Estuary Update!
Greetings to our volunteers, collaborators, followers, and the entire estuary community. We hope you are all 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 everyone.
Weekly water quality monitoring
We present the results of the weekly water quality monitoring, carried out on Wednesday, November 18, 2020. Published every Friday at 3 PM on our Facebook page.
Resident Artist 2020
This Thursday, the Estuary's Resident Artist, Adriana García, offered her first workshop titled "Drawing Our Environment: The Brown Pelican ." Also, meet Coral Avilés, the Estuary's Education Coordinator, who shared information about this species.
You can see the workshop on our Facebook page.
This is part of a series of educational workshops to create augmented reality filters for the community surrounding the La Goyco Community Workshop, in order to raise awareness about the proper use and disposal of used cooking oil and the conservation of our natural resources.
Don't miss the next workshop, on Wednesday, November 25, 2020 at 5:00 PM , entitled "Drawing our environment: The mangrove and its flower."
To see it, go to the Facebook pages of @estuariosanjuan or @laGoyco
Virtual Conference: Capetillo Community Garden, Nursery and Urban Forest; A look at academic, environmental and community management.
The Estuary participated in this conference on Friday, November 20, 2020, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. The conference highlighted the importance of the community garden as a space that provides professional and academic training experiences for students and volunteers, as well as its role in promoting community and environmental action in Río Piedras. Eliezer Nieves, Education Manager for the Estuary and Geography Professor at the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus (UPRRP), along with colleagues from the UPRRP, participated in this event.
Estuary Artist in Residence 2021
The Estuary invites you to participate in the information sessions for the 2021 Estuary Artist-in-Residence Program . At these meetings, you will be able to: learn about past projects, clarify any doubts or questions you may have about the application process, and meet the team leading this initiative. Don't miss the first session, today, Friday, November 20, 2020, at 6:00 PM.
To register, click HERE.
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 The countdown continues to #GivingTuesday 2020!
Through reforestation activities, the establishment of safe water sources, the installation of solar energy systems, and the management of our green spaces, the Estuary has worked to restore and strengthen the communities and natural resources of our watershed.
In this close In 2021, the Estuary is focused on producing Puerto Rico's first multi-jurisdictional risk mitigation plan. No matter the amount, you can contribute to its creation by donating through: https://estuario.org/donar/
We've prepared a short video showcasing some of the recently completed projects in the communities of the Estuary watershed. Take a look. HERE:
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.
