by Jenika Downs | Apr 6, 2019 | Bay Matters
Nearly 20,000 osprey come to nest along the shores of the Chesapeake Bay every spring. This is the largest global concentration of osprey, but it hasn’t always been so. Osprey populations saw a catastrophic decline in the 1950s. The culprit? Unregulated pesticides...
by Jenika Downs | Nov 19, 2018 | Bay Matters
There has been much controversy surrounding the restoration of Harris Creek. Waterman have argued that Harris Creek represented some of the best oystering ground. Additionally, many have balked at the $26 million price tag which funded the 2 billion oysters planted on...
by Jenika Downs | Jul 16, 2018 | Bay Matters
by Scott Eglseder June is the busiest time of year for our organization, the Chesapeake Bay Oyster Reef Recovery Initiative (ORRI). We pick up juvenile oysters from 365 growers and then cap off the growing season with a celebration and party for our growers and...
by Jenika Downs | Mar 16, 2018 | Bay Matters
by Scott Eglseder On Jan. 2 of this year, three vital conservation agencies officially united to form ShoreRivers: Midshore Riverkeeper Conservancy (a longtime parter to the Oyster Reef Recovery Initiative), Chester River Association and Sassafras River Association....
by Jenika Downs | Jul 16, 2017 | Bay Matters
by Scott Eglseder We have successfully completed our sixth Oyster Pickup at the Chesapeake Bay Oyster Reef Recovery Initiative (ORRI), along with our 6th Annual Oyster Social. Once the oyster growing season concludes in the spring, we gather all of the juvenile...
by Jenika Downs | Feb 21, 2017 | Bay Matters
Is Trump’s new EPA admin good or bad for the Bay? by Scott Eglseder I can’t recall ever seeing such a diametrically opposed political atmosphere. The Trump supporters are staunchly for him and his opponents are staunchly against. Now that Trump’s nominee to...