Science Saturday at Stratford Hall: Oysters and the Chesapeake Bay

  • Sat, Oct 9, 2021 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Eastern Standard Time

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Description

The Virginia Oyster is a keystone species for the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries. Oyster production in the Chesapeake and elsewhere has experienced a dramatic decline over the last several decade, however, there is hope through reef restoration, oyster seeding and aquaculture. Join Education & Outreach Manager, Jon Bachman, as he explores the history and ecology of this quintessential element of our natural community.

Virtual Program via Zoom. 

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Registration is required. We invite you to pay as you wish when you register. Contributions to support Stratford Hall can also be made year-round either online or by mail to the following address: Development, Stratford Hall, 483 Great House Road, Stratford, VA 22558.

After registering for the webinar, attendees will receive an automated confirmation email with connection instructions. .The program will take place via Zoom, which is available for free download here: https://zoom.us/download.

Date & Time

Sat, Oct 9, 2021 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Robert E. Lee Memorial Association, Inc.

Stratford Hall brings together people from around the world to experience two-thousand acres of natural and human history, preserved and presented so that we can all learn from the courageous struggles of our ancestors, taking inspiration both from what they endured and what they accomplished. There are few places in America where people can travel down small, rural roads to arrive at a vast site that preserves so many aspects of early-American life, from the Great House where the influential Lee family helped to forge a new nation, to the fields worked by enslaved Africans, to the waters of the rivers that fueled trade, to the ground, which still yields secrets about the people and animals that lived before.

Come experience this extraordinary place and learn about a layered history that began millions of years ago - a history that continues to educate, inspire, and influence Americans to the present day.


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