5:30-6:15 -- Materials pickup for returning participants

6:30-7:30 -- Training for new participants

Help LRNow catch baby oysters as we continue to restore oysters in the river. This exciting program if fun, easy, and it gives us the opportunity to capture valuable data about spat (or baby oyster) distribution throughout the Lynnhaven.  You will need access to a pier anywhere in the Lynnhaven River system to participate.

NEW PARTICIPANTS are invited to attend a training workshop from 6:30-7:30 PM on May 20th at the Brock Environmental Center, where you will receive two cages, all the materials you need, and instructions on maintaining the cages throughout the summer and fall.  We ask new participants to pay $30 to defray the cost of the materials.

RETURNING PARTICIPANTS who already have cages and would like to participate for another year can bring their spat catcher cages to the Brock Environmental Center between 5:30-6:15 PM on May 20th to pick up new materials.  The cost for returning participants is only $10.

We do need for all new and returning participants to please register in advance with Dana@LRNow.org or call 757-962-5398.  For more information, call 757-962-5398 or email Laurie@LRNow.org or Trista@LRNow.org.

We welcome our new participants and thank those who are returning for your support of this important program.

 
We need additional people to help with the Growing Wetlands In the Classroom plantings at Pleasure House Point. Jody will give you very clear instructions and all the training you need to have a fun time with the students.

Help is needed on the following dates:
Thurs, May 14 -- 10:00-11:30 AM and 4:30-6:00 PM

Wed, May 27 -- 4:00-6:00 PM

Please contact Jody@LRNow.org to sign up for the opportunity to help out with these important projects.

The Growing Wetlands in the Classroom program is funded by Dollar Tree.

Students from Landstown High School Bio-Engineering Class partnered with LRNow to design a floating wetland island that would cost less than $50, last 3-5 years and be protected from animal predation.  They came up with three different designs.  Last week, they added plants and launched them into a stormwater management pond behind their school.

Many students from five Virginia Beach high schools are again participating in LRNow's Growing Wetlands in the Classroom program funded by Dollar Tree.  

Students transplanted wetland starter plants into larger pots to allow them to grow before being permanently planted.  This year, their plants are destined for a floating wetland which will be located at the HRSD plant on Shore Drive.  The mats were purchased from Floating Island Solutions by HRSD and are made from recycled plastic.  The students will be planting May 18-19.  At 5 PM on May 19, we will be launching their floating wetlands into a pond where they will begin to provide habitat and clean the water.

 

These floating wetlands have plants, soil and root interactions similar to a natural wetland and provide homes to beneficial water-cleaning microorganisms as well as insects, reptiles, and birds.  

For more information, contact Jody@LRNow.org

 or 757-962-5398
$7 each