Oyster Gardening Workshop Shady Side 3

Date:
Saturday, October 16, 2021
Time:
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location:
CBF's Maryland Oyster Restoration Center
4800 Atwell Road
Shady Side, MD 20764

REGISTRATION REQUIRED

This event is for all new oyster gardeners to get the supplies and training necessary to grow their own oysters.

There is a one-time start-up fee of $50 to help offset the cost of supplies.

During the two-hour workshop, you will learn about oyster ecology, the importance of oysters to the Chesapeake Bay, and how to care for your oyster garden. You will also construct four oyster gardening cages that you will use to grow your oysters. Once the cages are finished, each registered participant will receive two bags (roughly one bushel, approximately 2,000 juvenile oysters) of oyster "spat on shell" to take home and care for over the fall, winter, and early spring months. Once grown to adult size (next summer), gardeners will return their oysters to CBF for replanting onto a nearby sanctuary reef. The now hardy adult oysters will remain on the sanctuary where they can provide water quality and habitat benefits for the Chesapeake Bay.

If you are an oyster lover who is interested in being a foster parent for a few hundred baby oysters but need a location or the $50 to make it happen, please contact our oyster gardening team at MDoystergardening@cbf.org or at 443-482-2065 to learn how you can get involved with CBF’s Gardening program though the "Adopt an Oyster Gardener" program.

For more information on water quality requirements and program specifics, please visit our Frequently Asked Questions page.

See our new gardener workshop pagefor the complete list of workshop dates and locations. Feel free to choose the distribution location that works best for you.

 

COVID-19 PRECAUTIONS:

  • CBF requires masks for all attendees, whether the event is held indoors or outdoors, when physical distancing isn’t possible.
  • CBF requires that all indoor event attendees be vaccinated and strongly recommends that attendees of our outdoor events are vaccinated.
  • If you or an immediate family member have symptoms of, or have been diagnosed with, COVID-19, we ask that you refrain from participating and contact the event manager directly to cancel, make alternative plans, or  if you have questions.
  • For the health and safety of our volunteers, CBF requires that all volunteers complete CBF’s Health and COVID Screening Form prior to engaging in any volunteer efforts. This includes conducting a personal COVID health screening prior to the start of the event.

For further questions and inquiries please reach out to our oyster restoration team at MDoystergardening@cbf.org or 443-482-2065.

*Volunteers understand that all spat-on-shell provided by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation remains the property of CBF and is to be returned at the end of the growing season.

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