Presentation on "Oysters and the Bay" March 29 at Woodend

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Oysters and the Bay
Focus of March Meeting

Oysters were a huge part of the history, ecology and economy of the Chesapeake region until their numbers were decimated in recent decades by over-harvesting and disease. Now scientists and environmentalists are working to bring back this important animal. At an ANS members’ meeting at Woodend March 29, Michael W. Fincham, editor of the award-winning Chesapeake Quarterly, will tell us about the life cycle, ecology, and history of the Eastern oyster and what is being done to increase its population.

Michael is a filmmaker whose most recent film was Who Killed Crassostrea virginica: The Fall and Rise of Chesapeake Bay Oysters. All of his documentaries about the Chesapeake have been shown on Maryland Public Television and other PBS stations.

Chesapeake Quarterly is a publication of Maryland Sea Grant, a research and outreach program funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the State of Maryland. Administered by the University of Maryland’s Center for Environmental Science, Sea Grant addresses the scientific, economic, and social challenges facing the Chesapeake Bay.

　
Attendees will be treated to the unveiling of murals painted for Woodend by teens at the Alfred D. Noyes Children's Center in Rockville. Creating these colorful panels of natural scenes was a project of ANS and Class Acts Arts, which teaches art and life skills to juvenile offenders.

Doors will open at 7 for refreshments, with the program beginning at 7:30. The bookshop will open at 7 and again after the program, with a special 20 percent discount for members.
Guests are welcome!

RSVP’s requested. Email Sue Sprenke at shsp...@gmail.com.
　
　
　Dottie Beck