The Oyster Recovery Partnership (ORP) today announced that H. Ward Slacum, Jr. has been selected by the board of directors as the organization’s new executive director.  Slacum, who has served as ORP’s director of operations since 2014, was selected after a two-month executive search and…

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“Give 25 More” to the Chesapeake Bay this Giving Season! For 25 years, we’ve embraced the power of the oyster to help restore the health of the Chesapeake Bay – and, together, we’ve made remarkable progress! Get full details in our newly released 25th Anniversary…

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Each oyster sold August 2-5 will help plant 10 baby oysters Participating restaurants throughout Maryland, Pennsylvania Virginia and Washington D.C. will donate 10 cents from every oyster sold Friday, August 2 through Monday, August 5 to the Oyster Recovery Partnership (ORP), the leading nonprofit working…

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Last week, we had the pleasure of participating in the Chesapeake Bay Oyster Reef Recovery Initiative’s (ORRI) oyster collection and planting in the Tred Avon river – part of the Marylanders Grow Oysters (MGO) program. We – and a cadre of volunteers – arrived around…

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Pittsburgh is first Pennsylvania city to engage in program Pittsburgh, Pa. (May 23, 2019) —  The Maryland-Based nonprofit, the Oyster Recovery Partnership, (ORP) has expanded its shell recycling program, the Shell Recycling Alliance, to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where it has seen overwhelming success seven months into operations….

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Program Expands to Pittsburgh, Pa. The Oyster Recovery Partnership’s (ORP) shell recycling program has grown by 43 restaurants, one oyster farm and two public drop sites over the past seven months, and has officially expanded to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The new members have helped ORP reclaim…

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Organizations call on community to sponsor bushels of spat-on-shell The Severn River Association (SRA) and Oyster Recovery Partnership (ORP) today launched a campaign seeking community support to plant 10 million oysters in the Severn River this summer. The fundraising campaign, Operation Build-a-Reef, presents a unique opportunity…

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The US National Park Service is waiving entrance fees to all parks this Saturday to mark the kick-off of National Parks Week 2019. Whether it’s a picnic with friends featuring wild ponies and a dozen raw oysters on the shore of Assateague, or an open…

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Expands oyster recycling program to Maryland’s Harford and Howard Counties The Oyster Recovery Partnership’s shell recycling program has grown by 32 restaurants and two oyster farms this year, and now offers weekly collection service to establishments in Harford and Howard counties. The Shell Recycling Alliance…

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Wine Sales Support the Oyster Recovery Partnership The philanthropic wine company Proud Pour has to-date donated more than $6,500 to the Oyster Recovery Partnership (ORP), the leading nonprofit working to rebuild the Chesapeake Bay’s native oyster population. Donations from the ongoing partnership have enabled the…

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