Estuary Update!
Greetings to our entire estuary community. We send you our warmest regards and hope you are all well as you receive this email during this time of celebration. We are sharing these initiatives and actions carried out week after week. These activities, tips, and information are for the benefit of everyone.
Join the Community Water Network
The Estuary invites you to participate and collaborate in the Community Water Network (RCA).
We thank each of the residents and leaders who have participated in this network since its inception. They have been instrumental in the restoration projects and the building of resilient communities in the San Juan Bay Estuary watershed. Learn about this and other projects that will be taking place in 2021.
You are key to this effort. Join us and participate in personal and professional development activities, community improvement projects, and environmental initiatives. Let's build a resilient estuary!
For more information, click HERE
Celebrate more sustainable holidays with the Estuary
The Estuary shares the following tips and alternatives for being environmentally responsible. Enjoy them with your family and share them with your friends so that this season is conscious, fair, and sustainable.
Discover tips and alternatives and enjoy an illustrative video HERE.
Estuary Artist in Residence
This week we concluded the workshops on illustration, digitization and assembly of augmented reality filters by the current Resident Artist of the Estuary, Adriana García.
We thank the participants and other collaborators of the project, as well as those who opened the doors of their community: La Goyco Community Workshop and La Cienaga Workshop. We hope that this platform and the shared artistic tools have been enjoyable and beneficial to you.
Remember that the Estuary is looking for new resident artists for 2021. To apply, click HERE.
Weekly water quality monitoring
We present the results of the weekly water quality monitoring, carried out on Thursday, December 17, 2020. Results published on our Facebook page.
New signage for the Estuarine Reserve of the County Lagoon
We have completed the signage throughout the Condado Lagoon Estuarine Nature Reserve. Remember that fishing and the capture of species, the use of motor vehicles, and light pollution are prohibited in this area , in accordance with Law 112-2013.
If you see any irregularities in this body of water, we share the community protocol for submitting complaints and reporting environmental violations: https://estuario.org/protocolo-denuncias-ambientales
Today we were joined by Marisol Jiménez, president of the Citizens' Committee (CAC) of the Estuary. We appreciate her continued interest, collaboration, and vigilance in preserving this reserve.
Merchants join waste reduction initiative on Loíza Street
This week, participating businesses were recognized for the project " Don't let it touch the floor or reach the water; an initiative to improve solid waste management on Loíza Street," organized by the Estuary in close collaboration with the La Goyco Community Workshop and the Machuchal Limpio Committee.
Discover the renowned shops and view the photo gallery of the tour, HERE.
The Estuary thanks the artist and neighbor Yolanda Velázquez for the art and visual design of this campaign, and the neighbor, cultural manager and community liaison of the project, Iliana García , for her commitment and performance in the community of Machuchal and Loíza street.
Help the Estuary by shopping on Amazon
Thanks to the AmazonSmile initiative, they can contribute to the Estuary's activity budgets for the restoration and management of water bodies in the metropolitan area at no additional cost.
Simply access the following link: https://smile.amazon.com/ch/66-0657150
After choosing Estuary as their preferred entity, they can continue their shopping as usual.
The Estuary wishes you a great weekend!
Tune in to our social media channels, 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 good weekend. We encourage you to stay connected with us through our social media channels.
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, please visit https://estuario.org/donar/
