maintenance (basic) sector, fuel stock

Reservations

Email: raulchiesa@avesargentinas.org.ar

Phone: (+54) 11 4943-7216

Availability: All year round, requires prior reservation and confirmation

Maximum stay: To be defined according to space availability

Cost of stay: Free for Argentinian researchers

Disclaimer: Please note that if your research project requires it, you must also submit the approved documentation for the research permits issued by the Provincial Agricultural Council and/or the National Parks Administration - Southern Patagonia Regional Directorate, as applicable (both are valid for 1 year). People staying and/or working at the station will be required to have personal accident insurance or an ART certificate (for CONICET staff or other state employees).