by The Oyster Reef Recovery Initiative | Oct 13, 2014 | Oyster Events, Oyster Reef Recovery Initiative Events
The 2014-2015 Oyster Cage Deliveries took place on a beautiful Thursday in October. As the 21 volunteers showed up to the staging site, they were met with breakfast, coffee and a really cool ORRI delivery t-shirt – if we do say so ourselves. Once everyone got settled,...
by The Oyster Reef Recovery Initiative | Aug 18, 2014 | Oyster Events, Oyster News, Oyster Reef Recovery Initiative Events
The New Grower Orientation Breakfast proved most informative for all who attended. It was a lovely morning at The Tidewater Inn and we were joined by 33 of our new growers who have signed up for the 2014-2015 growing season. Scott, our founder, shared a lot of...
by The Oyster Reef Recovery Initiative | Jun 17, 2014 | Oyster Events, Oyster News, Oyster Reef Recovery Initiative Events
Cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, and the company of like-minded folks—it doesn’t get any better than that, which is why our 3rd Annual Oyster Social went off without a hitch! It was such a great event that it made the front page of the Star Democrat! 90 guests in attendance...
by The Oyster Reef Recovery Initiative | Jun 17, 2014 | Oyster Events, Oyster News, Oyster Reef Recovery Initiative Events
What amazing results! We planted around 122,000 oysters as a result of the efforts of our growers during this past growing season! We were astonished to see the numbers and we can’t thank all of our growers and volunteers enough for making this happen. To start the...
by The Oyster Reef Recovery Initiative | Apr 29, 2014 | Oyster Events, Oyster Reef Recovery Initiative Events
At this year’s ShredFest we shredded over 4 tons of paper for our clients and the public: 8,386.80 pounds, to be exact. Despite the fact that it was a very windy spring morning, we had an excellent turnout (hence the 4 tons of paper!) Attendees grazed on light...
by The Oyster Reef Recovery Initiative | Oct 14, 2013 | Oyster Cages, Oyster News, Oyster Reef Recovery Initiative Events
Last year the oyster spat on shell and cages arrived in a box truck. This year the cargo was carried on a tractor trailer! If that doesn’t convey the magnitude of our program’s growth, then how about going from 33 growers last year to 84 growers this year....
