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.
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. Access our interactive portal, where you can read more information about the event, identify bodies of water you can monitor in your preferred area, and register to participate. Sign up now!
Throughout July, we will be offering training workshops where you will learn how to use the water quality monitoring kit—which we will provide—and how to submit the data and parameters you collect. This data, collected by citizen scientists like you, will become part of a global water quality registry. We will be posting the dates soon on our website. These workshops will include both in-person sessions (across the island) and virtual sessions (via Zoom). Stay tuned to our social media channels and weekly updates for more details.
Weekly water quality monitoring
Assessment conducted on Thursday, June 16, 2022. We continue to have a green flag warning for the County Lagoon Estuarine Reserve, although there is one area in the lagoon that did not meet monitoring standards. There are two other areas with red flag warnings along the shoreline, so we recommend avoiding these areas and being alert for any 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/.
Follow us on social media, where we share information, including various virtual activities that will contribute to your knowledge and personal and professional development. For any questions, please contact us at [email protected ]
We invite you to register as a volunteer, HERE.
