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Marine Meadows Workshop

In celebration of Nation Estuaries Day, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County (CCE) will be offering a Marine Meadows Program Workshop at Bay Burger restaurant in Sag Harbor on Saturday, September 24 from 3:00pm-5:00pm. 

The Marine Meadows Program is a collaborative, community based component of CCE’s Eelgrass Restoration Program.  By offering Marine Meadows Workshops, CCE is providing an opportunity for participants to learn about the importance of eelgrass while participating in hands-on activities that help further restoration efforts in our region. 

Participants will weave eelgrass shoots (harvested from healthy donor meadows in local waters) into burlap planting discs.  Once assembled, these discs will be planted by SCUBA certified CCE Marine Program staff in carefully selected restoration sites in our local estuaries. 

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These newly created “marine meadows” will serve as important marine habitat for many species of finfish and shellfish. These habitats help enhance the health and productivity of our local bays. 

 This event is free and offered by Cornell Cooperative Extension in collaboration with Peconic Land Trust and event host Joe Tremblay of Bay Burger restaurant in Sag Harbor.

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For more information on the Marine Meadows Program, please contact Kim Barbour at 631-852-8660 or kp237@cornell.edu.

 For more information on CCE’s seagrass conservation efforts, please visit www.seagrassli.org

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