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Coast residents are invited to join P.J. Waters of Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium for a program about the expansion of volunteer oyster gardening into Mississippi. Waters will be at the Pascagoula River Audubon Center in Moss Point from 10-11:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 30, to talk about the program and answer questions residents may have. Waters is the coordinator of the long-running Mobile Bay Oyster Gardening Program in Alabama. He will explain what oyster gardening is, why it's important and how Coast residents can get involved in the hands-on project that helps restore reefs, creates habitat and cleans our waters.

What: Oyster Gardening in Mississippi (Presentation)

Where: Pascagoula River Audubon Center, 5107 Arthur St., Moss Point, MS 39563

When: 10-11:30 a.m., Saturday, July 30

Who: P.J. Waters, extension specialist, Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium

Our videos about oyster gardening:

Oyster Gardening Part 1

Oyster Gardening Part 2

You can find information about this Pascagoula River Audubon Center event online.

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