by Jenika Downs | Oct 15, 2018 | Oyster Announcements, Oyster Events, Oyster News, Oyster Reef Recovery Initiative Events
The 2018 Oyster Delivery was held on Thursday, September 27that Easton Point Marina. 65 volunteers met at 8:25 am to await the arrival of the oyster spat from Horn Point Laboratories that was being delivered by Wayne Wetzke of the Oyster Recovery Partnership. While...
by Jenika Downs | Aug 27, 2018 | Oyster Events, Oyster News
Please sign up to volunteer today! We are in need of drivers with trucks or trailers and general volunteers. Meet up at 8:30 @ Easton Point Coffee * Donuts* Bagged lunch provided Click Here to volunteer or call Julie at 410-822-9143 Thank you!!...
by Jenika Downs | Jun 18, 2018 | Oyster Events, Oyster News, Oyster Reef Recovery Initiative Events
The 2018 Oyster Pick Up was held on Friday, June 1, 2018. Luckily, it was the only day that week where rain was not in the forecast. People began arriving at the Eglseder offices about 7:45 to get their route assignments and fuel up on coffee and doughnuts. After...
by Jenika Downs | Oct 9, 2017 | Oyster News, Oyster Reef Recovery Initiative Events
Oyster Deliveries this year were the largest we have ever performed. Last year we had 322 oyster growers and this year we grew to include 386 growers. Those growers signed up to raise 1,022 cages of oyster spat. Our Program Coordinator, Kelsey Spiker, stepped...
by Jenika Downs | May 3, 2017 | Oyster Cage Maintenance Letters, Oyster News, Oyster Reef Recovery Initiative Events
Oh what a difference a week makes! When I did my cage maintenance on Sunday, I was amazed at how much fouling had occurred since last week. In just a week, the rate of fouling had nearly doubled! Here’s what I did and recommend that you do this week: Actively dunk...
by Jenika Downs | Nov 28, 2016 | Oyster Cage Maintenance Letters, Oyster Cages, Oyster Growing Information, Oyster News
On Sunday when I checked my oysters, there was some growth on my cages since last week, but the rate of “fouling” growth is slowing down as the water temperature drops. There was, however, quite an accumulation of silt and sediment on the oysters since last week....
