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, April 22, 2021. These are published every Friday on our Facebook page.
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:
- Urban Bayamón: Monday, April 26, 2021, at 5:30 PM
- Guaynabo, urban and coastal: Tuesday, April 27, 2021, at 5:30 PM
- Rural San Juan: Wednesday, April 28, 2021, at 5:30 PM
- Rural Bayamón: Thursday, April 29, 2021, at 5:30 PM
- Urban Carolina: Friday, April 30, 2021 at 5:30 PM
Find your workshop and register today.
Participate in the new round of Citizen Scientist Certification workshops
Get certified as a citizen scientist! A new round of elective workshops begins in May 2021, including modules on Participatory Bird Censuses, Water Quality , and Microplastic Characterization and Reduction.
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), Old San Juan Between Poverty, Attacks, Hurricanes and Pandemics; on Wednesday, April 28, 2021, at 3 PM via Zoom.
Please note 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!
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.
Media coverage and publications
On Earth Day, Estuary Executive Director Brenda Torres Barreto highlights the importance of advocating for environmental justice in Puerto Rico, the federal government's recent approach to this issue, and the processes we can follow to achieve more equitable access to ecosystem services. Read the opinion column, published Thursday, April 22, 2021, in El Nuevo Día.
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/
