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, made the Wednesday, August 19, 2021. These are published every Friday by our Facebook page.
Spruce Craft Marathon for Transforming Glass Bottles
Continued Great Artisan Marathon of Glass Bottle Transformation.
Join Estuary's resident artist, Michelle Malley, this Saturday, August 21, 2021, from 10AM-4PM at the La Goyco Community Workshop grounds. We'll be waiting for you!
For more information about the event, send him a message to @vasonoro via instagram o facebookor via email to [email protected].
We thank the participants and hope they enjoyed the experience.
Pilot Project for Green Infrastructure in the Estuarine Nature Reserve of the County Lagoon
Learn about the implementation of restoration and maintenance of green areas in the Condado Lagoon Estuarine Nature Reserve.
This project consists of planting native species such as the red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle), almond (Terminalia catappa), eugenia (Eugenia borinquensis), emajagüilla (Thespesia populnea) and sea grapes (Coccoloba uvifera).
To learn more about this project, we share the following article HEREYou can also read the project report and watch the informational video about this effort.
The series of elective workshops for the Estuary Scientific Citizen Certification concludes
During the month of August, a total of 182 participants They tuned in to our most recent round of workshops electives as part of our Estuary Citizen Scientist Certification program. Each of the available modules; Water Quality, Participatory Bird Censuses, and Characterization and Reduction of Microplastics; they offered the following workshops: Understanding the water birds of the Estuary wetlands, Climate Change and Water Quality y Microplastics: Research in the Estuary Basin.
Pending the field trips that are approaching in order to complete the Certification of Scientific Citizens of the Estuary.
Message from your virtual community center
Estuary urges you to download the Community Hurricane Preparedness Guide and use their recommendations this season. The strength and resilience of your community begins in your home.
[Click here to download the PDF]
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.
To learn about Risk Mitigation and identify risks, conditions, and community assets in your community, access https://estuario.org/mitigacionderiesgos/.
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 or inquiries, please contact us through [contact information missing]. [email protected].
The Estuary wishes you a good 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, please visit https://estuario.org/donar/
