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. This coming week we celebrate Earth Day , remembering that together, we can reduce the impacts of climate change and restore our natural resources.
Weekly water quality monitoring
We present the results of the weekly water quality monitoring, carried out on Thursday, April 15, 2021. These are published every Friday on our Facebook page.
Lecture Series: San Juan Past and Present: Stories about nature, science and resilience
Join us for the next talk in our collaborative series with the National Park Service (NPS), Scientific Innovations in the Fortifications of Old San Juan during the 18th Century; on Wednesday, April 21, 2021, at 3 PM via Zoom.
Remember that the speakers at these talks are certified in interpretation by the National Association for Interpretation (NAI), and these talks provide contact hours for recertification as Guide Interpreters (CIG) for NAI-certified guide interpreters. We look forward to seeing you!
Participate in the Asset Identification Workshops for the development of the Risk Mitigation Plan for the San Juan Bay Estuary Basin
We thank everyone who pre-registered for the Asset Identification Workshops for Puerto Rico's first Multi-Jurisdictional Mitigation Plan. Your information has allowed us to schedule workshops based on the municipalities and areas of interest you submitted. If you have already pre-registered, you will receive an email from our team with your workshop information.
If you were unable to complete the pre-registration, please identify and register for your corresponding workshop based on your town (Bayamón, Canóvanas, Carolina, Cataño, Guaynabo, Loíza, San Juan, Toa Baja, or Trujillo Alto) and area (coastal, urban, or rural). If you do not see your town and area listed, please follow us on social media and this platform for announcements regarding additional workshops.
The workshops scheduled for next week are:
- Coastal Cataño: Wednesday, April 21, 2021 at 5:30 PM
- Urban San Juan: Thursday, April 22, 2021 at 5:30 PM
Listen to the new episode of Voices of the Estuary: The Power of Unity
The residents of the Cantera community in San Juan arrived from all over Puerto Rico in search of work during the first half of the last century. Lacking housing, they improvised shacks on the shores of the San José Lagoon, which was then bioluminescent and teeming with fish. José Santiago Reíllo, a teacher and veteran community leader, recalls how human activity degraded that body of water and how, decades later, the determination and unity of the community have helped to restore it.
Find it on your favorite podcast app or at https://estuario.org/podcasts.
Job openings and contract opportunities:
The following calls for applications remain open until May 1, 2021:
Job Opportunity: Graphic Artist for New Sign Design
Estuary is looking for a graphic artist to design its new sign and its awareness campaign on the conservation of bodies of water.
Call for applications: Coordinator of the 2021 Water Quality Monitoring Day
We are seeking a Coordinator to organize the largest Citizen Science event in Puerto Rico. The coordinator will be responsible for enthusiastically engaging all sectors of the DMCA and increasing participation, taking into account data from previous years. Their primary goal should be access to clean and safe water for all in Puerto Rico.
The Estuary wishes you a great weekend!
Follow us on social media, where we share information, including various virtual activities that will contribute to your personal and professional development. For any questions, please contact us at [email protected ]
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/
