by nsalting | Jul 24, 2023 | Oyster Announcements, Oyster Events, Oyster News, Oyster Reef Recovery Initiative Events
Volunteers for the Chesapeake Bay Oyster Reef Recovery Initiative gathered at the offices of founding sponsor Eglseder Wealth Management Group, Inc. on June 2 to pick up oyster spat-on-shell from their 300-plus growers. After coffee and doughnuts, 80 community...
by nsalting | Nov 1, 2022 | Oyster Cage Maintenance Letters, Oyster Events
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....
by nsalting | Oct 17, 2022 | Oyster Cage Maintenance Letters, Oyster Events
Thank you very much for your participation in the Marylanders Grow Oysters Program (MGO) for the 2022-2023 growing season. We will be sending you regular reminder letters regarding the maintenance of your cages. Initially, we will be sending you weekly letters (like...
by cristian | Sep 14, 2022 | Oyster Events, Oyster News
We held our 11th annual Oyster Social on Thursday, June 16, 2022. Every year we hold a cookout for our growers and volunteers to thank them for their time and hard work to help keep the oyster program thriving. Storms came through town in the late morning but cleared...
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...
