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 | 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...