With all of the oysters now planted in Hempstead Harbor, the CSHH community oyster gardening program has officially concluded its third season. On October 2…

The CSHH community oyster gardening volunteer sessions are starting to wrap up. The oysters from two sites (the Hempstead Harbour Club and the Sea Cliff Yacht Club) have...

The spat-on-shell oysters delivered on July 16 have been acclimating to their summer homes (their cages). Volunteers for CSHH’s community oyster gardening program…

The Coalition to Save Hempstead Harbor is preparing for the start of the community oyster gardening program. On July 16, 2024, CSHH received the spat-on-shell oysters grown out through the program from…

At the end of each season, the spat-on-shell oysters get released or “planted” from their cages into a dedicated conservation management area in Hempstead Harbor where they continue to grow, filter water, and provide habitat to a variety of other marine species…

Oyster reefs provide a protective environment, or nursery, where many juvenile species have a better likelihood of avoiding predation. The overall increase in small fish and invertebrates on and around oyster reefs helps to support the populations of larger fish and crabs that feed on them…

It’s been just over a month since our oysters were delivered and placed in their cages. Volunteers are now seeing noticeable growth…

The Coalition to Save Hempstead Harbor’s 2023 season of community oyster gardening officially began on July 26th…