Volunteers Needed for Oyster Bar Restoration Project at MacDill Air Force Base

Date/Time
Date(s) - 02/19/2015
9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Location
MacDill Air Force Marina

Address
9909 Marina Bay Dr, Bldg 654
Tampa, FL, 33621

Website
https://app.etapestry.com/cart/TampaBayWatch/default/item.php?ref=1309.0.53171231

Categories

• Volunteerism/Activism

Tampa Bay Watch is recruiting volunteers to create an oyster shell bar on the shoreline of MacDill Air Force Base on Thursday, February 19, 9am – noon. The project involves shoveling fossilized oyster shells into mesh bags which are then transported and placed on the shoreline to create a series of oyster bars. Through the construction of these oyster bars, Tampa Bay Watch aims to restore lost habitat systems to the bay, prevent further erosion and improve water quality through natural biological filtration.

Click here to learn more about the benefits of oyster shell bars:

http://www.tampabaywatch.org/restoration_oyster_shell_bars.html

Where: We will meet within MacDill Air Force Base at the marina. Driving directions will be emailed to you in a reminder message prior to the event.

What to wear: Volunteers should wear clothing they don’t mind getting wet or dirty, closed toe shoes or water shoes, hat, sunscreen, bugspray and bring a water bottle.

We’ll ask you for some personal info in the registration process: your middle name, the state who issued your driver’s license, driver’s license number, the expiration date of your driver’s license for MacDill’s security clearance. The minimum age for volunteers is 18 years old for this project. You must have a valid driver’s license, vehicle registration and car insurance to drive onto the base.

Click here to register:

https://app.etapestry.com/cart/TampaBayWatch/default/item.php?ref=1309.0.53171231