| Restoring Our Oyster. Cleaning Our Bay. Preserving Our Future. |
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Show Your Support! |
Join us on Saturday, September 18th for our first Oxfords & Oysters Party from 3-7pm, featuring the live band Burnt Sienna + open bar + oysters + food and a great time at Little Havana located on the waterfront on Baltimore's Inner Harbor. Register here. Proceeds of the Oxfords & Oysters event being put on by Sky Blue Events will be given to the Oyster Recovery Partnership. |
| Events |
September 18, 2010
College Park, Maryland
Annapolis, Maryland
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October 3, 2010
Lewes, Delaware
October 7-10, 2010
Baltimore, Maryland
October 9, 2010
Kent Island, Maryland
October 16, 2010
Dorchester County, Maryland
October 16-17, 2010
Leonardtown, Maryland
October 21, 2010
Annapolis Maritime Museum
Annapolis, Maryland
Old Ebbitt Grill, Washington, DC
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| Sponsor Shell Recycling | |
 We're currently looking for a 2010-2011 ORP Shell Recycling Alliance sponsor. Learn more today!
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| Meet Our Board Members |
 Joe JackinsJoe Jackins serves on the Oyster Recovery Partnership Board of Directors as Treasurer and member of the Board Finance and Audit Committee. Joe became involved with the Partnership after serving as the Race Committee Chairman for the Skipjack races held during Chesapeake Appreciation Days. He is a charter member of ORP's Board since its inception in 1994.
Joe began his career at St. John's College as their business manager and was with Air Cargo, Inc. for 23 years -- 15 of which he served as the corporate Treasurer managing the Accounting and Finance Department. He then worked for a technology company in Atlanta developing a web-based Electronic Invoice Presentment and Payment (EIPP) application designed to settle charges between trucking companies and air freight forwarders. Prior to his recent retirement, Joe served as the Executive Director for the State of Maryland's Child Support Enforcement Administration.
Joe is an avid sailor, enjoying both cruising and racing on the Chesapeake Bay, and has over 5,000 miles of ocean racing and sailing under his belt. He has held the title of Commodore for both the Magothy River Sailing Association and Windjammers of the Chesapeake. He is also currently serving as an officer with the Sailing Club of the Chesapeake and is a member of the Annapolis Yacht Club. In addition to sailing, Joe participates with the Maryland Masters swim team having completed six Chesapeake Bay Swims and holding team records in the 1650 and 1000 yard freestyle.
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| Bryan Gomes Joins ORP | |
Welcome Bryan!
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Governor O'Malley and UMCES staff dedicate new setting pier. Photo by Sarah Kingston  |
In August, our close partner, the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) Horn Point Laboratory, dedicated its new Oyster Cultivation Facility. This is a milestone in reversing the decline of the Bay's oyster population. The new 300 foot long pier can potentially triple the lab's annual production of oyster spat for Chesapeake Bay restoration, giving a boost to the expansion of Maryland's aquaculture and environmental restoration programs. This begins an important new chapter in oyster restoration and strengthens our continuing partnership to restore the health of the Chesapeake Bay.
Stephan Abel, Executive Director, ORP |
ORP Recognizes Remarkable Leadership in Bay Oyster Recovery Efforts with 2010 It's My Bay Leadership Awards
On Friday, September 10 at the Maryland Seafood Festival, the Oyster Recovery Partnership presented its first annual It's My Bay Awards in recognition of exceptional leadership among corporate, public policy, and citizen groups who have committed substantial resources to the recovery of the Chesapeake Bay oyster population.
Mirant Mid-Atlantic announces generous donation of $10,000 to Oyster Recovery Partnership. Photo by Sarah Kingston  | 2010 It's My Bay awards were presented to:
1. Senator Barbara Mikulski for Exceptional Environmental Leadership, in recognition of her steadfast leadership and outstanding commitment to restore the Chesapeake Bay oyster population.
2. Mirant Mid-Atlantic, LLC, in recognition of their outstanding corporate leadership to restore the Chesapeake Bay oyster population by sustaining vital research and supporting public outreach and education.
3. Old Ebbitt Grill, in recognition of their outstanding commitment to restore the Chesapeake Bay oyster population through their dedication, leadership and foresight by collecting and donating hundreds of bushels of oyster shell for Maryland's first-ever Oyster Shell Recycling Alliance.
4. Anne Johnson, in honor of her husband, Vernon P. Johnson, for his outstanding stewardship in helping restore the oyster population to the Chesapeake Bay, for his selfless efforts to educate the public about oysters and their vital role to the Bay's health, and for co-founding Maryland's first-ever Oyster Shell Recycling Alliance.
5. Kurt Frevel, Atlantic Caterers received The Vernon P. Johnson Exceptional Environmental Stewardship Award, in recognition of his outstanding stewardship to restore the Chesapeake Bay oyster population through his dedication and leadership in co-founding Maryland's first-ever Oyster Shell Recycling Alliance.
