Returning oyster gardeners: It's time to return your grown spat for planting onto sanctuary reefs.
To provide the best chance of survival and reduce the chance of spreading disease, please bring your oysters to the location nearest their current growing location.
We will have bushel baskets on site for transferring your oysters into, so please transport them in a reusable container—bushel baskets, buckets, cages, or any other sturdy container you can take home with you. No cardboard, no plastic, no containers that will be left behind to avoid creating excess trash.
For questions, please contact Kellie Fiala at [email protected].
*Volunteers understand that all spat-on-shell provided by the Foundation remains the property of CBF and is to be returned at the end of the growing season.
SCHEDULE
Annapolis
Oyster Gardener Spat Return I
Sunday, May 7, 2023
10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Registration closes May 5.
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Annapolis
Oyster Gardener Spat Return II
Wednesday, May 17, 2023
4:00-6:00 p.m.
Registration closes May 15.
REGISTER
Solomons
Oyster Gardener Spat Return
Wednesday, May 24, 2023
4:00-6:00 p.m.
Registration closes May 22.
REGISTER
Easton
Oyster Gardener Spat Return
Saturday, June 10, 2023
10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Registration closes June 8.
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Londontowne
Oyster Gardener Spat Return
Thursday, June 15, 2023
4:00-6:00 p.m.
Registration closes June 13.
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Annapolis
Oyster Gardener Spat Return III
Saturday, July 8, 2023
10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Registration closes July 6.
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