Date wrapper:
Oct
14
Presentation on Oregon's Green Crabs
When
October 14, 2022 - 7:00 PM
Where
Netarts Community Center
4949 Netarts Hwy
Netarts, OR
Sponsors
Friends of Netarts Bay WEBS
Invasive green crabs. /Photo courtesy of Oregon Department of State Lands
Friends of Netarts Bay Watershed, Estuary, Bay, and Sea (WEBS) is offering a hybrid event to educate Oregonians about the current status of invasive green crabs. This event will take place on Friday, Oct. 14 at 7:00 p.m. at the Netarts Community Center (4949 Netarts Hwy) and on Zoom. Friends of Netarts Bay WEBS is a nonprofit dedicated to sustaining the area surrounding Netarts Bay through education and stewardship.
About the talk:
"The European green crab is considered one of the most detrimental invasive species on the planet due to cascading effects in the ecosystem that can drastically change coastal economies. Populations of green crabs on the West Coast are currently exploding in numbers since they were first detected in 1989. These crabs have voracious appetites and disturb the critical eelgrass habitats that salmon and Dungeness crabs rely upon. Get to know how these crabs got here, the threats that they pose, and what is being done to slow their spread."
This event is free and open to all, register here for in person or remote attendance.
