Estuary Update
Greetings from the estuary! Below, we share opportunities for collaboration, volunteering, and training this week, through initiatives and actions planned to benefit the ecosystems of the San Juan Bay Estuary and its communities.
Family day out at the County Lagoon Estuarine Nature Reserve
On Saturday, March 2, 2024, join us for a cleanup at the Lagoon (with Green Contact or community service hours), a yoga session, an interpretive tour, a talk about biodiversity in the Lagoon, ecological trivia, and the Estuary Cinema screening.
There will be vendors selling healthy food and juices. The tour, talk, and trivia will count towards your Green Contact hours. We look forward to seeing you! See more information at: estuary.org/events
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 (Estuario) 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 (Estuario) 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.
Estuary Internship Opportunity—Stakeholder Education & Awareness – The San Juan Bay Estuary Partnership (Estuary) seeks university-level interns to raise awareness within municipalities and educate themselves about the importance of correct management of solid/liquid waste, including the impact of incorrect disposal of used oil and other materials on gray infrastructure and the environment.
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.
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
February 26 – Field trip: water quality monitoring; with Rebeca Rivera, monitoring coordinator, from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm at the Las Curías Reservoir and the Piedras River
February 27 – Field trip: water quality monitoring; with Rebeca Rivera, from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm in San Juan Bay (boat trip)
February 28 – Field trip: water quality monitoring; with Rebeca Rivera, from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm at Laguna San José (boat trip)
February 29 – Field trip: weekly water quality monitoring; with Rebeca Rivera, from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm at the County Lagoon
Night of Ideas with the Alliance Française of Puerto Rico
On Friday, March 1, 2024, the Estuary, together with the Alliance Française of Puerto Rico and Villa Albertine, will celebrate the Night of Ideas: an event about urban planning and ecology.
A workshop on ecological practices will be presented, along with the films The Sounds of the Estuary (2023) and Tant que le soleil frappe (2022), accompanied by an open discussion with Puerto Rican environmental planners.
The event is open to the public. See more information and reserve your spot. here.
Other activities
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 the line 1B of the boxing “Refund”. Read more, here.
Weekly bacteriological monitoring
Assessment conducted on Thursday, February 22, 2024. We have a RED flag for the Condado Lagoon Estuarine Nature Reserve. We recommend avoiding areas that exceeded the water quality parameter for enterococci of 70 CFU/100 mL. Remember to avoid the water during rain events. Have a great weekend!
