Weekly Estuary Update
Greetings from the estuary! Below, we share events, initiatives, and training and collaboration opportunities scheduled to benefit the waters, ecosystems, and communities connected to the San Juan Bay estuary.
Family day out
Don't miss the next Family Day Out at the Condado Lagoon Estuarine Nature Reserve on Saturday, February 1, 2025, starting at 2:00 pm at Jaime Benítez Park. The theme of the day out will be: Protecting Wetlands for Our Common Future, in commemoration of World Wetlands Day. We will have the following activities:
[2:00 pm] Sports activity
[3:00 pm] Kayak Tour (1 hour of Green Contact. Certain rules apply. More information at estuary.org/events.)
[4:00 pm] Land tour (1 hour of Green Contact)
[5:00 pm] Educational talk: Wetlands of the San Juan Bay Estuary Basin (1 hour of Green Contact)
[6:00 pm] Trivia about wetlands (30 minutes of Green Contact)
[7:00 pm] Estuary Cinema presents: Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
See more information at: estuary.org/events. We will wait for you!
Citizens' Advisory Committee Meeting
The Estuary invites you to participate in the next regular meeting of the Citizens' Advisory Committee, on Monday, January 27, 2025, from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm, virtually via Zoom. The objectives of this meeting are to gather feedback and recommendations for the Estuary's upcoming work plan, follow up on pending matters, and prepare for future events.
To receive your access link, sign up at: estuary.org/events
School activities in the Estuarine Nature Reserve of the County Lagoon
The Estuary is offering educational activities for student groups in Jaime Benítez Park, from interpretive tours, workshops and other activities related to the topics of biodiversity, ecosystems, water quality, green infrastructure and coastal resilience.
Spaces are available Monday through Friday, between 8:00 am and 12:00 pm, for groups of all levels (K-12), from public, private, or homeschool schools, with a maximum of 30 participants per activity. These activities count toward Green Contact hours.
To coordinate, write to us at: [email protected].
Certification of scientific citizens
Below are the events scheduled for the coming weeks. See more information at estuary.org/ccc.
Microplastics Characterization and Reduction Module
Field experience; Friday, January 31, from 9:00 am to 11:00 am at Laguna Torrecilla and Canal Suárez
Coastal Resilience Module
Field experience—collection and propagation of coastal vegetation; Saturday, February 1, from 8:00 am to 11:00 am in Piñones
Field Experience—Ecological Assessment of Planting; Friday, February 7, from 8:30 am to 11:30 am at County Lagoon
Recycle your Christmas tree (and other materials) with the Municipality of Trujillo Alto
If you are a resident of the Municipality of Trujillo Alto, you can place your Christmas tree in front of your residence (without lights, decorations, or stands) the night before the scheduled date for your housing development, condominium, or neighborhood. Below are the Christmas tree collection routes for the urban areas of the municipality. For more information, call 787-761-0172, ext. 3172.
The Municipality of Trujillo Alto will also be collecting used electronic equipment on Saturday, January 25, 2025, from 8:00 am to 12:00 pm at the Our Lady of Providence Parish in the Dos Bocas neighborhood.
Job/Contract Opportunities
Coordinator of Water Quality Day (2025)
Green Infrastructure Coordinator (full time staff position)
Audit & Tax Services Contract Announcement
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS- TECHNICAL SUPPORT CONSULTANT
Communications Consultant (Support)
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) RESEARCH AND STUDY PROPOSALS – ESTUARIO FELLOWSHIP FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS
Support the Estuary with your refund
This new tax filing season, we encourage you to donate part of your refund to conservation and management efforts for the ecosystems of the San Juan Bay estuary.
Allies who wish to contribute to these actions can do so through the total or partial donation of their reimbursement, directly from their single payroll (individual).
This method is possible thanks to Law 48 of 2009, which establishes the Special Fund for the San Juan Bay Estuary.
Look for the option “Contribution to the Special Fund for the San Juan Bay Estuary”, which you will find on the line 1B of the boxing “Refund” from your form.
Our restoration, conservation, and management efforts are made possible by the donations, collaboration, and volunteer work of residents, businesses, institutions, and friends of the interconnected waterways that comprise the San Juan Bay Estuary watershed. The San Juan Bay Estuary is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation that designs, implements, and monitors restoration efforts to improve water quality and associated ecosystems within the San Juan Bay Estuary system and its watershed.
Learn about the different methods available to donate to the Estuary at estuary.org/donate/.
Weekly bacteriological monitoring
Assessment conducted Thursday, January 23, 2025. We have a RED flag for County Lagoon. We recommend avoiding areas that exceeded the Beach Action Value water quality parameter of 70 CFU/100 ML. Remember to avoid the water during rain events.
