Estuario Weekly Update
An estuarine greeting! Through our weekly update, we share the events and opportunities for collaboration, training, and volunteerism scheduled to benefit the San Juan Bay estuary, its ecosystems, and communities.
Summit 2024
The San Juan Bay Estuary Partnership invites you to the 2024 Summit, to be held on December 2, 3 and 4, at the theater of the Colegio de Ingenieros y Agrimensores de Puerto Rico, in Hato Rey. This is a massive event that will bring together experts and connoisseurs in the topics of sustainability and urban resilience to achieve greater integration and collaboration between various sectors and disciplines.
Registration for the events on Monday, December 2 and Wednesday, December 4 is open to the public. Attendance for Tuesday, December 3 will be by invitation. We are also receiving abstracts of projects or studies relevant to the San Juan Bay Estuary watershed. If you are an expert or connoisseur on urban sustainability and/or resilience subjects, we invite you to submit a poster as part of the Watershed Symposium of Puerto Rico on Wednesday, December 4.
Registrations are open. Learn more about Summit 2024 and how you can get involved in estuario.org/cumbre-2024.
Family Day
The Family Day is here! On Saturday, November 2nd, join us at the Jaime Benítez Park of the Condado Lagoon Natural Estuarine Reserve, where we will have educational games and workshops, a tour of the reserve, opportunities to accumulate hours for Contacto Verde and Cine del Estuario.
See more information at: estuario.org/eventos.
Cine del Estuario
Cine del Estuario presents: Migration; on Saturday, November 2, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. at the Jaime Benítez Park in the Condado Lagoon. The film will be screened in Spanish, with English subtitles. As always, this feature is free of charge. Bring your blanket or chair!
Amigos de la Laguna
The SJBEP invites you to the next meeting of Amigos de la Laguna, on Wednesday, November 13, 2024, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Jaime Benítez Park of the Condado Lagoon.
The meeting will also have a virtual space via Zoom. Sign up at estuario.org/eventos to get your access link.
Second Estuario Artists-in-Residence informational meeting
For all artists who did not make it to the informative meeting last Tuesday, October 29, we have scheduled a new meeting on Wednesday, November 13, 2024, from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. via Zoom. This meeting is an integral part of the proposal submission and selection process. Sign up today, at estuario.org/eventos.
Coastal planting in Piñones
On Saturday, October 19, 2024, ten citizen scientists planted about 300 specimens of coastal vegetation in Piñones, including red mangrove propagules, button mangroves and beach grapes. The planting counted as field experience for the certification through the Estuario Coastal Resilience module. The coordinators, Andreína Alexatos and Agnes Pagán, led the event.
Thank you to all the participants! Get certified as a citizen scientist with the Estuario Coastal Resilience module. View the next scheduled events at estuario.org/ccc.
Coastal resilience with students
On Friday, November 1, 2024, 54 Saint John’s School 11th grade students dedicated their Community Day to the coastal resilience of the Condado Lagoon.
After an introductory talk to the Estuario Coastal Resilience module, they planted about 300 red mangrove seedlings and cleaned up the surroundings of the Lagoon. The time spent by these students counts as community service hours.
We are grateful for the support of our experts, Andreína Alexatos, Stacey Larancuent, Mario García and Agnes Pagán. Special thanks to the teacher, Rosa Rivera, for her support in planting mangroves.
Citizen Scientist Certification
Below are the events scheduled for the coming weeks. See more information in estuario.org/ccc.
Participatory Bird Census Module:
Coastal Resilience Module:
Employment opportunities
Comunications Consultant (Support)— The San Juan Bay Estuary Partnership (Estuario) is seeking a qualified applicant for to support the Communications team and execute the Estuario’s social media strategy by creating graphic design, video, and written content that can be used for other digital platforms.
Community Facilitator (RFP)—The San Juan Bay Estuary Partnership (Estuario) seeks qualified applicants to provide services as a Community Facilitator in the Juan Méndez Creek (JMC) Restoration Project.
ARTISTA RESIDENTE DEL ESTUARIO—El Artista Residente del Estuario enfocará su propuesta a lo largo de la quebrada Juan Méndez en San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Media coverage
October 28, 2024. Estuario de la Bahía de San Juan busca su nuevo artista residente. Locales. Metro Puerto Rico. Web. https://www.metro.pr/noticias/2024/10/28/estuario-de-la-bahia-de-san-juan-busca-su-nuevo-artista-residente/
Redacción. October 29, 2024. Estuario de la Bahía de San Juan busca su nuevo artista residente. Ciencia y Ambiente. El Nuevo Día. Web. https://www.elnuevodia.com/ciencia-ambiente/otros/notas/estuario-de-la-bahia-de-san-juan-busca-su-nuevo-artista-residente/
Download Your Free Copy—San Juan Bay Estuary: Research History and Opportunities
The San Juan Bay Estuary Partnership is pleased to share the recent publication, San Juan Bay Estuary: Research History and Opportunities; by Ariel E. Lugo and Jorge F. Bauzá Ortega.
This comprehensive document includes valuable information on research conducted in the estuarine system, calling for adding to these observations, findings, and conclusions in potential future research.
To arrange for a paperback pickup, please contact us at 787-725-8165.
Prepare for this Hurricane Season
Get ready for this hurricane season. Download the Estuario Community Hurricane Preparedness Guide and follow its recommendations. The strength and resilience of your community starts at home.
Also visit the Estuario Virtual Community Hub, where you’ll find vital information such as relevant emergency number information and instructions for preparing emergency backpacks.
Don’t get scared! Get prepared.
Weekly bacteriological monitoring
For reasons beyond our control, we do not have bacteriological monitoring results for this week. However, due to precipitation forecasts, we recommend avoiding the water this weekend.
