Oysters

Yes, this is another plug for work. But oysters are really important! Oysters are natural water filters (i.e. they help with the pollution problem), and oyster reefs provide habitat and food for other species. But due to over harvesting and disease, their populations are only about 1% of what they used to be historically. So, right now The Nature Conservancy is working on the largest oyster restoration project not only in the Chesapeake Bay, but on the entire East Coast of the US! It's over 350 acres, which is comparable to the size of the National Mall in Washington, DC! And of course the Conservancy couldn't do it alone: along with the Oyster Recovery Partnership (ORP) and state and federal organizations, we hope to rebuild the reef in Harris Creek (a tributary of the Bay on the Eastern Shore of Maryland) over the next couple of years. And what's great is that this is just the first of 10 similar restoration projects in the Chesapeake Bay!

Learn more here: www.nature.org/oneforthebay to show your support!