Find out all you ever wanted to know about eelgrass restoration with conservation (elastic) moorings, from the director of the Mass Bays Program, Jay Baker, on Thursday, August 11, at 5 p.m. at the Tisbury Senior Center.

Did you know the Vineyard community is exploring the habitat and security benefits of elastic moorings? Why, you ask? Elastic moorings eliminate the scour that disturbs the bottom when a heavy anchor chain swings on a traditional mooring.

There may be more to it — and you can find out from Mr. Baker, who also is coauthor of Use of Conservation Moorings as a Component of Eelgrass Restoration in Two Massachusetts Harbors.

The presentation is sponsored by the Martha’s Vineyard Commission and Tisbury Waterways, Inc. TWI’s annual meeting will follow the presentation. For more information, call Jo-Ann Taylor at 508-693-3453.