What we do...
Despite hurricanes, a pandemic, and even an earthquake we have been consistently maintaining the 642 acre areas of Punta Borinquen on a monthly basis since July of 2013. We, along with our subcontracted workers and collaborators, are currently responsible for all of the maintenance of the area that corresponds to the areas of Survival Beach to Wilderness Beach . This includes trimming & mowing and biweekly trash pickup.
In addition to the physical improvements of the area and manual labor, we also host an array of different community events. We also sponsor monthly FREE yoga for the first Saturday of the month, monthly community meetings, and RPBQN Experiences educational seminars the last Friday of the month. For more information see the "News and Events" tab.
Infrastructure Repairs
Historical Landmark Maintenance
Signage & Mapping
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Parks & Trails
General Maintenance
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Top 10 Achivements
We are a very dynamic nonprofit organization so compiling the "Top 10 Achievement" over the last 11 years was a bit hard, but here are a few of our favorites!
Observation Tower
On March 15 2019, the University of Texas Arlington collaborated with our nonprofit to construct a community observation tower. A magical spot to observe nature. During the season, you can see whales breaching!
Ramey Central Park
After 17 months of historical investigation, mapping, permits, and a lot of manual labor and cleaning, we were able to celebrate the "Grand Opening of Ramey Central Park" after 51 years of abandonment!Thanks to all who participated, it was a success!
Punta Borinquen Bridge
One of our first "major projects" was to restore the original bridge to Punta Borinquen Beach. We teamed up with Alejandro Proskauer-Valaerio for his Eagle Scout project in spring of 2016. After hurricane damage, we revamped the bridge to make it more resilient by reinforcing and elevating the base and making it wider for better accessibility. This was an additional investment of $7,500.
Punta Borinquen Parking Lot
With a monetary investment of $18,867.36 and 178.80 metric tons of asphalt, on May 17th 2021, we were able to restore the original parking lot of Punta Borinquen.
Surfer's Beach Mural
On January 28, 2023 we organized a "Community Art Project". For this event we collaborated with several different artists, Kirt Ziegler & Manuel "gOnzo" González, to create a 150 ft mural. With 72 volunteers, we beautified this retaining wall to better than original condition. We cleared the excess overgrowth, pressure washed, painted, and prepped the cement embankment to paint our mural and add the 6'x6' photo images. What a beautiful transformation!
Naval Building Clean Up
Over the course of several years, we have been able to rehabilitate this "public disturbance" into a clean and maintained area. We are have removed the weeds, have painted the buildings, and mow on a monthly basis.
Players for the Planet
Held on Sunday, December 11, 2023 at the Spanish Ruins, with over 132 volunteers, and three, active, Major League Baseball Players; Francisco Lindor, Jose Berrios, and Javier Baez, we were able to plant more than 200 coastal trees to prevent erosion, and picked up around 30 cubic yards & 5 tons of trash.
Ruins Revival
Signage
For an overall investment of $22,166.55 we were able to replace and install 49 different signs throughout the Borinquen recreational area. These signs are multipurpose and serve to educate, warn, direct, and inform the public so the park is safer, welcoming, and beautiful. The signs range from rip current awareness, surf etiquette, historical information and mapping amongst others. What an improvement these signs make!
On December 6, 2014 we were able to rehabilitate the area of the former Spanish Light House Ruins. This included removing decades of graffiti, trash, and weeds. We also installed a sign, and entrance border.
Puerto Rican Day Parade
Last but not least, we were invited to represent the nonprofit in the NY PR Day Parade on June 9, 2024! The theme for this year was "Las calles y las playas son del pueblo" (the beaches and the roads are of the people0. We were acknowledged as a guest of honor. What a privilege it was! Thanks Brooklyn!