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Maj. Ken Huxtable, USMC, left, and Army veteran Greg Singleton dump shells into cages from the cleaning sifter. The Chesapeake Bay Foundation had volunteers from the Back Country Hunters and Anglers Armed Forces Initiative out to their Shady Side site to clean and load oyster shells into cages to be used to grow spat to repopulate protected oyster beds. (Paul W. Gillespie/Staff)
Maj. Ken Huxtable, USMC, left, and Army veteran Greg Singleton dump shells into cages from the cleaning sifter. The Chesapeake Bay Foundation had volunteers from the Back Country Hunters and Anglers Armed Forces Initiative out to their Shady Side site to clean and load oyster shells into cages to be used to grow spat to repopulate protected oyster beds. (Paul W. Gillespie/Staff)

Chesapeake Bay Foundation volunteers clean oyster shells | PHOTOS

By | pgillespie@capgaznews.com
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The Chesapeake Bay Foundation had volunteers from the Back Country Hunters and Anglers Armed Forces Initiative out to their Shady Side site to clean and load oyster shells into cages to be used to grow spat to repopulate protected oyster beds.

Army National Guardsman Grank Gambardella, left, and Garrett Robinson, USMC (Ret.) shovel shells into the sifter. The Chesapeake Bay Foundation had volunteers from the Back Country Hunters and Anglers Armed Forces Initiative out to their Shady Side site to clean and load oyster shells into cages to be used to grow spat to repopulate protected oyster beds. (Paul W. Gillespie/Staff)
Army National Guardsman Frank Gambardella, left, and Garrett Robinson, USMC (Ret.) shovel shells into the sifter. The Chesapeake Bay Foundation had volunteers from the Back Country Hunters and Anglers Armed Forces Initiative out to their Shady Side site to clean and load oyster shells into cages to be used to grow spat to repopulate protected oyster beds. (Paul W. Gillespie/Staff)
Maj. Ken Huxtable, USMC, shovels shells into the sifter. The Chesapeake Bay Foundation had volunteers from the Back Country Hunters and Anglers Armed Forces Initiative out to their Shady Side site to clean and load oyster shells into cages to be used to grow spat to repopulate protected oyster beds. (Paul W. Gillespie/Staff)
Maj. Ken Huxtable, USMC, shovels shells into the sifter. The Chesapeake Bay Foundation had volunteers from the Back Country Hunters and Anglers Armed Forces Initiative out to their Shady Side site to clean and load oyster shells into cages to be used to grow spat to repopulate protected oyster beds. (Paul W. Gillespie/Staff)
CBF intern Maia Ferreyra rakes loose shells back to the pile. The Chesapeake Bay Foundation had volunteers from the Back Country Hunters and Anglers Armed Forces Initiative out to their Shady Side site to clean and load oyster shells into cages to be used to grow spat to repopulate protected oyster beds. (Paul W. Gillespie/Staff)
CBF intern Maia Ferreyra rakes loose shells back to the pile. The Chesapeake Bay Foundation had volunteers from the Back Country Hunters and Anglers Armed Forces Initiative out to their Shady Side site to clean and load oyster shells into cages to be used to grow spat to repopulate protected oyster beds. (Paul W. Gillespie/Staff)
Army veteran Greg Singleton shovels shells into a sifter. The Chesapeake Bay Foundation had volunteers from the Back Country Hunters and Anglers Armed Forces Initiative out to their Shady Side site to clean and load oyster shells into cages to be used to grow spat to repopulate protected oyster beds. (Paul W. Gillespie/Staff)
Army veteran Greg Singleton shovels shells into a sifter. The Chesapeake Bay Foundation had volunteers from the Back Country Hunters and Anglers Armed Forces Initiative out to their Shady Side site to clean and load oyster shells into cages to be used to grow spat to repopulate protected oyster beds. (Paul W. Gillespie/Staff)
The CBF oyster tanks that hold spat covered shells until they are ready for planting. The Chesapeake Bay Foundation had volunteers from the Back Country Hunters and Anglers Armed Forces Initiative out to their Shady Side site to clean and load oyster shells into cages to be used to grow spat to repopulate protected oyster beds. (Paul W. Gillespie/Staff)
The CBF oyster tanks that hold spat covered shells until they are ready for planting. The Chesapeake Bay Foundation had volunteers from the Back Country Hunters and Anglers Armed Forces Initiative out to their Shady Side site to clean and load oyster shells into cages to be used to grow spat to repopulate protected oyster beds. (Paul W. Gillespie/Staff)
Maj. Ken Huxtable, USMC, left, and Army veteran Greg Singleton dump shells into cages from the cleaning sifter. The Chesapeake Bay Foundation had volunteers from the Back Country Hunters and Anglers Armed Forces Initiative out to their Shady Side site to clean and load oyster shells into cages to be used to grow spat to repopulate protected oyster beds. (Paul W. Gillespie/Staff)
Maj. Ken Huxtable, USMC, left, and Army veteran Greg Singleton dump shells into cages from the cleaning sifter. The Chesapeake Bay Foundation had volunteers from the Back Country Hunters and Anglers Armed Forces Initiative out to their Shady Side site to clean and load oyster shells into cages to be used to grow spat to repopulate protected oyster beds. (Paul W. Gillespie/Staff)
The CBF oyster tanks that hold spat covered shells until they are ready for planting. The Chesapeake Bay Foundation had volunteers from the Back Country Hunters and Anglers Armed Forces Initiative out to their Shady Side site to clean and load oyster shells into cages to be used to grow spat to repopulate protected oyster beds. (Paul W. Gillespie/Staff)
