Celebrate Earth Day at Carl Schurz Park in Manhattan’s upper west side.

Join our Young Leadership Committee for a special comedy show in Support of Billion Oyster Project. Hosted by James Azzaretti and featuring Usama Siddiquee, Caroline Baniewicz, Ashton Womack, and Oscar Aydin.

Join them for a morning discussion with Benjamin Von Wong, New York City-based photographer best known for his environmental art installations and hyper-realist art style. The morning will also feature a poetry slam performance by queer Vietnamese-American poet Theo LeGro. Coffee will be available at 8:30am.

Billion Oyster Project is proud to be a COAL + ICE Climate Action Partner! This immersive photography and video exhibition, presented by the Asia Society, aims to inspire deeper engagement and meaningful dialogue on how the climate crisis affects our global and local communities. Learn more about COAL + ICE: https://asiasociety.org/new-york/exhibitions/coal-ice

Join us for our next intimate cocktail and oyster-tasting event featuring a custom menu crafted by Chef Luis Cuautle at Pebble Bar in Midtown. The tasting includes a half-dozen local oysters from our Shell Collection Program Operator, The Lobster Place, prepared in three different ways, and paired with a dram or signature cocktail from Talisker Whisky, our leading Shell Collection Program sponsor.

Join us for the Billion Oyster Party, on Friday Sept. 22nd, at Building 269 in the Brooklyn Navy Yard!

Join Billion Oyster Project on City of Water Day - a region-wide celebration of our waterways and urban climate resiliency organized by Waterfront Alliance and New York–New Jersey Harbor & Estuary Program (HEP). Events throughout the city will be taking place, Saturday, July 15th, including three different opportunities to see Billion Oyster Project’s work in action.

Join us for a special opening night celebration of the 2023 Discover Boating New York Boat Show featuring specialty cocktails, oysters, chef & mixologist demos & tastings, live DJ sets and the chance to check out hundreds of the coolest new boats on the market today – all to benefit Billion Oyster Project!

Would you like to have an oyster tank in your classroom, home or office? Then this is the training for you!

Strangeways has come together with friends, Greenpoint Fish & Lobster, Billion Oyster Project and The Newtown Creek Alliance to bring you “A Lovely Seafood Dinner”, in support of the rehabilitation of New York Harbor.

Through classical, pop and folk music, five musicians will explore and enjoy the role that waterways play in our lives and imaginations — with several songs saluting the oyster.

Every June, Billion Oyster Project hosts a Student Symposium, which is an opportunity for students across New York City to showcase their research, learning, and projects related to their local waterways. This year, we are excited to accept a wide variety of projects related to New York Harbor. Projects may include, but are not limited to: art, design, engineering, scientific research, advocacy, environmental justice, recorded interviews, and more. We welcome students to think outside the box for projects this year!

A showcase and networking opportunity for community scientists working on the harbor and estuary-themed projects and data-based advocacy.

Have you been Oyster Research trained? Join us to get ready for the school year and review the new protocols and data collection sheets.

Educators! Come learn about environmental DNA techniques, how they are used and how your students can analyze eDNA data in the classroom.

In the spirit of fostering a safe, inclusive and equitable environment, the Billion Oyster Project is proud to present an intersectional environmentalism panel in partnership with the Harbor Estuary Program to explore how diverse groups use green and blue spaces in their disciplines and why safety and access to those spaces is vital. This panel will feature three unique environmental professionals who will discuss the ideas presented in environmental access through their creative fields and in conjunction with the Safe Space Agreement.

Educators! Come learn about water quality testing techniques, how they're used and how students can analyze water quality in classrooms through this virtual course.

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) are useful tools in data analysis, allowing people to answer specific questions about where things have happened, are happening, or might happen in the future. In this free virtual session, teachers will explore how their students can use ArcGIS Online to investigate the question, where in NY Harbor could future oyster restoration take place?