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, February 25, 2021. These are published every Friday on our Facebook page.
Register for the Estuary Citizen Scientist Certification workshop: Introduction to participatory bird censuses
Join the new series of workshops for the Estuary Citizen Scientist Certification . This coming Wednesday, March 3, 2021, don't miss the workshop " Introduction to Participatory Bird Censuses" from 3-4 PM with Coral Avilés, education coordinator, and Eliezer Nieves, education manager.
This workshop will introduce the basics of bird identification, while also covering the techniques, tools, and technologies for conducting bird censuses in the diverse urban ecosystems of the San Juan Bay Estuary.
If you haven't registered yet, log in HERE.
We look forward to seeing you soon!
The Estuary joins CASA's Bioblitz
The Estuary is collaborating with the Santa Ana Environmental Center's Bioblitz! This initiative involves counting birds and other wildlife and using this data as indicators of the health of the ecosystems in Julio Enrique Monagas National Park. We use the eBird mobile app to document birds, species, and individuals, among other things, to learn about the biodiversity that inhabits this estuarine urban forest.
To find out what happened in this Bioblitz , visit HERE.
Learn with the new filters of the Estuary
Estuary Artist-in-Residence Adriana García (@agarestudio) concluded her project titled “From Reality to Augmented Reality,” carried out in the community of Machuchal with the support of the La Goyco Community Workshop. Through workshops via Facebook Live, Zoom, and open houses, the artist presented the following topics to the community:
- Humans are part of, and therefore responsible for, the estuarine ecosystem.
- The impact of waste in the city on our community and on the Estuary, particularly grease in the sanitary and storm sewers.
- Communities as an engine of change.
- Accessibility to works of art in the pandemic context, from home.
The artist led five workshops in this series, beginning with how to draw two species found in the San Juan Bay Estuary: the brown pelican and the red mangrove. Next, she covered how to use free tools to digitize your image and create a basic augmented reality filter. The series concluded with a comprehensive workshop for communities, "Creating Content for Community Organizations," which utilizes free tools to create an effective visual identity.
At the same time, the artist created seven augmented reality filters using the "Spark AR" tool. We invite you to follow us on Instagram. Find these filters HERE.
Estuary Cinema
Tune in to the next Estuary Cinema screening this Saturday, March 6 , 2021. It will be streamed live on our Facebook page . Stay tuned to our social media channels to find out what we'll be showing.
Call for “Critical Habitat Coordinator”
The Estuary is seeking candidates to assist as a Critical Habitat Coordinator for the management of critical sea turtle nesting habitat and the sea turtle recovery plan in the San Juan Bay Estuary system. For additional information, responsibilities, and requirements, among other details, click HERE.
Virtual seminar: Water quality trends in Puerto Rico: Where are we 40 years after the Clean Water Act
Dr. Gustavo Martínez, professor at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus, will present on the impact of the Clean Water Act on historical water quality trends in Puerto Rico's rivers. The event will take place next Friday, March 5, at 10:30 AM and will be streamed live on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/desdelaeea.
Workshop – Is my water safe to drink?: Interpreting Laboratory Results
On Wednesday, March 17, 2021, RCAP Solutions will offer the workshop "Is My Water Safe to Drink? - Interpreting Laboratory Results ," where participants will identify the factors that affect the sampling results of their drinking water system. This workshop is made possible by a grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The workshop consists of two parts. Register using the following links:
Media coverage and publications
We share the following media coverage :
Torres Barreto, B. Monday, February 22, 2021. The islands and the Paris Agreement. El Nuevo Día. Opinion . p.30.
The Estuary wishes you a great weekend!
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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.
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