Galveston Program Turning Discarded Oyster Shells Into Treasure
1 Volunteers create new oyster reef and provide shoreline protection using shells from Galveston Bay Foundation’s Oyster Shell Recycling Program at Sweetwater Preserve in Galveston, Texas. If you eat oysters in Galveston, there’s a chance your discarded oyster shells will end up back in the bay near the Texas city. Unlike throwing trash in the sea, that’s a good thing. The Galveston Bay Foundation takes discarded shells from area restaurants on a weekly basis, and uses them to create “new” reused homes for marine life and lay down miles of shoreline protection for the bay. The fou...
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