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The Oyster Trail

The Oyster Trail is a scavenger hunt through Coastal Alabama. Grab a map, follow the Trail (26 stops), explore oysters, the ecosystem and our communities.

The Oyster Trail is a project introduced by the Mobile Bay Oyster Gardening Program and is an entertaining, educational and public art treasure hunt throughout Coastal Alabama. The project was created in order to raise awareness of the importance of oysters in restoring Mobile Bay, as well as boosting the economy. There are 26 fiberglass oysters painted and decorated by local artists from the Coas

tal Alabama area. Visitors will be guided by a Trail Map to the locations of the oysters that will be found along the streets, in parks, in lobbies and many other places. Along with the painting and decorations, each oyster has a fact plaque explaining why oysters are beneficial to Mobile Bay's ecosystem and economy. Sponsors of each oyster will also have a plaque to recognize their contributions to this project. All funds raised from this project will be put to use by the Mobile Bay Oyster Gardening Program to uphold its mission of restoring the oyster reefs within Mobile Bay.

03/18/2024

Registration for Our Master Oyster Gardening Program is live! We have several spots left but will fill up fast, so submit your application soon before it's too late!

06/12/2023

Though these are (were?) a part of a bottom trial, they serve as a great reminder of how important it is to keep your oysters OFF the bottom and away from pilings. These spent 7 days on the bottom and were nearly all killed by predators. Protect those baby oysters by keeping them about a foot off the bottom and between pilings.

06/05/2023

We are oyster gardening!

05/05/2023

Some of recycled oyster shells at work hosting the 2023 spat set. Here they are moving to flow through. Won’t be long before we are gardening in Alabama!

04/19/2023

It’s beginning to look a lot like spawning season! Oyster Gardening 2023 is upon us. Recycled oyster shells heading to the hatchery where they will begin their next chapter as settling space for millions of oyster larvae destined for planting on Alabama oyster reefs. Our Gardeners provide a safe nursery environment for these future spat to grow a bit and have a better survival rate benefiting the bay and those who live, work, and play in this critical space.

01/09/2023

A new year and a new season of Oyster Gardening in Alabama and Mississippi. Join us for 2023 and grow some oysters for local reef restoration.

11/14/2022

Come grow oysters with us for restoration in Mobile Bay!

03/23/2022

We are gearing up for the 2022 Oyster Gardening Season across Alabama. In the meantime, check out this video from College of Agriculture at Auburn University highlighting the efforts of our awesome Gardening Community and our friends at Auburn University Shellfish Lab and Auburn University School of Fisheries, Aquaculture, and Aquatic Sciences. With The Alabama Cooperative Extension System:

01/13/2022

The first step of the 2022 Oyster Gardening season.

05/27/2021

Oyster Gardening 2021 has begun in Little Lagoon. Thanks to Auburn University Shellfish Lab for setting again this year and the Oyster Shell Recycling Program managed by Alabama Coastal Foundation! The spat will return to the reefs at the end of the year and continue their work. The Alabama Cooperative Extension System Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Auburn University School of Fisheries, Aquaculture, and Aquatic Sciences

02/25/2021

Tumble Time for the 2021 gardening season. These shells were recycled from the AL Oyster Shell Recycling program led by Alabama Coastal Foundation. Once clean of sand, they will be counted, bagged and set with this year's crop of baby oysters (spat) by the Auburn University Shellfish Lab before they make their way to Gardener's piers. Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant The Alabama Cooperative Extension System Auburn University School of Fisheries, Aquaculture, and Aquatic Sciences

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50 Midtown Park West
Mobile, AL
36606

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Monday	8am - 5pm
Tuesday	8am - 5pm
Wednesday	8am - 5pm
Thursday	8am - 5pm
Friday	8am - 5pm

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+12514712124

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http://www.theoystertrail.com/

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