Billion Oyster Project will receive $500,000 to design and install a one-acre oyster reef in Flushing Bay, Queens, thanks to U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez from New York’s 14th Congressional District.
Read MoreAs the United Nations Decade For Ocean Sciences kicks off this year, Billion Oyster Project is thrilled to be one of 12 new 11th Hour Racing grantees to address plastics pollution, coastal restoration, food waste, and water quality.
Read MoreIn late September, I conducted a wild oyster survey. This adventure to find naturally recruited oysters led to the discovery of thousands of young-of-the-year oysters! These glistening bivalves—attached to rocks, bulkheads, and bridges—weren't in the Chesapeake or along the coast of Long Island, but right here in New York Harbor, mostly in the Hudson and Harlem Rivers.
Read MoreToday, the Billion Oyster Project crew is FINALLY back in the field preparing for our biggest field season to date! We intend to restore more oysters in the next few months than we have in all the years prior.
Read MoreLast year, 422 Billion Oyster Project reef structures and 881 reef ball were deployed across five acres of the Hudson River by marine contractors from the NY Thruway Authority — making it the largest oyster restoration project in the region to date.
Read MoreInspired by oysters’ reputation as “Ecosystem Engineers”, we are resolved to restore oyster reefs to one of the country’s busiest ports — and to do so alongside students. Billion Oyster Project grew out of the New York Harbor School, which is a public high school on Governors Island that prepares students for careers on the water. So far, the Billion Oyster Project has worked with dozens of local partners to restore 28 million oysters, and to engage 6,000+ students, and more than 9,000 volunteers.
Read MoreToday, the Billion Oyster Project announced new work to expand the restoration of native oysters in New York waters, as part of a partnership with The Pew Charitable Trusts. By combining Billion Oyster Project’s experience in restoring oysters in challenging environments with Pew’s capacity to convene experts and develop comprehensive solutions, state-wide efforts will get a boost.
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