In an effort to introduce more water-filtering oysters in the South River, South River Federation participated in the state's Marylanders Grow Oysters program in their first year, 2009 - 1020.  We currently have over 80 oyster gardeners with over 400 oyster cages suspended from either their private or community piers!  WE WANT MORE GROWERS THIS YEAR!!!

Oysters can filter 50+ gallons of water a day - which translates into clearer water, and hopefully more SAV, which in turn provides habitat for crabs, fish and other river creaturs. 

We are now collecting names of additional growers to participate in the 2010 - 2011 season.  Please click here to send Cindy Wallace an email, if you need more information and/or want to participate. 

Other programs for growing oysters include the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, who has been organizing oyster garden workshops for many years and this opportunity is still available.  Fee for gardeners is $75.00, $25.00 of which is tax-deductible.