Volunteer Opportunity - help our marine environment

[Kurt]

Tired of hearing bad news? Be part of the solution!



Come out and celebrate National Estuaries Day with CBA!



Restore critical estuarine habitat!


What: Oyster Reef Construction

Where: South Walton Center
of Northwest Florida State College
109 Greenway Trail
Santa Rosa Beach, FL 32459
AND
Mattie Kelly Fishing Pier
825 Beach Drive
Destin, FL 32541

When: September 24th, 2010

Who to Contact: Alison McDowell
Mcdowel2@nwfsc.edu
200-4173

What to bring/wear: [FONT=&quot]Wear gloves, clothes and close-toed shoes that you don?t mind getting dirty and wet. Bring a towel, sunscreen, bug spray and a hat. Bring water and snacks. [/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]What you will do: You will be bagging oyster shell at the South Walton Center of Northwest Florida State College. We will travel as a group to place bagged oyster shell at a reef site near the Mattie Kelly Fishing Pier in Destin, Florida. Some transportation to reef site is available.[/FONT][FONT=&quot][/FONT]

[FONT=&quot][/FONT][FONT=&quot][/FONT] Alison McDowell
Marine Scientist
Choctawhatchee Basin Alliance
109 Greenway Trail
Santa Rosa Beach, FL 32459
850 585-0848 Cell
850 200-4173 Work

 

[Jdarg]

This sounds like a neat project. I am bumping it up so maybe some of the people involved with the local HS service clubs and youth groups will look at this as a cool service project.

 

[sweettooth]

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