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on a lot of mailing lists. I visited five communities along the Carolina coast before selecting St. James.? Taylor said he was so impressed with St. James that he purchased a homesite on his initial visit. "I don't spend money easily or quickly so it was surprising to me that I ended up buying a lot on my first visit.? While all the communities he visited were desirable, Taylor said St. James offered the most balanced lifestyle. "It has swimming pools, golf courses, opportunities to live on the water and a beach club on the ocean. It also has a lot of social opportunities for meeting people and opportunities to volunteer both in the community and the surrounding areas.? Like many residents, he was also captivated by Southport, the quintessential, quaint little historic Carolina fishing village and the backdrop for numerous TV shows and movies. "I just love dining at The Provision Company, which by the way, was named One of the Top 25 Seafood Dives in America by Coastal Living magazine.? Taylor lives on the waterfront on Mariners Way. He has a dock on ICW where he moors a 21-foot fishing boat. Ryan takes full advantage of St. James' coastal orientation. He's a member of the St. James Fishing Club, the Cape Fear Fly Fishing Club, the Southport Sailing and Boat Club and the US Coast Guard Auxiliary. Taylor can frequently be seen jogging around St James as part of his personal fitness program. He can also be found running in road races in the area as well. In January 2008 he climbed Mt Kilimanjaro with his sons, Don and Shawn, as well as Shawn's wife Tracy. Shawn and Tracy live in Atlanta, GA and are expecting their first child in January 2009. Don, his wife Shannon, and their 3 year old son live in Boone, NC. He plays golf a couple of days a week and enjoys the beach club, but his real passions are fishing and volunteerism. In addition to serving on the Stormwater Committee, he also sits on the Zoning Committee. And he's passionate about oysters, thanks to a public forum he attended titled: "Encore Oysters: Bringing Back a Natural Resource.? BUILDING AN OYSTER REEF As the name implies, oyster shell recycling returns shells to the seabed. Shells are collected from restaurants and other sources, cleaned, bagged, dried for six weeks and then placed in brackish water with good tidal flows. Oyster larvae have to attach to hard surfaces, so it shouldn't be surprising that their favorite surfaces are oyster shells. These man-made oyster reefs also offer a valuable habitat for other beneficial organisms--such as algae, crabs and small minnows- 57 and attract game fish. www.stjamesplantation.com Taylor's efforts at recycling started with an appeal last spring to the Town of St. James for funding. His request: purchase a dump truck load of oyster shells. Once the 21 cubic yards of shells arrived, the real work began. "I sent an e-mail to every address in town asking for help in cleaning and bagging the shells,? Taylor said. "I didn't know what to expect but we had 90 people show up, which was a real tribute to the volunteer spirit here in St. James.? Oysters thrive best in estuaries, which are magical places where creeks and rivers meet the sea. St. James is blessed with many such places, and when it came time to sink the shells, Taylor looked for guidance. Help came from biologists and other researchers from UNCW, and various state agencies that converged on St. James in April and May of 2007. After looking at estuaries around St. James, the team settled on two sites: Waterway Park and along the breakwater on Mariners Way. Volunteers reassembled in October and the reefs were dropped into place. Ryan said a recent survey conducted by UNCW researchers shows that an estimated 250,000 oyster larvae are attached to the new reefs. A GOOD BEGINNING For Taylor, building oyster reefs is just the beginning. "The real exciting part of this is the interaction between our residents and the interns with UNCW. We are learning invaluable lessons on promoting sound use of the estuaries that make up this unique coastal environment.? Taylor said the UNCW interns will hold monthly seminars with residents on such subjects as erosion control, abating the harmful effects of groundwater runoff and the establishment of blue crab nesting areas. The interns will also assist the town in developing a "wetlands park? through interactions with local and state agencies and conservation organizations, and by developing a list of contacts to assist the town in establishment of the park. Taylor said he will continue in his goal to expand the two existing oyster shell reefs and establish new reefs around St. James. Want to help? Don't discard oyster shells but take them to the recycling center located on the Dosher Cutoff in Southport. Also, never use oyster shells for landscaping. They'll serve a much better function by returning them to the sea. To learn more or to volunteer, contact J. Taylor Ryan at jtaylorryan@msn.com.

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1 2 a message 18 22 42 44 46 54 70 60 32 38 downtown wilmington 7 8 downtown wilmington's art and culture, get involved at the cameron art museum 11 12 the downtown art scene includes unique performance opportunities 14 a home like no other family is the heart of the home at st. james plantation.a sense of place the st. james chapel 19 new woodlands park homesites planned for october release 21 22 23 golf 's best-kept secret -ireland in other words, links golf is nothing like american golf. nothing. that's why anyone who calls him or herself a golfer needs to take a week or so and travel to experience the differences.27 the charm of orton plantation 29 'going green' becomes a neighborhood affair 32 going green: anall-volunte erfire department 36 it could be said that a community gets the fire department it deserves. and thanks to community-wide support, the st. james fire department has evolved into one of the best firehouses in the area.38 39 splish-splashing is fun and exercise for this group of ladies.41 42 harborwalk a new 45 st. james university 47 plantation some of the first neighbors ann o'malley met in st. james plantation were flowers. drives around the community introduced her to various gardens she wished to know better. today, o'malley is roaming those yards, and she's brought a few hundred people along. "you can drive by all of these houses and see how beautiful they are in the front, but there are things in the back,? o'malley says, joining several folks nosing about powder blue hydrangeas, sunny yellow lantanas, and soft pink mimosas decorating pattie accordino's lush rear lawn.50 51 52 53 1 4 55 56 fun + learning = owner spotlight: 59he said, she said 61 st. james properties, llc resale division 3891 ridge crest drive the reserve collection 3310 sparkleberry court the nature view collection 3565 st. james drive the links collection 4135 south lagoon court the links collection 3030 marshwinds circle, villa 1104 the plantation villa collection 3776 ridge crest drive the reserve collection 3840 worthington place the reserve collection 3350 club villa, villa 305 the plantation villa collection 4152 skeffington court the nature view collection hole by hole hole #11 hole #12 75 76