East Hampton High School sophomores Zoe McDonald and Hudson Tanzmann, who are interning with South Fork Sea Farmers, the nonprofit educational arm of the town’s shellfish hatchery and its community oyster garden program, came to the August 11th Trustee meeting with Bob Tymann of SFSF to present a plan for an oyster reef installation in Three Mile Harbor.
Mr. Tymann has previously worked with the students to help build additional oyster reefs in Accabonac Harbor. Two other students who are participating in the oyster reef project are Carli Stuckart and Wylie Stern, both of whom were not present at the meeting.
In addition to being granted a Trustee permit, a permit from the State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) is also required to construct an oyster reef.
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