Estuary Update!
Greetings to our entire estuarine 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. Once again, we thank everyone who tuned in to our activities this Earth Month.
Weekly water quality monitoring
We present the results of the weekly water quality monitoring, carried out on Thursday, April 29, 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:
- Trujillo Alto urban area: Monday, May 3, 2021, at 5:30 PM
- Urban Cataño: Tuesday, May 4, 2021, at 5:30 PM
- Coastal San Juan: Wednesday, May 5, 2021, at 5:30 PM
- Canóvanas urban: Thursday, May 6, 2021, at 5:30 PM
- Rural Guaynabo: Friday, May 7, 2021 at 5:30 PM
Find your workshop and register today.
Asset Identification Workshops
Participate in the new round of Citizen Scientist Certification workshops
Get certified as a citizen scientist! This May 2021, a new round of elective workshops begins, including modules on Participatory Bird Censuses, Water Quality , and Microplastic Characterization and Reduction.
Don't miss the Bird Census workshop: Introduction to eBird by Coral Avilés Santiago and Eliezer Nieves Rodríguez next Wednesday, May 5, 2021, from 3-4 PM .
Participate in Global Big Day 2021
This coming Saturday, May 8, 2021 , join us in counting and recording birds from your home or a nearby forest using the eBird app. Last year, Global Big Day brought together more birders virtually than ever before: over 50,000 people in 175 countries submitted an astounding 120,000 checklists to eBird, setting a world record for a single day of birdwatching. Let's beat that record!
Remember, on Wednesday, May 5th , we'll be offering a virtual workshop on how to use the eBird app, so you'll be ready for Saturday the 8th. (Registration link) Participating is easy; you can even be part of Global Big Day from home. You can spend 5 or 10 minutes entering your observations into eBird. For more information about this day and how to use the app, visit the following link: https://ebird.org/news/gran-dia-mundial-8-de-mayo-de-2021
Voices of the Estuary
We're sharing the new episode of Voices of the Estuary. Conservation leader Hilda Benítez describes Ocean Park, where she grew up, shares stories about her family in the area, and discusses the important work she does with the organization 7 Quillas to protect the nests of leatherback sea turtles, an endangered species.
Listen to the third episode of Voices of the Estuary, now available on your favorite podcast app and on https://estuario.org/podcasts
Lecture Series: San Juan Past and Present: Stories about nature, science and resilience
The series of talks, " San Juan Past and Present: Stories about nature, science and resilience," in collaboration with the National Park Service (NPS) during Earth Month, successfully concluded.
We thank everyone who participated in this series; they will receive their certificates via email.
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
Estuario shares the following coverage with you:
New round of elective workshops for the Citizen Scientist Certification, via Radio Isla 1320 https://radioisla.tv/estuario-realiza-serie-de-talleres…/
Invitation to asset workshops for the Mitigation Plan, via Radio Universidad: Puerto Rico's first Multi-jurisdictional Risk Mitigation Plan is on the way by Hoy en las Noticias | Mixcloud
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.
For more information and to make a donation, visit https://estuario.org/donar/
