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| Friday, 19 September 2008 | |
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If you're looking for a rewarding way to help improve your local environment, pitching in to help Save The Bay's eelgrass project is a great choice. Eelgrass can immediately enhance the Bay habitat and improve water quality. Volunteers are needed next week, Sept 22-25, in Jamestown, click on "More..." for all the details. Projo reporter Rick Salit spent some time last week with STB's Wenley Ferguson and her team, to read his story click here, and get inspired! Click here for lots more info and a video about the project from STB. Save The Bay is also taking part in the International Coastal Cleanup on Saturday, the 20th, click here to get into and get involved.
photo courtesy of Save The Bay VOLUNTEERS NEEDED SEPTEMBER 22-25TH! WHAT: Come help The Nature Conservancy, Save The Bay, the Salt Ponds Coalition, and RIDEM enhance critical marine habitat in Quonochontaug Pond, Westerly. We need volunteers to help us harvest and transplant eelgrass. This is a joint restoration project, funded by a NOAA/TNC Community Restoration Partnership Grant. The eelgrass transplant will benefit fish and shellfish alike. WHEN: HARVEST: Harvest date is Monday, Sept. 22nd (Rain date will be Tuesday, Sept. 23rd.) All volunteers will work from 9 am to 3 pm. Lunch, snacks and drinks will be provided. Harvest location: Fort Getty SORTERS: Sorters separate sediment from eelgrass, count shoots and sort eelgrass into bundles for transplant. If you can't do the full day, please let us know! KAYAKERS: We need 1-2 kayakers. Please bring your own kayak and life vest. Kayakers take bags of eelgrass from the divers and transport them to shore. Must be able to lift 30 pounds out of the water and in to the kayak. TRANSPLANT: Transplant date is Tuesday, Sept. 23rd (Lightening date will be Wednesday, Sept. 24th). All volunteers need to arrive by 9 am. This is a full day commitment for volunteers. Lunch, snacks, and drinks will be provided. Transplant location: Meet at Weekapaug Yacht Club DIVERS: Divers help transplant eelgrass into Quonochontaug Pond by inserting the shoots into the sediment. A full day commitment is necessary. IN WATER DIVER SUPPORT & KAYAKERS: In water support volunteers hand eelgrass and bamboo skewers to the divers. The kayakers transports equipment from the Save The Bay boat to the divers and diver support. * All divers must be SCUBA-certified, over 18, and have been actively diving the past year. Volunteer divers must have all of their own gear and preferably a tank. ** Individuals 16 years of age or less who do not drive themselves to the project must come accompanied with a parent or guardian who will be there the entire time. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Chris Littlefield: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ; 331-7110 ext. 103. We look forward to sharing this great experience with you! |
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