Jen Sagan

In 2023, we took on the task of recycling as much oyster shell from the Urbanna Oyster Festival as possible and it was a feat!! We recycled over 250 BUSHELS!! We are looking for volunteers to help sustain the this goal for 2024 at the historic Urbanna Oyster Festival (over 50,00 guests!) and work to […]

We have an amazing growing oyster restoration program and we need your help sustaining it! We partner with local restaurants across the watershed to recycle their oyster shells. We are looking for a volunteer or two to help FOR staff with our weekly Thursday oyster shell pick up from Port Oysteria. The volunteer would meet […]

We are looking for volunteers who can support our outreach table and helping manage our recycling of the oyster shells at the Startford Hall Wine and Oyster Festival! This is a lovely event and great opportunity for FOR to engage with community members about our mission, river and our oyster restoration program. Some day of […]

Friends of the Rappahannock needs oyster restoration volunteers for the Urbanna Oyster Festival! In 2023, we took on the task of recycling as much oyster shell from the Urbanna Oyster Festival as possible and it was a feat!! We recycled over 250 BUSHELS!! We are looking for volunteers to help sustain this goal for 2024 […]