Oyster Recovery Program

Did you know that one healthy oyster filters 50 gallons of water a day?

Many Poplar Ridge residents are participating in the Chesapeake Bay Oyster Recovery Program.  They donate their time and effort to support our local tributary by being caretakers for young oysters during their most vulnerable first year of life.  Each year in late summer, they receive cages with spat-on-shell to hang from their docks.  They maintain the oysters throughout the cold months, then - in late spring - they will be collected and planted on sanctuary reefs in our local tributary.  

To learn more about participating in the program, go to https://oysterrecovery.org.  There is no fee to participate other than your commitment.