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 Wednesday, March 31, 2021. These are published every Friday for our Facebook page.
Lecture Series: San Juan Past and Present: Stories about nature, science and resilience
The Estuary and the National Park Service (NPS) are offering collaborative talks and inviting the public to participate in this new series of talks during Earth Month.
These talks will serve as contact hours for recertification as guide interpreters (CIG) for NAI-certified guide interpreters.
The talks will be held via Zoom. The following topics will be covered:
Wednesday, April 7, 2021, 3-4 PM – Biodiversity in San Juan Bay: a historical-natural overview
Wednesday, April 14, 2021, 3-4 PM – Water quality at San Cristóbal Castle: use and management of the resource
Wednesday, April 21, 2021, 3-4 PM – Scientific innovations in the fortifications of Old San Juan during the 18th century
Wednesday, April 28, 2021, 3-4 PM – Old San Juan amidst poverty, attacks, hurricanes, and pandemics
We look forward to seeing you soon! Register HERE
Forum and presentation of the book Estuarine Voices
The Estuary presented the book Estuarine Voices: Life Stories in the Communities that Make Up the San Juan Bay Estuary last Tuesday, March 30, 2021, from 6:30-8:30 PM via Facebook Live.
The forum featured historians Javier E. Laureano and Ruth M. García Pantaleón, and collaborators Sonya Canetti, director of the Projects Office of the Puerto Rican Foundation for the Humanities, and José Santiago Reillo, community leader from the Cantera Peninsula. It was moderated by Brenda Torres Barreto, executive director of the Estuary.
You can watch the recording of the event: HERE Download the book: HERE
Listen to the new podcast - Voices of the Estuary: Oral Histories
Voices of the Estuary This project explores, through oral history, the experiences and stories of residents in the communities that make up the San Juan Bay estuary watershed. This exercise recovers the urban memory of the transformation of the Greater Puerto Rico area and its natural heritage. This initiative of the San Juan Bay Estuary Program is made possible by a grant from the Puerto Rican Foundation for the Humanities.
Listen to the first episode on your favorite platform or on https://estuario.org/podcasts
Earn your Public Health Merit Badge
Attention Scouts – Estuary and the Guaitiao District of the Boy Scouts of America in Puerto Rico, in collaboration with the Graduate School of Public Health of the Medical Sciences Campus of the University of Puerto Rico, offer you workshops to obtain the Public Health Merit Badge. These workshops will be offered on Saturdays, April 10 and 17, 2021, from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM, through the ZOOM platform.
Register HERE.
Join the Community Water Network (RCA)
RCA members have already pre-registered to participate in the asset identification workshops for the creation of the San Juan Bay Estuary Multijurisdictional Mitigation Plan. They will receive an email soon.
If you're not yet part of the Network, take advantage of this opportunity to participate in this and other projects that benefit the water quality of the Estuary, including the Green Infrastructure and Illegal Discharge Identification initiatives. Register today. HERE.
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/
