ShoreRivers is an active participant in oysters restoration work, both through the Marylanders Grow Oysters Program and our recent completion of Operation Build-a-Reef: Eastern Bay, an effort to plant millions of oysters in our watershed.

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Eighteen million oysters were planted on a sanctuary near Tilghman Point in Eastern Bay in June 2023 as part of Operation Build-a-Reef: Eastern Bay. The planting was the culmination of a two-year fundraising effort by ShoreRivers, in partnership with Oyster Recovery Partnership (ORP), and other key supporters.

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Operation Build-a-Reef: Eastern Bay

ShoreRivers, Maryland Department of Natural Resources, and the Oyster Recovery Partnership are thrilled to be working together on Build-a-Reef: Eastern Bay — a campaign to plant 100 million juvenile oysters in Eastern Bay by 2023.

August, 2022

Operation Build-a-Reef: Eastern Bay's goal was to support oyster restoration efforts by planting millions of these beneficial bivalves in the local watershed. An initial planting of 70 million oysters was completed by ORP in 2022, with funding provided by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. Thursday's planting was also conducted by ORP and was fully funded by ShoreRivers' network of supporters who raised the stakes—and the impact—by donating nearly $80,000 for the newest residents of Eastern Bay. Oyster larvae were supplied by the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science Horn Point Lab in Cambridge. Click here to learn more.