Estuary Update
Through our weekly update, we share opportunities for collaboration, volunteering, and employment; through initiatives and planned actions that benefit the ecosystems and communities of the San Juan Bay estuary. These activities, tips, and information are for the benefit of everyone.
Special screening at Estuary Cinema: In The Heights
Estuary invites you to the special screening of Estuary Cinema: In The Heights; to be carried out this Saturday, July 16, 2022, at 7 PM at Jaime Benítez Park in the Condado Lagoon Estuarine Nature Reserve. This event is free of charge. Bring your blanket or chair!
Register now: Puerto Rico Water Quality Monitoring Day 2022
The moment has arrived! Create your group, choose a monitoring point, and participate in the largest citizen science event on the Island: ePuerto Rico's Water Monitoring Day 2022 will be on Saturday, August 27, from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM. How to participate?
- Access our interactive portal, where you can read more about the event, identify bodies of water you can monitor in your preferred area, and register to participate. Sign up now! https://estuario.org/diademonitoreo
- Participate in the training workshops for Water Quality Monitoring Day 2022. Choose your workshop and register.
Certification of scientific citizens
Four citizen scientists are certified with the Estuary
A salute to the four citizen scientists who completed their certification process in our coastal resilience module!
Collaboration of the Department of Science and Technology of the Inter-American University of San Germán
As part of the requirements for certification of the module of Characterization and Reduction of Microplastics from the Citizen Scientist Certification Program, Last Saturday, July 9, volunteers from the module analyzed samples and identified them as primary and secondary microplastics. They also categorized them (pellets, fragments, foam, microfibers, films). These samples will be analyzed by student Alexis Rosado, under the supervision of Dr. Angela González, as part of a collaboration with the Department of Science and Technology at the Inter-American University of San Germán.
Weekly water quality monitoring
Evaluation carried out on Thursday 14 of July of 2022. We have Red flag in the County Lagoon Estuarine Reserve and another area that did not meet quality standards, so we recommend avoiding any contact with these areas and being alert to precipitation events.
Message from your Virtual Community Center
Estuary urges you to download the Community Hurricane Preparedness Guide and follow their recommendations this season. The strength and resilience of your community begins at home. This June, we continue to urge communities to recognize the risks of natural disasters and stay informed during this time.
Take advantage of our information platform, the Virtual Estuary Community Center, where you will find vital information to prepare yourself along with your family and community.
We remind you that to learn about Risk Mitigation and identify risks, conditions, and community assets in your community, you can access: https://estuario.org/mitigacion/
The restoration and water quality management efforts in the San Juan Bay estuary watershed are made possible by our supporters. Donations to the Estuary are tax-deductible in Puerto Rico and the United States.
For more information, access https://estuario.org/donar/.
Tune in to our social media channels, where we share information, including various virtual activities that will contribute to your knowledge and personal and professional development. For any questions or inquiries, please contact us through [contact information missing]. [email protected].
We invite you to register as a volunteer, HERE.