The CBF oyster tanks that hold spat covered shells until they are ready for planting. The Chesapeake Bay Foundation had volunteers from the Back Country Hunters and Anglers Armed Forces Initiative out to their Shady Side site to clean and load oyster shells into cages to be used to grow spat to repopulate protected oyster beds. (Paul W. Gillespie/Staff)
The CBF oyster tanks that hold spat covered shells until they are ready for planting. The Chesapeake Bay Foundation had volunteers from the Back Country Hunters and Anglers Armed Forces Initiative out to their Shady Side site to clean and load oyster shells into cages to be used to grow spat to repopulate protected oyster beds. (Paul W. Gillespie/Staff)
The CBF oyster tanks that hold spat covered shells until they are ready for planting. The Chesapeake Bay Foundation had volunteers from the Back Country Hunters and Anglers Armed Forces Initiative out to their Shady Side site to clean and load oyster shells into cages to be used to grow spat to repopulate protected oyster beds. (Paul W. Gillespie/Staff)
The CBF oyster tanks that hold spat covered shells until they are ready for planting. The Chesapeake Bay Foundation had volunteers from the Back Country Hunters and Anglers Armed Forces Initiative out to their Shady Side site to clean and load oyster shells into cages to be used to grow spat to repopulate protected oyster beds. (Paul W. Gillespie/Staff)
The CBF oyster tanks that hold spat covered shells until they are ready for planting. The Chesapeake Bay Foundation had volunteers from the Back Country Hunters and Anglers Armed Forces Initiative out to their Shady Side site to clean and load oyster shells into cages to be used to grow spat to repopulate protected oyster beds. (Paul W. Gillespie/Staff)
The CBF oyster tanks that hold spat covered shells until they are ready for planting. The Chesapeake Bay Foundation had volunteers from the Back Country Hunters and Anglers Armed Forces Initiative out to their Shady Side site to clean and load oyster shells into cages to be used to grow spat to repopulate protected oyster beds. (Paul W. Gillespie/Staff)
The CBF oyster tanks that hold spat covered shells until they are ready for planting. The Chesapeake Bay Foundation had volunteers from the Back Country Hunters and Anglers Armed Forces Initiative out to their Shady Side site to clean and load oyster shells into cages to be used to grow spat to repopulate protected oyster beds. (Paul W. Gillespie/Staff)
The CBF oyster tanks that hold spat covered shells until they are ready for planting. The Chesapeake Bay Foundation had volunteers from the Back Country Hunters and Anglers Armed Forces Initiative out to their Shady Side site to clean and load oyster shells into cages to be used to grow spat to repopulate protected oyster beds. (Paul W. Gillespie/Staff)
The CBF oyster tanks that hold spat covered shells until they are ready for planting. The Chesapeake Bay Foundation had volunteers from the Back Country Hunters and Anglers Armed Forces Initiative out to their Shady Side site to clean and load oyster shells into cages to be used to grow spat to repopulate protected oyster beds. (Paul W. Gillespie/Staff)
Newly filled cages are moved to the holding tanks. The Chesapeake Bay Foundation had volunteers from the Back Country Hunters and Anglers Armed Forces Initiative out to their Shady Side site to clean and load oyster shells into cages to be used to grow spat to repopulate protected oyster beds. (Paul W. Gillespie/Staff)
Newly filled cages are moved to the holding tanks. The Chesapeake Bay Foundation had volunteers from the Back Country Hunters and Anglers Armed Forces Initiative out to their Shady Side site to clean and load oyster shells into cages to be used to grow spat to repopulate protected oyster beds. (Paul W. Gillespie/Staff)
The Chesapeake Bay Foundation had volunteers from the Back Country Hunters and Anglers Armed Forces Initiative out to their Shady Side site to clean and load oyster shells into cages to be used to grow spat to repopulate protected oyster beds. (Paul W. Gillespie/Staff)
The Chesapeake Bay Foundation had volunteers from the Back Country Hunters and Anglers Armed Forces Initiative out to their Shady Side site to clean and load oyster shells into cages to be used to grow spat to repopulate protected oyster beds. (Paul W. Gillespie/Staff)
Army veteran Greg Singleton cleans shells in the sifter. The Chesapeake Bay Foundation had volunteers from the Back Country Hunters and Anglers Armed Forces Initiative out to their Shady Side site to clean and load oyster shells into cages to be used to grow spat to repopulate protected oyster beds. (Paul W. Gillespie/Staff)
Army veteran Greg Singleton cleans shells in the sifter. The Chesapeake Bay Foundation had volunteers from the Back Country Hunters and Anglers Armed Forces Initiative out to their Shady Side site to clean and load oyster shells into cages to be used to grow spat to repopulate protected oyster beds. (Paul W. Gillespie/Staff)
Maj. Ken Huxtable, USMC, cleans shells in the sifter. The Chesapeake Bay Foundation had volunteers from the Back Country Hunters and Anglers Armed Forces Initiative out to their Shady Side site to clean and load oyster shells into cages to be used to grow spat to repopulate protected oyster beds. (Paul W. Gillespie/Staff)
Maj. Ken Huxtable, USMC, cleans shells in the sifter. The Chesapeake Bay Foundation had volunteers from the Back Country Hunters and Anglers Armed Forces Initiative out to their Shady Side site to clean and load oyster shells into cages to be used to grow spat to repopulate protected oyster beds. (Paul W. Gillespie/Staff)
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