Four years of oyster gardening in Little Lagoon: how is it going?

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Posted 7/14/21

Little Lagoon Preservation Society (LLPS) will host its first member meeting since the COVID-19 pandemic started last spring. Guest speaker Dr. P.J. Waters will give a presentation covering four …

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Four years of oyster gardening in Little Lagoon: how is it going?

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Little Lagoon Preservation Society (LLPS) will host its first member meeting since the COVID-19 pandemic started last spring. Guest speaker Dr. P.J. Waters will give a presentation covering four years of oyster gardening in Little Lagoon July 22 at the Activity Center in Gulf Shores.

Waters is an associate extension professor, assistant director of the School of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences for the AU Marine Extension & Research Center. He is also known as “The Sheriff of Oyster Gardening.”

Waters presentation will provide an overview of gardening, tips on cage and oyster maintenance, a review of fauna (animals) found in our gardens, and an update on the Restore funded large scale oyster gardening project. If you are a new gardener, thinking about gardening in the future, or are a veteran gardener please bring your questions and observations to share during this session.

Other agenda items include:

  • Little Lagoon Pass Update
  • Oyster Gardening Update
  • Committee Updates
  • Financials

Little Lagoon Preservation Society meets at the Activity Center in Gulf Shores. This month the meeting will begin at 5:30 p.m. with refreshments and snacks before the first guest speaker on the agenda at 6 p.m.