Programs

Mural con conciencia

The project, Mural con conciencia, aimed to beautify, educate, and raise awareness about protecting the habitat of the Condado Lagoon Natural Estuarine Reserve.

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Community Resilience

The community resilience initiative of the Estuario de la Bahía de San Juan Program manages the quality of the water in a complete and comprehensive manner. The goal is to promote economic, cultural, and social development in the communities of the Estuario de la Bahía de San Juan without compromising the value of the ecological resources of the system and its services, and for the enjoyment of future generations. Learn about the three principles and eight actions that govern the program.

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Estuario Resident Artists Program

At the San Juan Bay Estuary Program, we believe art is a fundamental strategy to develop knowledge through experience. Since 2019, Estuario has sponsored several projects by artists focused on the adaptation to climate change and the creation of blue economy. Through creative ways, we engage citizens in the process of achieving a resilient watershed.

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What is Risk Mitigation?

Risk mitigation is defined as the proactive measures taken to increase resilience and reduce or eliminate the long-term impact (loss of life and property) from natural and human-caused hazards.

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Monitoring and Compliance

With the Identification and Detection of Illegal Discharge of the Estuary project we were able to precisely locate areas of high contamination at the sub-basin level in all the hydrographic basins of the estuary in order to fix these areas.

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Guardians of the Estuary Program

Guardians of the Estuary is a school program that promotes water quality research and monitoring between students and teachers. This school program, along with participation from the community, reinforces research skills related to water. We also offer other workshops and special activities to the guardians.

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Virtual Community Hub

The Virtual Community Hub serves as an interactive platform to exchange and share information and beneficial resources for the communities of the hydrographic estuary basin. It facilitates the participation of these communities by providing information, educational resources, and participation tools.

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Resilient Hubs

El Estuario viabiliza la preparación de Centros Resilientes ante desastres a través de la instalación de sistemas solares de energía eléctrica, agua limpia y segura, equipo de primeros auxilios y enseres eficientes, entre otros. Estos Centros Resilientes del Estuario sirven como espacio de apoderamiento y refugio de ser necesario en momentos de emergencia.

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Materials for the Mitigation Plan

En esta sección encontrarás contenido compartido y discutido en reuniones para el desarrollo del Plan de mitigación de riesgos para las comunidades de la cuenca hidrográfica del Estuario de la Bahía de San Juan.

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Hazard Mitigation

Hazard mitigation is defined as the proactive measures taken to increase resilience and reduce or eliminate the long-term impact (loss of life and property) from natural and human-caused risks.

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Volunteering

The Volunteer Program or Volunteer Network of the Estuario de la Bahía de San Juan Program collects, organizes, and coordinates opportunities for effective participation.

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Wildlife and Habitat

The Estuario de la Bahía de San Juan system is highly diverse. Many of the actions of our Comprehensive Management Plan are for the improvement and maintenance of our varied flora and fauna, while promoting the recreational use of our resources.

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Green Infrastructure

Green infrastructure studies and implements nature processes such as management measures of the natural resources– in this specific case, management of the water.

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Actions to Preserve Bodies of Water

Civic participation is essential to the Estuario de la Bahía de San Juan Program and our initiatives to monitor water quality. Time invested by volunteer scientists strengthens our efforts to preserve the quality of our natural resources. Thanks to the volunteers, we generate key information about the conditions of the water in the most important ecosystem to the economy of Puerto Rico, the Estuario de la Bahía de San Juan.

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Aquatic Debris

Solid or liquid waste that flows into the rain sewage system flows directly into the water without receiving treatment. Detergents used to clean garages or mechanic shops are common contaminants. 80% of the waste found in our waters comes from actions taken on dry land. The remaining 20% comes from activities on the water such as cruises and other vessels. Learn how to dispose of waste correctly to protect our waters.

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Water Quality

The objective of the Water Quality Program is to learn about the condition of the quality of the water of the EBSJ and measure improvements on its restoration.

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Education

Our Estuarine Educational Program provides meaningful experiences with the goal of cultivating appreciation for the natural and social ecosystems found in the hydrographic basin of the Estuario de la Bahía de San Juan.

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