{"id":6835,"date":"2024-06-21T15:04:03","date_gmt":"2024-06-21T15:04:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/svk.dlr.mybluehost.me\/?p=6835"},"modified":"2024-06-22T03:39:02","modified_gmt":"2024-06-22T03:39:02","slug":"unen-fuerzas-conservation-opportunity-y-el-drna-para-la-conservacion-de-embalse-en-toa-baja","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/conservationopportunity.org\/en\/unen-fuerzas-conservation-opportunity-y-el-drna-para-la-conservacion-de-embalse-en-toa-baja\/","title":{"rendered":"Conservation Opportunity and DNER join forces for the conservation of the reservoir in Toa Alta"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Volunteers at Embalse La Plata reservoir after completing a cleanup day, Toa Alta.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Conservation Opportunity (CO), together with the Department of Natural Resources (DNER) and the municipality of Toa Alta, carried out, on November 18, 2023, a day of cleaning up human waste and installing signs emphasizing the \u201cEnjoy with Conscience\u201d campaign as an effort to preserve and protect the ecosystem of the La Plata Reservoir Wildlife Refuge in that municipality, as well as carrying out aquatic activities such as fishing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the event, more than 30 volunteers joined together to clean up the area, collecting more than 205 pounds of debris. In the same way, they were able to help a juvenile osprey in rehabilitation that consumed the aquatic animals caught by the participants. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis collective effort not only contributed to beautifying the natural environment, but also had a significant impact on the conservation of local wildlife,\u201d said CO founder Fabiola Torres Toledo. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He added, \u201cTrash makes spaces look less pleasant. When you find a clean place, it creates more peace. Also, keeping areas clean protects our natural resources such as water quality, and the health of the animals and plants that share these spaces with us humans.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Banco Popular's volunteer coordinator, Luisa Oyola, the event gave her the opportunity to reflect and relax with the environment.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Volunteers after installing a sign at the La Plata reservoir, Toa Alta.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

\u201cIt was an experience where they stopped to discover some activities where they do good, but, at the same time, it helps you to take a moment to find peace,\u201d said Oyola. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He added that \u201cThis event was a learning circle where you learn at the beginning and continue going through some stages and then at the end, when the activity is closed, all the garbage that was collected is weighed and apart from that the experiences are shared\u201d. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the other hand, the La Plata Reservoir in Toa Alta is one of the most important dams in Puerto Rico, since it is a vital source of drinking water for thousands of families in the municipalities of Cata\u00f1o, Bayam\u00f3n, sectors of Toa Alta and a large part of Toa Baja, according to a press release by former Rep. Angel \u201cGary\u201d Rodriguez Miranda.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Along the same lines, the reservoir's waters originate in the municipalities of the central mountainous zone extending some seven miles with maximum depths of up to 100 feet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLa Plata Reservoir is managed by the Aqueduct and Sewer Authority and is protected by the DNER,\u201d explained La Plata Reservoir Wildlife Refuge Management Officer Marinelly Valentin. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The official emphasized that the department conserves, protects and restores the area to have good water quality so that people can receive water in their homes while the second use of the reservoir is recreation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe activities we work on here are fishing, bird watching, paddle sports, and nature walks following a set of rules,\u201d Valentin said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Volunteers fishing in La Plata Reservoir, Toa Alta.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The Management Officer also points out that humans \u201ccannot live alone and depend on wildlife for survival. For this reason, they are working hard on habitat restoration practices through plantings in the reservoir, including the endangered plant, black cobana (Libidibia monosperma<\/em>), which benefits nature. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Currently, DNER is involved in various projects at the reservoir ranging from education, bird census and rehabilitation, to tree planting, creation of pollinator gardens, identification of fungi due to their sudden appearance, and community activities such as service hours, contact with nature, and community gardens. