Oyster Blog

MARYLAND, D.C., & VIRGINIA RESTAURANTS CELEBRATE NATIONAL OYSTER WEEKEND

MARYLAND, D.C., AND VIRGINIA RESTAURANTS CELEBRATE NATIONAL OYSTER WEEKEND Each oyster sold August 5-8 helps plant 10 baby oysters back…

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Volunteer Spotlight: Oyster Cage Building with TCP Youth Empowerment

Thanks to a new partnership between ORP and TCP Youth Empowerment, area youth will be helping to build oyster cages…

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ORP Supports Round 2 of SOAR Plantings in the Chesapeake Bay

ORP was proud to support a second round of oyster plantings as part of the Supporting Oyster Aquaculture and Restoration…

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Operation Build-a-Reef: Severn River sets goal to plant 20 million oysters in 2021

ORP and Severn River Association are asking for YOUR support for Operation Build-a-Reef: Severn River! The 2021 goal is to…

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Two Local Nonprofits to Plant 20 Million Oysters in Severn River this Summer

The Severn River Association (SRA) and the Oyster Recovery Partnership (ORP) have launched Operation Build-a-Reef: Severn River, a campaign to raise $30,000 from the community…

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History-Making 215 Mile Bay Paddle Returns as Team Relay

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Today, Chris Hopkinson, who last summer captured the attention of thousands of people nationwide when he became the…

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Oyster Recovery Partnership Announces Top 10 Oyster Shell Recyclers

Despite the COVID pandemic, the Oyster Recovery Partnership (ORP) continued to recycle oyster shell for its Chesapeake Bay oyster restoration…

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Pairing Oysters and Wine

February’s cold temps are the excuse we need to stay indoors, adopt the hygge lifestyle, and enjoy perfectly paired wine and…

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Flying Dog Welcomes Marylanders to Drink Our Way to a Better Bay

The brewery’s new Chesapeake Wheat supports oyster restoration efforts in the Chesapeake Bay Frederick, Md. – Flying Dog Brewery today announced…

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Healthy Chesapeake Seafood Series Part 3: Advice from a Nutritionist

Are oysters a Superfood? Gretchen Vannice, Registered Dietician Nutritionist (RDN) and Director of Nutrition Education and Research for Wiley Companies,…

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