Estuary Update!
Greetings to our entire estuary community. We send you our warmest regards and hope you are well as you receive this email. We are sharing these initiatives and actions carried out week after week. These activities, tips, and information are for the benefit of all.
Weekly water quality monitoring
We present the results of the weekly water quality monitoring, carried out on Thursday, March 4, 2021. These are published every Friday on our Facebook page.
Estuary Cinema
Don't miss Estuary Cinema , tomorrow , Saturday, March 5, 2021, at 7:00 PM. Tune in to our Facebook page to enjoy a special edition of environmental documentaries produced by the Ferré Rangel School of Communication and the Community Engagement Center at the University of the Sacred Heart (USC). This time, discover environmental documentaries that showcase our realities and the efforts of environmental organizations that work daily for the environment and their communities.
The Estuary will participate in the Vibra Verde event at the Machuchal Market
This weekend, we look forward to seeing you at the Vibra Verde event at the Machuchal Market , which will be held on Saturday, March 6th and Sunday, March 7th, 2021, from 10 AM to 5 PM.
Visit us at our information table on Sunday, March 7th. Learn about our activities and projects, including the "Keep It Off the Ground and Out of the Water" campaign , dedicated to the proper management of solid waste and used cooking oil in the Loíza Street community. We look forward to seeing you!
Register for the Estuary Citizen Scientist Certification Workshop: Introduction to Water Quality Monitoring
The new series of workshops for the Estuary Citizen Scientist Certification continues. This coming Wednesday, March 10, 2021, don't miss the workshop: Introduction to Water Quality Monitoring , from 3-4 PM via Zoom , with Harold Manrique Hernández, coordinator of water quality monitoring and citizen science for the Estuary.
This workshop will introduce the concept of water quality by exploring its physicochemical components and the instrumentation required for analysis. You will also learn about the water quality monitoring program that the San Juan Bay Estuary conducts throughout its watershed.
If you haven't registered yet, log in HERE.
We thank the 91 citizen scientists who participated last Wednesday, March 3, 2021 in the Workshop Introduction to Participatory Bird Censuses by the education coordinator of the Avilés Santiago Coral Estuary, and the education manager Eliezer Nieves Rodríguez.
Enjoy the new Estuary filters.
Discover the 7 augmented reality filters using the “Spark AR” tool, created by the Estuary Resident Artist , Adriana García (@agarestudio) , in her project “From reality to augmented reality” carried out in the community of Machuchal with the support of the La Goyco Community Workshop.
We invite you to follow us on Instagram. Find these filters HERE.
Call for “Critical Habitat Coordinator”
The Estuary is seeking candidates to assist as a Critical Habitat Coordinator for the management of critical sea turtle nesting habitat and the sea turtle recovery plan in the San Juan Bay Estuary system. For additional information, responsibilities, and requirements, among other details, click HERE.
Remember to submit your application on or before March 8, 2021.
The Estuary wishes you a great weekend!
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The Estuary wishes you a wonderful weekend. We invite you to stay up-to-date with us through our social media channels and to register as a volunteer HERE.
The restoration and water quality management efforts in the San Juan Bay Estuary watershed are made possible by our community. Donations to the Estuary are tax-deductible in Puerto Rico and the United States.
For more information and to make a donation, visit https://estuario.org/donar/