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also, a few months later, they had the opening of a \u201csonorous\u201d sidewalk\u201d<\/a> for the visually impaired. Valent\u00edn points out that blind people have a special ability to distinguish sounds and can even contribute to the bird census by means of these sounds. Finally, they developed a fishing workshop program where they teach the participant from the most basic method (bamboo fishing) to the most advanced (\u201cfly fishing\u201d) in fishing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the end of her orientation to the public, Marinelly Valentin stressed the importance of the presence of CO and the volunteers present: \u201cWe really can't do it alone, we don't have the staff for the amount of work there is, that's why the volunteer work, the Eagle projects (Boy Scouts of America), help us to be able to continue here\u201d. He also stressed that the public is welcome to visit this wildlife refuge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Do you want to be part of Conservation Opportunity and contribute to the conservation of our natural resources? You can contact us by sending an email to <\/em>info@conservationopportunity.org<\/em><\/a> or through our social networks at <\/em>Instagram<\/em><\/a>, <\/em>Facebook<\/em><\/a> o <\/em>LinkedIn<\/em><\/a>. In addition, we invite you to follow us on these platforms to receive notifications about events and activities.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you wish to receive information directly to your e-mail, you can fill in the following form <\/em>form<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Conservation Opportunity (CO), junto al Departamento de Recursos Naturales (DRNA) y el municipio de Toa Alta, llev\u00f3 a cabo, el 18 de noviembre del 2023, una jornada de limpieza de desechos humanos e instalaci\u00f3n de letreros enfatizando la campa\u00f1a\u00a0 \u201cDisfruta con Conciencia\u201d como esfuerzo para preservar y proteger el ecosistema del Refugio de Vida Silvestre del Embalse La Plata en dicho municipio, al igual que realizaron actividades acu\u00e1ticas como la pesca. Durante el evento, m\u00e1s de 30 voluntarios se unieron para limpiar el \u00e1rea, recogiendo una cantidad de m\u00e1s de 205 libras de desechos. De esta misma manera, lograron ayudar a una \u00e1guila pescadora juvenil en rehabilitaci\u00f3n que consumi\u00f3 de los animales acu\u00e1ticos que pescaron los participantes.  \u201cEste esfuerzo colectivo no solo contribuy\u00f3 a embellecer el entorno natural, sino que este tambi\u00e9n dej\u00f3 un impacto significativo en la conservaci\u00f3n de la vida silvestre local\u201d, dijo la fundadora de CO, Fabiola Torres Toledo.  A\u00f1adi\u00f3 que \u201cLa basura crea que los espacios se vean menos agradables. Al encontrarte con un lugar limpio, crea m\u00e1s paz. Adem\u00e1s, mantener las \u00e1reas limpias protege a nuestros recursos naturales como la calidad del agua, y la salud de los animales y plantas que comparten estos espacios con nosotros los humanos.\u201d Seg\u00fan la coordinadora de voluntarios del Banco Popular, Luisa Oyola, el evento le dio la oportunidad de reflexionar y relajarse junto al ambiente. \u201cFue una experiencia donde hicieron un alto para descubrir unas actividades donde se hace el bien, pero, a la misma vez, te ayuda a ti a hacer un momento en alto para encontrar la paz\u201d, expres\u00f3 Oyola.  A\u00f1adi\u00f3 que \u201cEste evento fue un aprendizaje en c\u00edrculo donde aprendes al principio y sigues pasando por unas etapas y luego al final, cuando se cierra la actividad, se pesa toda la basura que se recolect\u00f3 y aparte de eso se comparte las experiencias \u201d.  Por otro lado, el Embalse La Plata, en Toa Alta, es una de las represas con m\u00e1s importancia en Puerto Rico, ya que es una fuente vital de agua potable para miles de familias en los municipios de Cata\u00f1o, Bayam\u00f3n, sectores de Toa Alta y una gran parte de Toa Baja, seg\u00fan estableci\u00f3, en un comunicado de prensa, el ex representante Angel \u201cGary\u201d Rodriguez Miranda.\u00a0 En esa misma l\u00ednea, las aguas del embalse se originan en los municipios de la zona monta\u00f1osa central extendi\u00e9ndose unas siete millas con profundidades m\u00e1ximas de hasta 100 pies.  \u201cEl Embalse La Plata lo administra la Autoridad de Acueductos y Alcantarillados y es protegido por el DRNA\u201d, seg\u00fan explic\u00f3 la Oficial de Manejo del Refugio de Vida Silvestre del Embalse La Plata, Marinelly Valentin.  La oficial enfatiz\u00f3 que el departamento conserva, protege y restaura el \u00e1rea para tener una buena calidad de agua y que las personas puedan recibir la misma en sus casas mientras que el segundo uso del embalse es la recreaci\u00f3n.  \u201cLas actividades que se trabajan aqu\u00ed es la 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