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Moriches Bay Project Visits the Westhampton Beach Elementary School
Moriches Bay Project had the pleasure of speaking to the first grade students at the Westhampton Beach Elementary school on January 13, 2017. MBP's Laura Fabrizio shared the importance of keeping our local bays clean and how everyone can play a...
Thank You Center Moriches Troop 800
Moriches Bay Project recently visited with the Center Moriches Troop 800 Tigers and Wolves. We are so proud that the Troop Leaders and Tigers will be maintaining our FLUPSY at the Windswept Marina this spring. Thank you Troop 800!
This Holiday Season Give the Gift that Helps to “Save the Bay”
A unique gift certificate that will appeal to the environmentalist young and old. They make great stocking stuffer, gifts for teachers or businesses. The recipient of this gift will have the satisfaction of knowing they are helping to improve the water quality in our...
Getting Our Oyster Farms Ready for Winter
Take a look at some pictures from our oyster farms at 906 Dune Road and Westhampton Dunes Overlook. We're getting ready for the winter. Thanks so to Cornell for giving our oysters a home this winter.
The MBP installs a Floating Upweller System Installation at Windswept Marina!
On Friday, October 28th, the Moriches Bay Project, along with Town of Brookhaven Supervisor Ed Romaine, Town of Brookhaven Councilman Dan Panico, Vito Minei and Kim Tetrault of Cornell Cooperative Extension, proudly commemorated the...
Wonderful Day at Kiwanis Oyster Festival 2016
Take a look at some of the pictures from the Kiwanis Oyster fest 2016. Even in the rain it was a lot of fun. For all who did not get to participate in our oyster shucking contest, there is always next year! So practice! A very special thank you...
The Who DUNN It Was a Success – Thank You
The Moriches Bay Project wants to thank all our sponsors and the WHBPAC, especially Douglas Elliman, for their generous support in making this movie event come to life on the big screen. In addition we are so grateful to our wonderful experts,...
September 2016 Eel Grass Project
Take a look at some of the pictures from our September eelgrass project.
Moriches Bay Project Attends Moriches Elementary School
If you would like to have us attend your school and talk about the conditions in our Bay, teach your students how to be bay stewards and to have your students learn how to build an oyster cage in our hands-on demonstration, please email us at...
We Had a Very Busy Month
The Moriches Bay Project has added 85,000 oysters and spat on shell to our oyster bed this month. Greg Rivara led the team which consisted of Mike Patricio and Jeff Chagnon from CCE along with young MBP volunteer Ava Prime. We all set out on August 12th to...
We’re Looking For Help
Volunteers Wantedif you are interested in volunteering to maintain one of our oyster farms or help with the monitoring of our FLUPSY please email us at morichesbayproject@gmail.com Help WantedWe are looking to put together an experienced fundraising team and looking...
New 10 Barrel Floating Upweller System (FLUPSY)
What a community can do when they work together! We put 500,000 clams in the Bay!! The Moriches Bay Project is proud to announce that Kim Tetraultfrom the Cornell SPAT program has constructed a 10 barrel floating upweller system (FLUPSY). The...
Third M.B.O.S. Installed at the Quogue Dock
Victoria Dambrosia, Moriches Bay Project Director of our M.B.O.S. along with Chole Rouhandeh and Elizabeth Scianno have just installed our third M.B.O.S at the Quogue Dock. Establishing a water monitoring network in Moriches Bay is critical to...
Support MS Bike Race
Buoy One is hosting a MS Bike race in support of Moriches Bay Project friend and supporter, Dave Girard on September 10th. Please see the flyer below. Come out on the 10th and show your support by joining the ride or becoming a sponsor. Click the following link for...
The Oysters Are Looking Good
The Moriches Yacht Club is working hard to keep our oyster farm in good shape. The oysters look good and are growing. They look like they can be split in about a week. Lots of seaweed on the cages and floats. Overall the oysters look awesome....
Our Oyster Farm is Growing
The Moriches Bay Project and Kim Tetrault from CCE, along with your help, has successfully set up our oyster farm at 906 Dune Road. We have increased this farm size from 5000 oysters to 10,000 oysters. Take a look at some pictures below....
Events Funded by Long Island Community Foundation
These events have been funded by Long Island Community Foundation. The Moriches Bay Project thanks them for their support.
Oyster Farm Re-established at the Yacht Club
The Moriches Bay Project, Town of Brookhaven and the Moriches Junior Members of the Yacht Club reestablished our oyster farm at the yacht club on Friday morning. This farm will hold just over 10,000 oysters. The Junior Members will maintain and care for the...
A New Partnership is Formed… 2 Separate Projects With the 1 Thought
MBP is very happy to announce a special partnership with Proud Pour, makers of “The Oyster” – a sustainable Sauvignon Blanc that is the official wine of this year’s Oyster Fling. When you buy “The Oyster” in the East End (locations at proudpour.com) the sales will...