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Oyster Forum: Central Coast Registration Form and Agenda
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Located at Duke University Marine Lab in Beaufort this event will feature field trips in Carteret and Onslow Counties to a living shoreline, oyster and wetland restoration projects, stormwater mediation projects, and a local oyster hatchery.
CENTRAL REGION AGENDA
9:30 am – 10:00 am
Sign-in at Duke Auditorium Entrance
10:00 am – 10:20 am
Welcome – Duke Auditorium
10:20 am – 11:30 am
SPEAKER SESSION
Topics include status of the oyster and restoration efforts in NC; water quality concerns and what efforts are being made; opportunities for the public to get involved regionally.
11:30 am – 1:00 pm
EXHIBIT & POSTER SESSION WITH BOXED LUNCH
Displays will include a wide range of regional efforts, programs, and research.
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
FIELD TRIPS
To register for one of the field trips below, rank your field trip preference.
Your trip assignment will be given to you on the day of the event.
- Hoop Pole Creek Preserve: Led by Sarah Phillips of NCCF. Located in Atlantic Beach, the Hoop Pole Creek Preserve illustrates successful implementation of land acquisition, oyster and wetland restoration, and stormwater issues as tools to protect water quality and the oyster resource in North Carolina. Some hands-on activities may also be included in the tour, time and weather permitting. (Capacity 35)
- North River Farms: Led by Dr. Bill Kirby-Smith of Duke University and Sarah King of NCCF. Located in eastern Carteret County, North River Farms illustrates effective land acquisition, large-scale wetland restoration, and the implications for water quality and oyster resources in our rivers and estuaries. (Capacity 20)
- Carteret Community College: Led by Meg Rawls and Skip Kemp of Carteret Community College. Located in Morehead City, Carteret Community College is the home to an innovative living shoreline project that will provide oyster habitat and provide stormwater improvements, as well as an extensive aquaculture facility specializing in mariculture of species such as oysters. (Capacity 30)
- Hammocks Beach State Park: Led by Sam Bland of Hammocks Beach State Park. Hammocks Beach State Park works to restore and protect water quality and oyster habitat through a successful living shoreline project, oyster restoration, and a stormwater retrofit project. (Capacity 35)
