An Evening of Oysters and Champagne
Join Us This Month for a Special Event
A message from Executive Director Linda Hunter
Champagne, jazz, local celebs, awards, dancing, and, of course, oysters -- all in one night! I am excited to invite you to a very special benefit to support The Watershed Project's Native Oyster Restoration Program. Join us on October 22nd, 6-8pm at the stunning Craneway Pavilion.
Surrounded by sweeping views of the Richmond Shoreline, we will enjoy delectable food and drinks with a few special guests. CBS news anchor Wendy Tokuda will be our talented emcee, NOAA Marine Habitat Resource Specialist, Natalie Consentino-Manning, will speak about restoration efforts in the Bay. Oyster Farmer and proprietor of Hog Island Oysters, John Finger, will discuss the sex life of oysters. We will also receive a special award from Congressman George Miller for environmental stewardship.
Attendees will get a chance to learn more about The Watershed Project's Native Oyster Restoration Program, which is quickly growing. We have over one hundred excited students involved already. In the classroom, they learn ocean literacy, organism competition in the tidal zones, the importance of estuaries, oyster biology, and oysters' role as a keystone species.
We then take the students outside to explore oyster biology with their own hands. Each class takes two field trips to work with marine biologists setting up substrates that give the baby oysters (called spats) a place to grow. Students also collect data about the population size of native oysters in the Bay. With tutelage from the San Francisco Native Oyster Working Group, students are directly contributing to scientific research in restoration techniques that will help restore Bay water quality.
If you can't make the event, please consider making a donation to support our native oyster restoration program. You can also get involved by participating in one of our restoration and monitoring events for adult volunteers. Since the beginning of the program we have held six public volunteer monitoring events. Volunteers help measure the progress of the bay's oyster population and in the interactions between oyster reefs, eelgrass, and associated aquatic life. It's a unique and truly interesting way to connect with your local watershed.
Hope to see you on the 22nd!
Event host committee: Shirley Butt, Lesa McIntosh, Jennifer Peck, and Judith Piper
For more information or sponsorship opportunities, contact Executive Director Linda Hunter at (510) 665-3495 or linda@thewatershedproject.org.
Click here to view and print the event flyer
To purchase tickets, call (510) 665-3643 with a credit card or pay online through Paypal
