colleen Jun 27, 2019 News Thanks to the Sarasota Bay Estuary Program’s volunteer event with the Manatee County Parks and Natural Resources Department at Perico Preserve on June 18th, 40 dedicated volunteers were able to move 9.75 cubic yards of cured oyster shell saved from START’s GCORR “Shuck ‘N Save” Restaurants nearly a half mile from the shell storage area [...]
colleen Aug 28, 2018 News On August 7th, START’s Chairman, Sandy Gilbert, gave the Manatee County Commission an update on the Gulf Coast Oyster Recycle and Renewal (GCORR) Program that has been underway for the past year. Sandy began by explaining that given the County’s extensive investment in infrastructure over the years including replacing 2/3 of the septic systems along [...]