OYSTERS ARE COMING TO THE SEVERN

The State of Maryland has selected the Severn River as a sanctuary for oysters and is starting efforts this year to grow and plant many oyster beds to filter the water of the River and improve water quality.  The Marylanders Grow Oysters (MGO) Program was initiated by the Governor this past Spring and the Department of Natural Resources Shellfish Program selected the Severn River Association to lead the MGO Program on the Severn River.

MGO starts with you, if you live on the Severn and have a dock or access to one.  DNR will provide, FOR FREE, small cages with oyster spat on shell to be placed under docks for a year.  We need many volunteers to become Oyster Growers, who will share their underwater dock space with these oyster spat, look after them for a year, and then give them back for planting on oyster reefs in the Severn.

Please read the Oyster Grower Invitation which describes the program in more detail, and the Guideline for Caring for Your Oysters, and then contact SRA to volunteer by emailing President@sra.org or leaving a message for him at 443-569-3556.