Family day out at the County Lagoon Estuarine Nature Reserve
The family day out is back! This Saturday, March 2, 2024, join us for a lagoon cleanup (which counts towards your Green Contact or community service hours), a yoga session, an interpretive tour, a talk about the lagoon's biodiversity, eco-trivia, and a screening of Estuary Cinema. Food and healthy juices will be available. The tour, talk, and trivia will count towards your Green Contact hours. We hope to see you there! Find more information at: estuary.org/events
Estuary Cinema
Estuary Cinema presents: Barbie ; Saturday, March 2, 2024, at 7:00 pm at Jaime Benítez Park in the Condado Lagoon Estuarine Nature Reserve. The film will be shown in Spanish with English subtitles. As always, this screening is free. Bring your blanket or chair!
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. The ideal candidate performs a variety of tasks related to budget preparation and maintenance of grant budgets. In order to succeed in this position, the candidate must be organized and have excellent time management skills.
Operations Auditor – The San Juan Bay Estuary Partnership (Estuary) is seeking qualified applicants for the Operations Auditor contract to perform evaluation of the processes and operations, and assess financial and compliance to prevent risks of operations under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) funds.
Senior Project Lead (Juan Mendez Creek Restoration) – The San Juan Bay Estuary Partnership (Estuario) is seeking qualified applicants for the Senior Project Lead- Juan Méndez Creek position to lead project efforts in coordination with Estuario's work and its team. This contractor will act as project liaison and will be responsible for leading the technical aspects of the project; carry out the reconnaissance study and develop the report, manage data, support coordination with USACE and carry out any other tasks needed to manage technical aspects for the Juan Mendez Creek Restoration.
Project Evaluator – The San Juan Bay Estuary Partnership (Estuary) seeks qualified applicants for the Project Evaluator contract position to document project efforts of the Juan Mendez Creek Restoration.
Green Infrastructure Specialist—BIL – The San Juan Bay Estuary Partnership (Estuary) is seeking qualified applicants for the Green Infrastructure Specialist position to carry out data collection and assessments, necessary field evaluations, assess gray/green infrastructure and collaborate with research fellows.
Field Technician – The San Juan Bay Estuary Partnership (Estuary) is seeking qualified applicants for the field technician position to conduct a rapid needs assessment, gather data, conduct analysis, document, and present the results of the rapid needs assessment.
Technical Facilitator – The San Juan Bay Estuary Partnership (Estuary) seeks a senior level expert/technical to bring support as a Technical Facilitator to lead an analysis of the conditions of the Juan Mendez Creek with the input from the Infrastructure Committee. The technical facilitator is expected to develop and present to the Infrastructure Committee recommendations for the restoration plan using the information gathered throughout the year.
Technology Consultant—Request for Proposals – The San Juan Bay Estuary Partnership, or Estuary, requests proposals from entities with the technical expertise in technology for the development of a technology platform that integrates a collaborative database and a dashboard that includes environmental monitoring data from Estuary, municipalities, and state agencies.
See all available opportunities at: estuary.org/jobs
Certification of scientific citizens
Below are the upcoming scheduled events. We add more activities regularly. See more information at estuary.org/ccc.
Coastal resilience module:
February 17 – Field trip: planting coastal vegetation for dune restoration; with Andreína Alexatos, from 8:30 am to 11:30 am in Loíza
February 18 – Field trip: ecological assessment of coral reefs; with Daritzel Cintrón, from 8:00 am to 11:00 am at Playita del Condado
February 18 – Field trip: ecological assessment of seagrasses; with Daritzel Cintrón, from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm at Playita del Condado
February 20 – Thematic workshop: Identification and census of marine fish; with Daritzel Cintrón, from 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm via Zoom
February 24 – Field trip: planting coastal vegetation; with Andreína Alexatos, from 8:30 am to 11:00 am in the Northeast Ecological Corridor, Luquillo
February 25 – Field trip: ecological assessment of coral reefs; with Daritzel Cintrón, from 7:00 am to 10:00 am at Balneario del Escambrón
February 27 – Field trip: seed collection and coastal cleanup; with Andreína Alexatos, from 8:30 am to 11:00 am in Península del Pescador, Piñones
February 29 – Thematic workshop: Ecological assessment of marine habitats: coral communities and seagrasses; with Daritzel Cintrón, from 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm via Zoom
Microplastics characterization and reduction module:
February 22 – Thematic workshop: Microplastics, their impacts on public health and the environment; with Cristina Ramírez, from 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm via Zoom
Water quality module:
February 22 – Field trip: weekly water quality monitoring; with monitoring coordinator Rebeca Rivera, from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm at Condado Lagoon
Support us with your refund
When you make your individual contribution this 2024, support the Estuary with a tax refund. Look for the option “Contribution to the Special Fund for the San Juan Bay Estuary ” on line 1B of the “Refund” section . Read more here.
Weekly bacteriological monitoring
Assessment conducted on Thursday, February 15, 2024. We have a GREEN flag for the County Lagoon Estuarine Nature Reserve. As always, remember to avoid the water during rain events. Have a great weekend!
