Weekly Water Quality Monitoring
Here are this week's results, performed Thursday, March 31 2021. Published each Friday through our Facebook Page.
Forum and presentation of Estuarine voices
Estuario presented the newly-published oral history book Voces estuarinas on Tuesday, March 30 2021, with a live forum broadcast through its Facebook Page.
The forum featured historians Javier E. Laureano and Ruth M. García Pantaleón, as well as collaborators Sonya Canetti, Director of Projects at the Puerto Rican Foundation for the Humanities , and José Santiago Reillo, community leader at Península de Cantera. Estuario's Executive Director, Brenda Torres Barreto, served as moderator.
Listen to the new podcast: Voices of the Estuary
Through oral history, Voces del Estuario explores the life experiences of residents that inhabit the communities of the San Juan Bay Estuary Watershed — rescuing the urban memories and natural heritage of Puerto Rico's Metropolitan Area. This initiative is possible thanks to a grant provided by the Fundación Puertorriqueña de las Humanidades. Listen to the first episode here:
In the Caimito neighborhood, nestled in the mountains south of San Juan, the Chiclana stream originates, one of the waterways that feed the Piedras River, which flows into San Juan Bay. On the stream's banks, neighbor Hidelisa Román and community leader Juan Cruz enjoyed an environment rich in flora and fauna. They lived through pivotal periods in the history, transformation, and environmental justice of this community. Here they share their stories, struggles, and experiences.
Water Community Network
Estuary continues recruiting participants to its Water Community Network. These partners will collaborate with Estuario's projects throughout 2021, including the creation of a Multijurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan, Green Infrastructure, and Illicit Discharge Identification initiatives.
Water Community Network members are already pre-registered to participate in Estuario's Hazard Mitigation Plan asset identification workshops. Join the group HERE.
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The San Juan Bay Estuary Watershed's water quality management and restoration actions are possible thanks to our public. Donations to the San Juan Bay Estuary Partnership are deductible in Federal and Local tax returns.
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