Estuary Update!
Greetings to our entire estuarine community. We send you our warmest regards and hope you are well upon receiving this email. We share These initiatives and actions are 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, made the Thursday, February 25, 2021. These are published every Friday for our Facebook page.
Register for the Estuary Citizen Scientist Certification workshop: Introduction to participatory bird censuses
Participate in the new series of workshops for the Citizen Scientist Certification of the Estuary. This next Wednesday, March 3 of 2021 Don't miss the workshop Introduction to Participatory Bird Censuses 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 collaborates with the Bioblitz at the Santa Ana Environmental Center! 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 a mobile application. eBird to document birds, species, individuals among others 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
La Estuary Artist in Residence, Adriana García (@agarestudio)He concluded his project entitled “From reality to augmented reality” Held in the community of Machuchal with the support of the La Goyco Community Workshop. The artist, through workshops via Facebook Live, Zoom, and open houses, 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 taught 5 workshops This series begins with how to draw two species found in the San Juan Bay Estuary: the brown pelican and the red mangrove. It then covers how to use free tools to digitize your image and create a basic augmented reality filter. Finally, it concludes 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 He created 7 augmented reality filters using the “Spark AR” tool. We invite you to follow us through IInstagram Find these filters HERE.
Estuary Cinema
El next Saturday, March 6 tune in to the next performance of 2021 Estuary CinemaThis will be broadcast live through our Facebook pageStay tuned to our social media channels to find out what we'll be presenting.
Call for “Critical Habitat Coordinator”
The Estuary is looking for interested candidates to help as 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 things, click here. HERE.
Virtual seminar: Water quality trends in Puerto Rico: Where are we 40 years after the Clean Water Act
El Dr. Gustavo Martínez, Professor at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus It will present 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 5th at 10:30 AM and it will be broadcast via Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/desdelaeea.
Workshop – Is my water safe to drink?: Interpreting Laboratory Results
El Wednesday, March 17, 2021 RCAP Solutions will offer the workshop Is my water safe to drink? - Interpreting Laboratory Results, This workshop will identify the factors that affect the sampling results of our drinking water system. It is made possible by a grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The workshop consists of two parts. Register using the links below:
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. Opinionp.30.
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/
