Puerto Rico Water Quality Day
The sixteenth Puerto Rico Water Quality Day will be on Saturday, April 13, 2024. from 9:00 am to 11:00 am
Have you chosen your body of water yet? Registration is open! Create your group, choose your body of water, and register at: estuary.org/waterqualityday
We'll be sharing the dates for training workshops and kit distribution soon. Stay tuned to our social media channels for your weekly updates.
Educational activities at the County Lagoon
Bring your school group to the Condado Lagoon Estuarine Nature Reserve! The Estuary is offering educational activities in Jaime Benítez Park, including interpretive tours, workshops, and other activities related to 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]
Job opportunities
Accountant – The San Juan Bay Estuary Partnership 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.
Senior Project Lead (Juan Méndez 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.
Stakeholder and Engagement Manager – The Stakeholder and Engagement Manager assists the Executive Director and the Management Conference with engagement, educational, and outreach activities. The position oversees and coordinates Management Conference (MC) committees and pursues new partnerships and funding opportunities; they provide staff support for the Management Conference and serve as a liaison for various external working groups.
Capacity Building and Facilitation Services—Request for Proposal – The San Juan Bay Estuary Partnership (Estuary) seeks qualified applicants to work at Capacity Building Services. The Capacity Building Services supports Estuary's role as a regional convener, catalyst, and facilitator to restore and maintain clean waters that support a thriving ecosystem, healthy communities, and vibrant ecosystem in the San Juan Bay Estuary and its urbanized watershed.
Stakeholder Education & Awareness—Estuario Internship Opportunity – 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.
Estuary Resident Artists—Request for proposal The Estuary's Resident Artists create artistic expressions with the aim of engaging citizens in the conservation and restoration of the estuary basin in a creative and culturally relevant way. Through dialogue and the exchange of ideas about the restoration and conservation of the estuarine ecosystem, the resident artists raise environmental awareness and facilitate the development of a resilient basin.
See more information in: 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
March 19. – Field trip: ecological assessment of coral reefs; with the coastal resilience coordinator, Daritzel Cintrón, from 7:00 am to 10:00 am at Balneario El Escambrón
March 23. – Field trip: planting coastal vegetation; with arborist Andreína Alexatos, from 8:30 am to 11:30 am in the Northeast Ecological Corridor, Luquillo
March 28. – Introduction to coastal resilience workshop; with Coral Avilés, from 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm via Zoom
March 31. – Field trip: ecological assessment of coral reefs and seagrasses; with Daritzel Cintrón, from 8:00 am to 11:00 am at the County 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 the line 1B of the boxing “Refund”. Read more, here.
Weekly bacteriological monitoring
Assessment conducted on Thursday, March 14, 2024. We have a GREEN flag for County Lagoon. We recommend avoiding the area that exceeded the water quality parameter for enterococci, the "Beach Action Value," of 70 CFU/100 ML. Remember to avoid the water during rain events. Have a great weekend!
