DNR Oyster Reef Build

185 Lockwood Drive,Charleston SC 29403

27 April, 2021

Description

Volunteers to help build an oyster bed to help Charleston become more resilient Help DNR make the City of Charleston more resilient. We need 12 volunteers to build an oyster bed. You will carry oyster cages from the staging site to the marsh and then help arrange them in the marsh. This is heavy and muddy work but so fulfilling. Restoring and enhancing oyster habitat by planting recycled oyster shells in the intertidal environment to form new, self-sustaining oyster reefs - with the help of volunteers continues with this new event. This s an important endeavor because oysters play a significant ecologic and economic role in South Carolina; however, oyster populations are declining. It is important for the community to understand how oysters improve water quality, control erosion, and provide habitat for other commercially-important shellfish and fish species by learning about their biology and the human activities that can influence their well being. Learn More: http://score.dnr.sc.gov/index.html