Public's help needed to restore Breton Bay oyster population
Residents can help local watershed associations plant a million baby oysters in the Breton Bay Oyster Sanctuary at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 30, at Abell’s Wharf in Leonardtown.
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Residents can help local watershed associations plant a million baby oysters in the Breton Bay Oyster Sanctuary at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 30, at Abell’s Wharf in Leonardtown.
Maybe Southern Maryland residents have “been there, done that,” in previous years, but the 2023 Buy Local Challenge kicks off Friday, July 16, in the region.
Some Southern Marylanders refuse to give up on bringing oysters back to their local waters. On Sept. 10, volunteers teamed up to plant an estimated 1 million juvenile oysters, or
When Chesapeake Bay oysters and other shellfish become contaminated with sewage or other pollution , Maryland environmental officials normally alert the public before any are harvested or eaten. But that didn’t happen after a recent sewage spill in Southern Maryland — and at least two dozen people became ill.
When Chesapeake Bay oysters and other shellfish become contaminated with sewage or other pollution , Maryland environmental officials normally alert the public before any are harvested or eaten. But that didn’t happen after a recent sewage spill in Southern Maryland — and at least two dozen people became ill.