6. Eddie Walters, Director of Field Operations for Oyster Recovery Partnership, in recognition of exceptional leadership and dedication for 10 years of dedicated service to ORP. |
Onboard Captain Larry Simns' Dawn II, ORP took a small contingent of Capitol Hill staff and other federal and state of Maryland oyster partners out on the Severn River to educate them about the status of oyster recovery efforts in the Bay. ORP's partners, including NOAA, ACORE, DNR and UMCES were on hand to offer a brief overview of each organization's role and to answer staff questions from the offices of Senators Mikulski and Cardin and Congressmen Hoyer, Kratovil, Ruppersberger, Sarbanes and Cummings. |
 Proceeds from the race enabled ORP to plant new oysters onto a Patuxent River sanctuary. ORP Scientist Steve Allen and ORP Board Member Bud Virts were on board to answer questions as they observed ORP's Robert Lee planting vessel drop 10 million spat on shell onto 7+ acres of the Trent Hall Oyster Sanctuary. |
Along with the Chesapeake Outdoor Group and Them Eastport Oyster Boys, ORP was on hand August 5 at the Annapolis Maritime Museum for Green Drinks Annapolis to educate about our efforts at bringing oysters back to pre-pollution, pre-disease levels. |
Just shop using your recyclable bags at Whole Foods in Annapolis during September and October, and you'll earn 5 cents per bag that can be donated to the Oyster Recovery Partnership. Nickels for Nonprofits is a new program sponsored by Whole Foods that benefits both the environment and the local community. Two charities are selected to receive the proceeds of nickels donated over a two and a half month period. |
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Q: What are the Eastern Oyster's primary predators in the Chesapeake Bay?
A: Predators on Eastern oyster larvae mainly include other filter feeders, such as comb jellies. Two species of comb jellies are found in the Chesapeake Bay: the sea walnut and the pink comb jelly. Adult oyster predators include cownose rays and Atlantic oyster drills. Cownose rays typically visit the Maryland portion of the Chesapeake Bay in May through October. Oyster drills have seriously impacted oyster beds located in parts of the lower Chesapeake Bay where salinity levels are higher. Mud crabs and Blue crabs also eat oysters by crushing or prying open their shells with their powerful claws.
Steven Allen, MSc, Sr. Manager, Aquatic Restoration Program, ORP |
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Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems recently supported the Oyster Recovery Partnership as part of their commitment to be involved as a responsible corporate citizen in the communities where their employees live and work. Their $10,000 corporate donation will be used to help restore the health of the Chesapeake Bay by giving directly to our environmental education program, the Shell Recylcing Alliance, and other aspects of our large-scale oyster restoration activities. Thank you! |
Out & About
 Join us at one of our upcoming events to support ORP and our partners' Chesapeake Bay oyster restoration efforts.
> Sign up for the first annual Oxfords & Oysters party to be held on September 18 from 3-7pm, featuring a live band Burnt Sienna + open bar + oysters + food and a great time at Little Havana located on the waterfront on Baltimore's Inner Harbor.
> This year's Old Ebbitt Grill's Oyster Riot is adding something new, the Oysters & Pearls Brunch from 10am-2pm on November 20 and part of the proceeds from the brunch go directly back into ORP's Bay oyster restoration. Tickets for the brunch event are SOLD OUT! |
Oysters have typically only been eaten during months that contain which letter? Read the next issue of The Bay Restorer to learn the answer...and why! a. L b. R c. E d. A Answer from last issue's question: An oyster can live up to c. 1 week out of the water (in cool temperatures). |
| Oyster Recipe |
Announcing Oyster Recovery Partnership's new cookbook, Chesapeake Gold. Only $20, and proceeds from the sale of the cookbook go back into the Bay. Reserve your copy today, by sending your name, email address, and phone number. 
Angels on Horseback Ingredients
12 oysters
12 strips of streaky bacon
12 prunes medium sized
1 large French baguette
Clarified butter
Method of Preparation
Serves 4
1. Steam 12 oysters.
2. Slice 12 slices of baguette.
3. Remove oysters from liquid and cool.
4. Toast and cool baguette.
Meanwhile, lay 12 strips of bacon out.
5. Lay oysters and prune in middle
and roll up with toothpick.
6. Fry in clarified butter until bacon
is crispy.
Serve on sliced baguette and garnish
with favorite sauce.
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About the Oyster Recovery Partnership |
 Since 1994, the non-profit Oyster Recovery Partnership and its coalition of partners have been producing and planting hundreds of millions of oysters back into the Chesapeake Bay. Working with more than a dozen stakeholder groups to rehabilitate historic and relic oyster bars, the Oyster Recovery Partnership has rehabilitated more than 1,300 acres of once viable oyster reefs. Dedicated to restoring the ecologic and economic benefits of the Bay, the Oyster Recovery Partnership has become Maryland's leader in revitalizing the Bay's once productive Eastern oyster.
Oyster Recovery Partnership (ORP) is a 501(c)(3) based in Annapolis, MD whose mission is to restore the oyster, clean our Bay and preserve our future. ORP actively promotes, supports and restores oysters for ecologic and economic purposes. We engage in numerous Chesapeake Bay-related projects by conducting science-based 'in-the-water' and 'on-the-land' recovery efforts, while conducting public outreach and education in our quest to protect our environment, our heritage, and our knowledge of the Chesapeake Bay, its marshes and rivers, and the life that it sustains.
A copy of our current financial statement is available upon request by contacting Oyster Recovery Partnership, Inc. at 1805A Virginia Avenue, Annapolis, MD 21401 or 410.990.4970. Documents and information submitted to the State of Maryland under the Maryland Charitable Solicitations Act are available from the Office of the Secretary of State for the cost of copying and postage. Oyster Recovery Partnership, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization -- donations to which are tax deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law.
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