Executive Director, Brenda Torres, met with the new US-EPA Region 2 Administrator, Hon. Pete Lopez. He was taken on a scouting trip to the waters of the estuary to be able to assess the damage. His receptiveness towards the needs of environmental justice communities throughout...
The SJBEP started a new temporary weekly monitoring three weeks after hurricane Maria to test the water quality on different water bodies for fecal bacteria after Hurricane Maria. The monitoring activities were conducted on several points in beaches and coastal areas, including Vacía Talega, Pine...
SJBEP staff took various media outlets on a field trip to see firsthand the impact that Hurricane Maria had on the estuary ecosystems. This trip resulted in an article published on the local newspaper Metro Puerto Rico. The title was Manglares: barrera protectora contra huracanes....
The SJBEP staff installed signs near Condado Lagoon, Ocean Park, Isla Verde and Vacía Talega, to warn users about water quality, and encourage them to take precautions in case of contact with contaminated water. ...
Executive Director Brenda Torres releases “Hurricane Maria: time to convert data into action” column on El Nuevo Dia. This column highlights the importance of taking action against hurricanes and climate change. ...
7 days after Hurricane Maria, the San Juan Bay Estuary program visited Ocean Park to find the streets flooded. The SJBEP representatives documented challenges associated with street flooding simultaneously with wastewater exposure, due to urban infrastructure saturation after Hurricane María. This is what we refer...
San Juan Bay Estuary Program met with other community organizations (Bosque Modelo, Harimau Conservation, Instituto del Karso) to draft a policy briefing for members of the U.S. congress to understand the impact of the hurricane in ecosystems and how the federal government should consider these...
The San Juan Bay Estuary Program went on a scouting field trip to evaluate the impacts of Hurricane María to the San Juan Bay Estuary ecosystems and the infrastructure in the area. In this scouting we found the Estuary devastated. The first recruitment effort for...
#HurricaneMaría lands in Puerto Rico during National Estuary Week. ...
