AGENDA June 6th
EDUCATION & RESTORATION WEEKEND WHEN June 6th & 7th 2015 10am-4pm
WHERE New York Harbor School MAST Center Governors Island, NY Learn about the history and science of the oyster, tour the BOP HUB and Governors Island Reef, and construct your own restoration station. Discover how the Billion Oyster Project is achieving its goal to restore one billion live oysters back in the harbor over the next twenty years and in the process educate thousands of young people. Please send RSVP to Robina Taliaferrow at rtaliaferrow@nyharbor.org by May 22nd
9:45am Arrive at BMB for 10am ferry 10:10am Arrive at Governors Island 10:15am Meet and greet at MAST center 10:30am Tour BOP HUB and Governors Is. reef 11:15am BOP class -History of the oyster -What is the Billion Oyster Project? -Oyster science 1:00pm Break for lunch 1:30pm Restoration Station -Distribute manual And materials. -Begin construction 3:30pm Aw Shucks! Taste an oyster 4:00pm Dismiss
June 7th 9:45am Arrive at BMB for 10am ferry 10:10am Arrive at Governors Island 10:15am Meet at MAST center 10:30am BOP class -learn monitoring Protocols and use of Digital platform 12:00pm Break for lunch 12:30pm BOP Q&A wrap up, Review, and clean up 2:00pm Dismiss GI, install Restoration stations at respective sites* *BOP staff will assist as needed
RESTORATION STATIONS BASIC KIT INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING -OYSTER CAGE 2’X2’ -LINES AND CABLES -INSTALLATION HARDWARE -PLASTIC CALIPERS -THERMOMETER -LATEX GLOVES -DUMP BOTTLE -SCRUB BRUSH -LAMINATED SPECIES ID CARD -CLIPBOARD -5 GALLON BUCKET, LID, AND 25’ DEPLOYMENT ROPE -300 SPAT ON SHELL OYSTERS -MANUAL BASIC KIT IS $100.00 (SLIDING SCALE) *IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO UPGRADE ADVANCED WATER QUALITY TEST KIT -$300.00 FIELD GUIDES BOOKS -$50.00 WATER QUALITY SENSORS -$70.00
PLEASE BRING WITH YOU THE FOLLOWING ITEMS: -WRITING UTENSILS -CAMERA(IF AVAILABLE) -POCKET CALCULATOR -WATER -KNIFE (FOR CUTTING LINES) -GARBAGE BAGS (FOR COLLECTING MARINE DEBRIS) -WORK GLOVES -LUNCH