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, May 13, 2021. These are published every Friday on our Facebook page.
Participate in the new round of Citizen Scientist Certification workshops
Get certified as a citizen scientist! This May 2021, a new round of elective workshops continues, including modules on Participatory Bird Censuses, Water Quality , and Microplastic Characterization and Reduction.
Don't miss the Microplastics in Water Characterization workshop by Cristina Ramírez Colón next Wednesday, May 19, 2021, from 3-4 PM .
Voices of the Estuary
In the fourth episode of Voices of the Estuary, Maricruz Rivera Clemente transports us to the Piñones of her childhood, and shares the inherited knowledge that today drives important empowerment and self-management initiatives.
Find it on your favorite podcast app, or listen here: https://estuario.org/podcasts
Identify assets in your community for the development of Puerto Rico's first Multijurisdictional Risk Mitigation Plan
Estuario continues to recruit collaborators from coastal, urban and rural areas of the towns of Bayamón, Canóvanas, Carolina, Cataño, Guaynabo, Loíza, San Juan, Toa Baja and Trujillo Alto ; for the identification of assets that contribute to the strengthening of communities through the Risk Mitigation Plan of the San Juan Bay Estuary watershed.
The workshops scheduled for next week are:
- Rural Carolina: Monday, May 17, 2021, at 5:30 PM
- Loíza: Tuesday, May 18, 2021, at 5:30 PM
Find your workshop and register today.
Calls for proposals and opportunities related to the Estuary:
Call for applications: Community Resilience Coordinator
Learn more and apply here
Call for applications: Coordinator (a) Project/Community Liaison
Learn more and apply here
Call for applications: Coordinator (a) public policy focused on solid waste management and sustainable materials management
Learn more and apply here
Call for applications: Intergovernmental and public policy coordinator focused on green infrastructure
Learn more and apply here
Media coverage and publications
Torres Barreto, B. May 10, 2021. Laguna San José, front for equity. Opinion. El Nuevo Día. p.29.
The Estuary wishes you a great weekend!
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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.
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