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Bookmark or Share- Governors Island — Billion Oyster ProjectGovernors Island — Billion Oyster Project. Originally constructed in 2010, as part of the Oyster Restoration Research Partnership, the Governors Island Reef is in Buttermilk Channel between Governors Island and Brooklyn. The challenging current and wave energy have required multiple adaptive management changes to the design of the original reef.
- Ecosystem Engineers — Billion Oyster ProjectBillion Oyster Project will install oysters on and around the infrastructure designed by SCAPE Landscape Architecture. Spotted near our oyster reefs. Sea Robin. Common Crab. Seahorse. Orange Sheath Tunicate. Red Beard Sponge. Pipefish. Pufferfish. Skilletfish eggs. Harbor History. Explore how New York Harbor has changed over the last 400 years.
- Billion Oyster ProjectOur Impact. It took less than 100 years for New Yorkers to wipe out the oyster population in NY Harbor. Now, Billion Oyster Project is rebuilding this important natural resource and habitat. Here’s what we’ve accomplished, since 2014, with the help of students, volunteers, and partners.
- OUR STORY — Billion Oyster ProjectWe are working to restore one billion oysters to New York Harbor by 2035 and currently setting 50 million oysters into our local waterways per season!
- Billion Oyster Project - WikipediaBillion Oyster Project is a New York City-based nonprofit organization with the goal of engaging one million people in the effort to restore one billion oysters to New York Harbor by 2035. Because oysters are filter feeders , they serve as a natural water filter, with a number of beneficial effects for the ecosystem. [1]
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