job fair
Join the Estuary team. Come to our job fair on Wednesday, December 13 , 2023, from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm (first session) and from 3:30 pm to 6:30 pm (second session), at the Estuary office (1315 Ponce de León Avenue, San Juan, PR 00907).
There are opportunities in administration, communications, IT, intersectoral relations, water quality, education, and green infrastructure. Bring your resume.
See the available opportunities at: estuary.org
Certification of scientific citizens
Coastal resilience module:
- December 9 – Field trip: maintenance of the Estuary Nursery; with Andreína Alexatos, from 8:30 am to 11:30 am at the TAU Center in Loíza
- December 12 – Field trip: red mangrove seed collection; with Andreína Alexatos, from 8:30 am to 11:30 am in the Piñones State Forest
- December 12 – Thematic workshop: Mangroves and dunes; with Andreína Alexatos, from 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm via Zoom
- December 16 – Field trip: planting coastal vegetation; with Andreína Alexatos, from 8:00 am to 11:00 am at La Pocita de Piñones
- December 19 – Thematic workshop—Ecological assessment of marine habitats: coral reefs and seagrass meadows; with Daritzel Cintrón, from 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm via Zoom
Microplastics characterization and reduction module:
- December 14 – Thematic workshop—Microplastics in water: identification, protocols and analysis; from 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm via Zoom
Coastal cleanup in Piñones
The community campaign for responsible solid waste management, " Leave a Clean Footprint in Piñones," in collaboration with COPI, Arrecifes Pro-Ciudad, CRES, Surfrider Foundation, LimPiaR, and the Estuary, invites you to participate in a cleanup of the coastal region from Boca de Cangrejos to Vacía Talega, on Saturday, December 9, 2023, from 9:00 am to 11:00 am
The Estuary will be leading the cleanup of the La Pocita area. Sign up with us at estuario.org/eventos.
Christmas Bird Censuses Gamaliel Pagán Hernández
Christmas bird censuses are back! Gamaliel Pagán Hernández!
This season, we will be conducting censuses at 18 points around the San Juan Bay estuary, between December 14, 2023 and January 5, 2024.
See the locations and sign up today at estuary.org/events.
Other activities
During the family day out at the Condado Lagoon Estuarine Nature Reserve last Saturday, December 2nd, we participated in an informative tour, courtesy of our public engagement specialist and bird census coordinator, Eliezer Nieves, and our environmental educator, Coral Avilés. Participants learned about the importance of this estuarine ecosystem and conducted a bird census in the area.
Thanks to the friends and neighbors who joined us for the day trip and the Estuary Cinema screening. Until next time!
On Saturday, December 2, 14 volunteers accompanied our coastal resilience coordinator, Andreína Alexatos, in the planting of around 750 coastal trees in half a hectare of the Northeast Ecological Corridor in San Miguel, Luquillo, as part of the coastal resilience module of the Estuary's citizen scientist certification.
The community campaign, "Don't Let It Touch the Floor or Get into the Water," thanks the 16 volunteers who supported the recycling stations at the Christmas Party in La Goyco last Saturday, December 2, 2023. We diverted three bags of aluminum (35 pounds) and one plastic bag (7 pounds), among other materials.
Media coverage
December 13, 2023. San Juan Estuary to hold job fair virtually and in person. Local. Metro Puerto Rico. Web. https://www.metro.pr/noticias/2023/12/05/estuario-de-san-juan-llevara-a-cabo-feria-de-empleo-de-manera-virtual-y-presencial/?outputType=amp
December 7, 2023. Hector Varela, Auraluz Guzmán, Cristina Ramírez. Massive beach cleanup from San Juan to Piñones this Saturday. Interview on Las Noticias al Mediodía (Midday News). Tele Once. Web: https://teleonce.com/noticias/locales/limpieza-de-playas-masiva-desde-san-juan-hasta-pinones-este-sabado/
Weekly bacteriological monitoring
Assessment conducted on Thursday, December 7, 2023. We have a GREEN flag for the County Lagoon Estuarine Nature Reserve. If there are precipitation events, we recommend avoiding the water during these. Have a great weekend!
