PEM Talks: Sustainable Chesapeake In April the Calvert Marine Museum offers three opportunities to hear stimulating talks on issues of local concern. PEM Talks: Sustainable Chesapeake continues with Rich Takacs sharing his expertise on Creating Living Shorelines, Thursday, April 4 at 7:00 p.m. The Chesapeake region is coping with rising seas and sinking lands, creating daunting challenges for waterfront homeowners. Rich Takacs, who oversees habitat restoration activities for the NOAA Restoration Center for the Mid-Atlantic area, focuses his efforts on implementing living shoreline and large-scale oyster restoration projects. This talk can provide useful information and resources to shoreline property owners who are seeking a sustainable way of managing their shoreline. (This talk was rescheduled from January due to snow.) On Thursday, April 18, at 7:00, Dr. Ken Paynter presents Restoring Oysters to the Chesapeake. To get you in the mood, a local group of aquaculture entrepreneurs who are producing oysters for the half-shell business will be on hand to offer samples of their oysters on the half shell. Perigeaux Vineyards and Winery is holding a free tasting, and offering glasses and bottles of their award-winning wine for sale. Dr. Ken Paynter, Director of the University of Maryland College Park’s graduate [...]
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