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, July 22, 2021. These are published every Friday on our Facebook page.
Puerto Rico Water Quality Monitoring Day 2021
Be part of this effort! Don't forget to register for the island's largest citizen science event. Puerto Rico's Water Quality Monitoring Day will be on Saturday, August 28, 2021.
Participate in one of the training workshops for Puerto Rico Water Quality Monitoring Day (DMCAPR) . The next training workshop will be held on Saturday, July 31, 2021, via Zoom. The DMCAPR 2021 training workshops will explain the preparation protocols, use of monitoring kits, and data collection and submission procedures to be followed before, during, and after the event.
Share it with your community! Register today.
Estuary Artist in Residence
Machuchal neighborhood! Let's help Michelle Malley, Estuary's resident artist, with the online survey about what you do with your glass bottles. We're sharing this artist's videos and possible alternatives for reusing the glass bottles you generate, HERE.
Find the survey HERE.
Conversation: Resilient Centers of Puerto Rico
The Segarra Boerman & Sons Foundation invites you to its first Facebook Live event about the emergence of Resilient Community Centers in Puerto Rico. This coming Wednesday, July 28, 2021, at 12:00 PM , learn how these centers reduce vulnerability in more than 70 communities across Puerto Rico. Representatives from the Segarra Boerman & Sons Foundation, Brenda Torres, Executive Director of the Estuary, and Attorney Fernando Lloveras, President of Para la Naturaleza, will discuss the challenges they currently face and their future plans for expanding their offerings.
You can tune in via the Estuary's Facebook page . We'll be waiting for you.
Estuary Citizen Scientist Certification
Save the dates: Wednesdays, August 4, 11, and 18, 2021. The next round of elective workshops for the Citizen Scientist Certification is coming soon. These workshops will be part of the elective modules for Water Quality Monitoring, Participatory Bird Censuses, and Microplastic Characterization and Reduction. Stay tuned to our social media for the registration link.
Message from your Virtual Community Center
Estuario encourages you to download the Community Hurricane Preparedness Guide and use its recommendations this season. Your community's strength and resilience begin at home.
[Click here to download the PDF]
Take advantage of our information platform, the Estuary Virtual Community Center, where you will find vital information to prepare with your family and community.
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/
