Monday, July 20, was a BIG day at Billion Oyster Project! The installation of 96 bags of shell, with nearly 29,000 oysters in the form of "spat", was completed by an all-women crew along the warm, but picturesque waterfront in Bayswater Point State Park.
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 MoreOn Friday, June 12, nearly 190 people across the Billion Oyster Project community gathered virtually to celebrate the work of students across New York City. Although we were disappointed to miss the opportunity to speak with students in person, we were blown away by the creativity and thought that went into more than 70 student projects submitted from 10 different schools.
Read MoreAs we attempt to process the inequities, fear, and violence we have observed over the last week, we are anguished and angry about the systemic racism that Black Americans continue to face. We stand in solidarity with Black Lives Matter.
Read MoreAt Billion Oyster Project every day is a new opportunity to celebrate the nature around us, but this week is extra special. This Wednesday 4/22 marks the 50th Annual celebration of Earth Day! Although this celebration is bound to look a little different than those in years past, it can be full of hands-on experiences, learning, and appreciation.
This week, we will be introducing a new activity or virtual event every day!
Read MoreWe’ve experienced less than two weeks of COVID-19 quarantine here in New York City, but the Billion Oyster Project crew is already eager to get back on Governors Island — the headquarters we share with the Urban Assembly New York Harbor School. In anticipation of being reunited, we want to take this opportunity to explain the unique partnership between Billion Oyster Project and our flagship public school.
Read MoreMany members of our community are feeling the devastating effects of COVID-19. Two heavily hit crews are NYC's restaurant industry and Oyster Farmers nationwide, both of which are the backbone of the Billion Oyster Party. Please do whatever you can to support these groups as well — whether that’s buying a gift card to use at a later date or ordering oysters directly to your door.
Did you know that oysters are great immune-system boosters! Here is a list of farms that can ship directly to you:
Read MoreOn Thursday, Feb. 20 and Tuesday, Mar. 10, Billion Oyster Project, together with Delmonico’s Restaurant and P.J. Clarke’s Sidecar, will host “Back to the Future” — a chef collaboration dinner series celebrating the diverse seafood that was once abundant in New York Harbor.
Read MoreIn mid-December, the Urban Assembly New York Harbor School held its annual Professional Advisory Committee meeting on Governors Island. Among 60+ industry partners, who attended on behalf of the school’s seven Career & Technical Education programs, was Harbor School grad Awa Sylla. Awa (pictured below) graduated from the Marine Systems Technology CTE program, and has since landed a job at Ironworkers Local 580.
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.
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