[Oyster Gardening - For Restoration & Education]

The Oyster Gardening Program is a cooperative effort of the Oyster Alliance, which includes the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, the Maryland Sea Grant Extension Program, the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science and the Oyster Recovery Partnership. The program brings together scientists and citizens to help enhance the Chesapeake Bay system's stressed oyster populations. The Oyster Alliance offers participants:

  • an opportunity to grow oysters, a key species in Chesapeake Bay;

  • to learn about the complex ecology of the Bay system; and

  • to play a hands-on role in oyster restoration in Maryland.
This web site provides you with basic information on setting up and maintaining your oysters in the best manner given the environmental conditions for your location. Follow these links to find out what you need to know to participate in the oyster gardening program.

[oyster shell button]Getting Started
[oyster shell button]Oyster Seed
[oyster shell button]Deploying Oyster Seed
[oyster shell button]Placement & Security
[oyster shell button]Oyster Care
[oyster shell button]Oyster Ecology
[oyster shell button]Oyster Garden Data
[oyster shell button]Calendar
[oyster shell button]For More Information
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Use this link to download the publication as an Adobe Acrobat pdf file (visit Adobe to download the free reader and learn more about pdf files).

Master Gardeners: Please use this link to enter your data.



This page was last modified March 01, 2007

The Oyster Gardening Program is a cooperative effort of the Oyster Alliance
Chesapeake Bay Foundation ~ Maryland Sea Grant Extension Program
University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science ~ Oyster Recovery Partnership

This page is part of Maryland Sea Grant's Oyster web site.

For more information, report problems or provide comments, please contact webmaster@mdsg.umd.edu