by Jenika Downs | Jul 22, 2019 | Oyster Events, Oyster News
Oyster restoration program sees best year yet The threat of rain couldn’t stop 106 guests of The Chesapeake Bay Oyster Reef Recovery Initiative (ORRI) from gathering together to celebrate another successful growing season at the 8thAnnual Oyster Social. The event was...
by Jenika Downs | Jun 24, 2019 | Oyster Events, Oyster News
The 2019 Oyster Pick Up was held on Friday, May 31. All 68 of our volunteers met at founding sponsor’s, Eglseder Wealth Management Group Inc., office on Commerce Drive in Easton to sign in, get their pre-printed routes and some coffee and donuts. Once they had...
by Jenika Downs | May 29, 2019 | Oyster Cage Maintenance Letters, Oyster Events
Only ONE more week until the Oyster Pick-up! There was a good deal of fouling growth on my cages this past week. Here is what I did: Actively dunk each cage up and down in the water to remove accumulated silt and sediment.Leave the cages on the dock for about 90...
by Jenika Downs | May 6, 2019 | Oyster Cage Maintenance Letters, Oyster Events
Oyster Cage Maintenance 5-6-19 to 5-12-19 There was a good deal of fouling growth on my cages this past week. Here is what I did: Actively dunk each cage up and down in the water to remove accumulated silt and sediment.Leave the cages on the dock for about 90 minutes...
by Jenika Downs | Apr 22, 2019 | Oyster Cage Maintenance Letters, Oyster 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...
