DAR Members Participated in The Royal Order of the Honorary St. James Oyster Restoration This Summer

The 12th annual oyster event was held on Friday, July 2, 2018 and progress was made on our Living Shore. Oyster shells were bagged, and a new shoreline will be built, and 3,000 Spartina Alterniflora and Patens will be planted to strengthen i

Our Brunswick Town DAR Members, Regent Carol Jutte, Mary Sands and Kathy John Johnson along with St. James residents, UNCW Benthic Ecoclogy Lab graduates and undergraduate students, UNCW Ocean 17 campers and Waccamaw Boys and Girls Home youth helped to plant 2,400 plus of Spartina Alterniflora Grass and add 400 bags of oyster shells to the existing reefs at Waterway Park in St. James on July 21. This was the second project hosted by the Royal Order of the Honorary St. James Oyster this summer.

If you are interested in participating in any future events contact St.  James resident, Taylor Ryan at jtaylorryan@msn.com and become a member of The Royal Order of the Honorary James Oyster.

Credit for information is given to

Morgan Harper of The State Port Pilot,  which appeared in the August 1, 2018 newspaper.

Getting ready for the Oyster Event on Friday, August 22, 2018 at Waterway 

Park in St James Plantation.

                                                                   Regent Carol Jute bagging oysters.

                                                           Dixon and Rachel Johnson carrying oysters

                                                            Group carrying oysters.

Kathy Johnson planting grasses.

Mary Sands planting grasses.

Mary Sands, Carol Jutte & Kathy Johnson from Brunswick Town DAR in action.

Oyster beds

Center of photo - Kathy Johnson & Carol Jutte planting grasses. It also was a very raining

day which made this project a lot more difficult. You can't tell this from all the smiling faces.

Group planting marsh grass.