Weekly Estuary Update
Greetings from the estuary! Below, we share the events, opportunities, and initiatives planned to benefit the waters, ecosystems, and communities of the San Juan Bay Estuary.
Family day out at the County Lagoon Estuarine Nature Reserve
Don't miss our next family day out! On Saturday, August 3rd, join us at Jaime Benítez Park in the Laguna del Condado Estuarine Nature Reserve. We'll have the following activities:
[2:00 pm] Sports activity for the whole family
[3:00 pm] Educational talk – Let's protect our waters: identifying and reporting illegal discharges
[4:00 pm] Educational Talk – Biodiversity of the County Lagoon Estuarine Nature Reserve
[5:00 pm] Silent Disco Party (summer closing)
Then, at 7:30 pm, Cine del Estuario presents: Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. The film will be shown in Spanish with English subtitles. As always, this screening is free. Bring your blanket or chair!
See more information at: estuary.org/events.
Information session for tour guides
The Estuary and the Puerto Rico Tourist Guides Association invite all certified tourist guides to participate in the informational talk: Citizen Scientist Certification for Tourist Guides of Puerto Rico; Wednesday, August 7, from 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm via Zoom. Sign up here.
Document your habitat restoration and conservation project!
Each year, the Estuary documents the habitat restoration and conservation efforts that various sectors are implementing within the San Juan Bay Estuary watershed. In this way, we recognize the progress we are making as a region in restoring and conserving our habitats, and we also gather valuable information to support public investment in these types of efforts. If your community, organization, or agency has implemented a habitat restoration or conservation project—planting, cleanup, or other— please click here to document and acknowledge it.
Citizen Scientist Certification
Below are the scheduled events for the coming weeks. See more information at: estuary.org/ccc.
Water Quality Monitoring Module:
Participatory Bird Census Module:
Coastal Resilience Module:
Job opportunities
Accountant—The San Juan Bay Estuary Partnership, also known as the Estuary, is seeking qualified applications for an Accountant to join our highly skilled team for projects receiving funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
Operations Auditor—The San Juan Bay Estuary Partnership (Estuary) is seeking qualified applicants for the Operations Auditor contract to constantly evaluate processes and operations, and assess financial and compliance to prevent risks of operations under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) funds.
Estuary Resident Artists – Request for Proposals—The Estuary Resident Artists generate artistic expressions with the aim of involving citizens in the process of conservation and restoration of the estuary basin, in a creative and culturally relevant way.
[Download your free copy] San Juan Bay Estuary: History and Research Opportunities
The Estuary is pleased to share its recent publication, San Juan Bay Estuary: History and Research Opportunities; by Ariel E. Lugo and Jorge F. Bauzá Ortega.
This comprehensive document includes valuable information on research conducted in the estuarine system, calling for these observations, findings, and conclusions to be added to in potential future research.
To arrange for the pickup of a free printed copy, please contact us at 787-725-8165.
Prepare yourself this hurricane season
Get ready for this hurricane season. Download the Community Hurricane Preparedness Guide of the Estuary and follow its recommendations. The strength and resilience of your community begins in your home.
Also visit the Virtual Estuary Community Centerwhere you will find vital information, such as relevant emergency numbers and instructions for preparing emergency backpacks.
Don't panic! Get ready.
Weekly bacteriological monitoring
Assessment conducted Thursday, August 1, 2024. We have a RED flag for County Lagoon. We recommend avoiding the water in the lagoon and coastal areas that exceeded the water quality standard for enterococci of 70 CFU/100 mL.
