Date/Time
Date(s) - 02/04/2015
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Location
Tampa Bay Watch Marine Center
Address
3000 Pinellas Bayway South
Tierra Verde , FL,
Website
https://app.etapestry.com/cart/TampaBayWatch/default/item.php?ref=1309.0.52631573
Categories
Tampa Bay Watch is recruiting 15-20 hard-working volunteers to help build oyster domes at our Marine Center. The project takes place on specified weekday mornings from 9 am until noon. The minimum age to participate in this project is 16 years old.The project involves pouring marine-friendly concrete into fiberglass molds to create oyster domes and taking apart the molds that were previously poured.
The project will involve pouring marine friendly concrete into a fiberglass mold containing a large round buoy surrounded by smaller rubber balls, creating the holes in the oyster domes. Microsilica is mixed with the concrete to balance the pH so oysters are attracted to the domes. We will also take apart the molds of the domes that were previously poured.
Oyster domes are constructed onsite at the Tampa Bay Watch Marine Center at regular intervals throughout the year in preparation for placement in Tampa Bay, to minimize shoreline erosion and provide surface area for oysters to attach. Additionally, by being placed along seawalls and shorelines, the domes restore hard bottom habitat and improve water quality.
Volunteers should wear closed-toe shoes and plan on getting dirty! Please bring your own water bottle, there will be a cooler full of water to refill your water bottle. Gloves will be provided.
Email Rachel at rarndt@tampabaywatch.org or call (727) 867-8166 x233 with questions about this project.
Register here: https://app.etapestry.com/cart/TampaBayWatch/default/item.php?ref=1309.0.52631573
