2010 Season Gearing Up; Planning Underway
The Oyster Recovery Partnership and its restoration partners are beginning the planning for the 2010 planting season. To assist with our planning efforts, if you are interested in establishing or augmenting an oyster reef in your river, please complete the information form and return it to the Oyster Recovery Partnership where it will be considered.
Attention Watermen and Leaseholders
If you are interested in buying seed in 2010 for your own lease OR are interested in working with an existing leaseholder to grow oysters, please send us a note with your request.
Watermen Program Update
Maryland Department of Natural Resources in cooperation with the Oyster Recovery Partnership received over 900 watermen applications to assist in retrieving derelict gear and rehabilitating oyster bars. All applications are currently being reviewed for accuracy. In early February, watermen selected for these programs will be notified with additional details.
LOCAL ARTIST SUPPORTS OYSTERS
Maryland Life magazine has featured painter Tom Freeman who has painted a series of classic Chesapeake Bay scenes. These limited-edition prints are available for purchase; half of the proceeds from these prints will go to the Oyster Recovery Partnership to assist us with our oyster restoration efforts.
WE NEED YOUR HELP
For 15 years, the Oyster Recovery Partnership, with its coalition of partners, has been planting hundreds of millions of disease-free oysters back into the Chesapeake Bay. Costing only a few cents to produce and plant, a small donation can plant thousands of oysters and help us restore the Chesapeake Bay. Please help us make a difference. Donate or Volunteer today.
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