Athens, GA (January 8, 2008) – The University of Georgia Marine Extension Service’s oyster restoration project located on Jekyll Island, Ga., and directed by Alan Power, a MAREX assistant research scientist, will receive a Five-Star Restoration Program Bronze Plaque on January 15, 2008.

According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, which sponsors the program, the Five-Star Restoration Program “provides grants, technical support and information exchange to help communities across the country build strong partnerships that work together on riparian, coastal or wetland restoration projects.”

The bronze plaque, which is placed at each site by the Environmental Protection Agency and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), commemorates the project sponsors’ contributions.

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This article was posted on Tuesday, January 8th, 2008 at 2:50 pm and is filed under News.