CANCELLED: Volunteer Shell Bagging Event-May 18th-Philadelphia

CANCELLED: Volunteer Shell Bagging Event-May 18th-Philadelphia

Help PDE bag oyster shells for use in restoration projects in the Delaware Bay.

By Partnership for the Delaware Estuary

Date and time

Saturday, May 18 · 9:30am - 1pm EDT

Location

PDE Philadelphia Shell Recycling Area at Philadelphia Renewable Bio-Fuels Facility

Penrose Ferry Road Philadelphia, PA 19153

About this event

Partnership for the Delaware Estuary has been collecting oyster shell from Philadelphia restaurants since 2022. Generally, spent oyster shells go to landfills, but with our recycling program shells are going back to the Delaware Bay.

Oyster shells are important for baby oysters and the entire aquatic ecosystem. Oysters are ecosystem engineers and a keystone species in the Delaware Bay. These awesome shellfish not only filter our water but oyster reefs are important habitat for lots of local wildlife. By returning oyster shell back to the Delaware Bay we can create habitat for juvenile oysters to settle on. We need to put our recycled oyster shells into bags to use in local living shoreline installations. The process is time consuming, so we need volunteers like you! It is a little messy and a bit physical, so be prepared!

Who: Anyone age 15 or over! (Children under 18 need parental consent prior to participating, and those under 16 would need a parent present during the event)

What: Putting recycled oyster shells into bags for use in Delaware Bay shoreline restoration projects.

When: Saturday, May 18th, 9:30am-1:00pm

Where: Penrose Ferry Rd Philadelphia, PA (exact address and directions to follow after registration).

What to Bring: Weather dependent clothing, close toed shoes, gloves (if don't have your own, we'll have some available), water, and snacks

Please contact Leah Morgan (lmorgan@delawareestuary.org) for any additional questions.

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Partnership for the Delaware Estuary

The Partnership for the Delaware Estuary, host of the Delaware Estuary Program, leads collaborative, science–based efforts to improve the Delaware River and Bay, which covers portions of Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.

The Partnership for the Delaware Estuary works to restore the health of the Delaware River and Bay—an environment on which millions of people, wildlife, and plants depend. With an emphasis on science and collaboration and a focus on the entire Estuary, we are uniquely positioned to develop and implement programs that are improving the Estuary environment to levels not seen in many decades. Working with and through the Partnership, concerned individuals, businesses, and governments can amplify their impact on protecting a natural resource at the center of our region’s quality of life.

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