Monthly Archives: December 2010

Tropical Storm (TS) Otto hit Puerto Rico in early October with torrential rains that caused flooding, mudslides, and landslides. Twenty-one (21) municipalities were declared disaster areas. On October 14, 2010, Roberto Viqueira, Louis Meyer and Mario Rodriguez conducted a field … Continue reading →

Worldometers is updated in real time – world statistics on population, government and economics, society and media, environment, food, water, energy and health. You can watch as the number of people born today rises steadily, as the number of hectares … Continue reading →

Scientists from NOAA’s National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS), Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (CCMA), recently returned from a successful field mission to Guánica, Puerto Rico. This mission was a core component of a larger collaborative effort to … Continue reading →

The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is the primary Federal Agency of the USDA that works with private landowners to help them conserve, maintain and improve their natural resources. The Agency empha-sizes voluntary, science-based conservation; technical assistance; partnerships; incentive-based programs; … Continue reading →

Fall 2011 EPA Science To Achieve Results (STAR) Fellowships For Undergraduate Environmental Study EPA, as part of its Science to Achieve Results program, is offering Greater Research Opportunities (GRO) undergraduate fellowships for bachelor level students in environmental fields of study. … Continue reading →

Coral Reefs are valued at between $100,000 and $600,000 per square kilometer each year (UNEP, 2006) Just three to four decades ago, coral coverage in the Caribbean was commonly 40 to 60 percent. Now in many areas of Puerto Rico … Continue reading →

Advancing the Guánica Bay Watershed Man-agement Plan. (Presentation) This is a pdf of the November 3rd by Bill Fisher and John Carriger (EPA’s Office of Research and Development). The presentation briefly reviews the Guánica Bay Watershed Management Plan and the … Continue reading →