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 a special screening of Estuary Cinema : In The Heights, this Saturday, July 16, 2022, at 7 PM in Jaime Benítez Park at the Condado Lagoon Estuarine Nature Reserve. This event is free. Bring your blanket or chair!
Register now: Puerto Rico Water Quality Monitoring Day 2022
The time has come! Create your group, choose a monitoring point, and participate in the island's largest citizen science event: Puerto Rico Water Monitoring Day 2022 will be held 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 in the Microplastics Characterization and Reduction module of the Citizen Scientist Certification Project, volunteers analyzed samples on Saturday, July 9, identifying 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 Inter-American University of San Germán.
Weekly water quality monitoring
Assessment conducted on Thursday, July 14, 2022. We have a 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
Estuario encourages you to download the Community Hurricane Preparedness Guide and use its recommendations this season. Your community's strength and resilience begin at home. This June, we continue to urge communities to recognize the risks of natural disasters and stay informed.
Take advantage of our information platform, the Estuary Virtual Community Center, where you will find vital information to prepare with your family and community.
We remind you that to learn about Risk Mitigation and identify the 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, visit https://estuario.org/donar/.
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We invite you to register as a volunteer, HERE.
