At the end of each season, the spat-on-shell oysters get released or “planted” from their cages into a dedicated conservation management area in Hempstead Harbor where they continue to grow, filter water, and provide habitat to a variety of other marine species…

Oyster reefs provide a protective environment, or nursery, where many juvenile species have a better likelihood of avoiding predation. The overall increase in small fish and invertebrates on and around oyster reefs helps to support the populations of larger fish and crabs that feed on them…

It’s been just over a month since our oysters were delivered and placed in their cages. Volunteers are now seeing noticeable growth…

The Coalition to Save Hempstead Harbor’s 2023 season of community oyster gardening officially began on July 26th…