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.
Talk and night tour for children
We invite children from the estuary to bring their parents on the night tour Bats: friends of the forest and the estuary; in San Patricio State Forest, Saturday, October 29, 2022, from 5:30-7:30 PM. We'll begin the afternoon with a talk, followed by a reading of the story "Canito: The Fishing Bat." We'll conclude with a nighttime walk through the forest. Register your group here: https://estuario.org/eventos/
Contract opportunities
Estuary is looking for professional staff to perform the following tasks:
- Coordinator of the Puerto Rico Water Quality Monitoring Day 2023
- Public participation project coordinator
Apply today: https://estuario.org/avisos/
Citizens get certified in coastal resilience module
On Saturday, October 15, 2022, a group of estuarine citizen scientists completed workshops on tropical coastal ecosystems and sand dune restoration, installed wooden stakes for sand retention, and planted coastal vegetation for sand stabilization. They also conducted microplastic identification and water quality monitoring activities. This event was held in collaboration with Marine Life of the UPR Aguadilla. Participants received their certification as citizen scientists in the coastal resilience module. See the photo gallery here.
Estuary Summit 2022
Save the date! On November 15, 16 and 17, Join us at the Estuary Summit 2022; promoting the development of model programs for conservation, research, water quality monitoring and education, based on the system and communities of the San Juan Bay estuary.
This event is open to all collaborators, volunteers, donors, residents, and friends of the Estuary. Request your invitation at: https://estuario.org/cumbre2022/
Weekly bacteriological monitoring
Evaluation performed Thursday, October 20, 2022. We have green flag in the County Lagoon Estuarine Nature Reserve. Although some stations in County Lagoon did not meet the standard, their bacteriological counts were not very high. The beach in front of Nairn Street was the only one on the shoreline that did not meet the water quality standard for this parameter. Finally, we recommend avoiding direct contact with the areas that did not meet the standards 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/.
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We invite you to register as a volunteer, HERE.
