New Employment Opportunity
Estuario is seeking a dynamic and experienced full-time Senior Program Manager to provide leadership, support, and coordination for the Estuario in a broad range of projects and programs.
The Senior Program Manager is the organization's second-in-command and responsible for the efficiency of business. Apply before December 28, 2023.
See more at: https://estuario.org/careers
Certification for Citizen Scientists
Below are the scheduled events:
Coastal Resilience Module:
- December 16 – Field trip: planting of 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. Cintron, 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm via Zoom
Gamaliel Pagán Hernández Christmas Bird Censuses
The Gamaliel Pagán Hernández Christmas bird censuses have begun!
This season, we are conducting censuses at 18 spots around the San Juan Bay Estuary, between the dates of December 14, 2023 and January 5, 2024.
See the locations and sign up today, at estuario.org/eventos.
other activities
Job Fair Estuary:
The Estuary Job Fair was a great success! We thank those who joined us in our office and through Zoom—thank you for your interest in protecting our metropolitan area's waters and in being part of our team.
If you couldn't participate, no problem. Calls are still open through today, December 15. All the information you need is at: https://estuario.org/empleos . Apply today!
Coastal cleanup in Piñones:
Thank you to the 29 volunteers who joined us in La Pocita del Terraplén! On Saturday, December 9, 2023, we were part of the great coastal cleanup Limpieza de costas Deja una huella limpia en Piñones; a collaboration between LimPiaR, COPI, Arrecifes Pro-Ciudad, CRES, Surfrider Foundation and the Estuario, which covered the northern coastal region from Boca de Cangrejos to Vacía Talega.
At La Pocita, we collected 35 bags of solid waste; for a total of 1,153 pounds. We also removed 213 pans of oils and grease, equivalent to approximately 700 gallons. This collaboration is part of the actions for the reduction of aquatic waste of the Estuary. Learn more about these initiatives at: https://estuario.org/desechos-acuaticos/
Maintenance of Vivero Estuario:
Last Saturday, December 9, 2023, 12 volunteers joined our coastal resilience coordinator, Andreína Alexatos and our youth participation coordinator, Agnes Pagán, to the maintenance of Vivero Estuario, located at Centro TAU in Loiza. They processed 800 red mangrove propagules, 90 button mangrove seedlings, and 30 white mangrove seedlings. They pruned, watered, cleaned up, and took a big step toward restoring our shores. Thank you!
Honorary Society for Scientific Research recognizes our Scientific Director as a new member:
We are immensely pleased to announce the induction of our Scientific Director, Jorge Bauzá, to Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society. This society, founded in 1886 at Cornell University, boasts among its members more than 200 Nobel Laureates. We consider ourselves fortunate to have Jorge—and his unwavering commitment to science and the environment—in our team. Congratulations!
Average coverage
Editorial Staff. December 12, 2023. San Juan Bay Estuary to Hold Job Fair. Featured Content. El Vocero de Puerto Rico (elvocero.com). Web. https://www.elvocero.com/actualidad/estuario-de-la-bah-a-de-san-juan-realizar-feria-de-empleo/article_f368ecb8-991a-11ee-b228-7f5674a86b3f.html
Brenda Torres. December 11, 2023. Job Fair at the Estuary. Live Interview. Hoy Día Puerto Rico. Telemundo. Web: https://www.telemundopr.com/noticias/hoy-dia-pr/estuario-de-la-bahia-de-san-juan-realizara-feria-de-empleo/2559554/?fbclid=IwAR0OJmF-uGkLNMnsdQC0wDakrIR1XSFmhwesnUt6TwutITxzJHGQVCLZ2EQ
Editorial Staff. December 10, 2023. Approximately 6,000 pounds of trash collected along the Loíza coastline. Es Noticia Newspaper (esnoticiapr.com). Web. https://esnoticiapr.com/recogen-unas-6000-libras-de-basura-en-litoral-costero-de-loiza/
Editorial Staff. December 10, 2023. Nearly 6,000 pounds of trash collected from Loíza beaches. El Vocero de Puerto Rico (elvocero.com). Web. https://www.elvocero.com/gobierno/municipal/recogen-cerca-de-6-000-libras-de-basura-en-las-playas-de-lo-za/article_608e3536-975f-11ee-9b91-3fee93a726d9.html
Editorial Staff. December 10, 2023. Nearly 6 pounds of trash left by beachgoers on Loíza beaches were collected. Local News. Metro Puerto Rico (metropr.com). Web. https://www.metro.pr/noticias/2023/12/10/recogen-cerca-de-6-mil-libras-de-basura-que-banistas-dejaron-en-playas-de-loiza/
Amanda Pérez Pintado. December 9, 2023. Volunteers collect 6,000 pounds of trash on the Piñones coast during a cleanup event. Science and Environment. El Nuevo Día (elnuevodia.com). Web. https://www.elnuevodia.com/ciencia-ambiente/otros/notas/voluntarios-recogen-6000-libras-de-basura-en-la-costa-de-pinones-durante-un-evento-de-limpieza/?fbclid=IwAR3S9ai6g0Pm7vwzwA8ICAutpTiTy6nk8kscCtQ61FtKEQmNuO61mtqTLDk
Manuel Guillama Capella. December 8, 2023. Recommended amendments to the plan to address climate change in Puerto Rico are pouring in. Science and Environment. El Nuevo Día (elnuevodia.com). Web. https://www.elnuevodia.com/ciencia-ambiente/cambio-climatico/notas/llueven-las-enmiendas-recomendadas-al-plan-para-enfrentar-el-cambio-climatico-en-puerto-rico/
Weekly bacteriological monitoring
Evaluation conduct Thursday, December 14, 2023. We have a RED flag for the Condado Lagoon Natural Estuarine Reserve. We recommend avoiding the areas that exceeded the Beach Action Value water quality parameter of 70 CFU/100 ML. Have a good weekend!
