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 MDoystergardening@cbf.org.
*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
Shady Side
Oyster Gardener Spat Return I
Wednesday, May 14, 2025
10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
Registration closes May 12.
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Annapolis
Oyster Gardener Spat Return I
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
4:30-6:30 p.m.
Registration closes May 18.
REGISTER
Kent Island
Oyster Gardener Spat Return
Tuesday, May 27, 2025
4:00-6:00 p.m.
Registration closes May 25.
REGISTER
Londontowne
Oyster Gardener Spat Return
Thursday, May 29, 2025
4:00-6:00 p.m.
Registration closes June 7.
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Easton
Oyster Gardener Spat Return
Saturday, June 7, 2025
10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Registration closes June 5.
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Solomons
Oyster Gardener Spat Return
Thursday, June 12, 2025
4:00-6:00 p.m.
Registration closes June 10.
REGISTER
Annapolis
Oyster Gardener Spat Return II
Sunday, June 29, 2025
10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Registration closes June 27.
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