Lassing Park Oyster Shell Bar Project
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Tampa Bay Watch is recruiting volunteers to build an oyster shell bar to restore 2D Island
.
The minimum age to participate is 15 years old.
The project involves shoveling fossilized shell into mesh bags, transporting the bags via boat and placing them on the shoreline to create a series of oyster bars. This project is an effort to restore lost habitat systems to the bay, prevent further erosion of the shoreline and improve water quality through natural biological filtration.
Where:
We're meeting at the northern end of Lassing Park. The main address of the park is 2042 Beach Dr SE, St. Petersburg, FL 33705.
What to wear: Volunteers should wear
long sleeved shirts,
clothing they don't mind getting wet or dirty, closed toe shoes or water shoes, hat, sunscreen, bugspray and bring a water bottle. We will provide a large jug of ice water to refill your bottle.
Please bring your own work
gloves
if you have them
,
but we'll have used glove
s
on had if you don't.