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Oysters / oyster shells could restore reefs along coastlines / prevent storm surges

By Hicbd
Wed Feb 13 2019 11:21 am

"The Billion Oyster Project is a citizen science project co-ordinated by the New York Harbor School with the goal of restoring one billion live oysters to New York Harbor by 2035. The project aims to engage hundreds of thousands of school children during its lifetime in marine restoration-based STEM education programs...Oyster reefs are thought to have covered more than 220,000 acres of the Hudson River estuary and filtered water, provided habitat for other marine species and attenuated wave energy but are now functionally extinct in the Harbor due to over harvesting, dredging and pollution."

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billion_Oyster_Project
https://billionoysterproject.org/#
https://reasonstobecheerful.world/recycled-oyster-shells-restoring-shorelines-louisiana/

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Environment Education Recycling Restaurants Schools Pollution Volunteering Aquaculture Oceans Climate Change / Global Warming Floods / Landslides School Curriculums STEM (Science, Tech, Engineering, Math) Education Impact / Philanthropy / Social Good Investing Capital Oysters Estuaries Beaches / Coastlines Citizen Science Bays / Harbors

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