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Galveston Bay Foundation Oyster Shell Recycling Program

Summary

The Galveston Bay Foundation (GBF) will continue the Galveston Bay Oyster Shell Recycling Program, a program that reclaims spent oyster shells from local seafood restaurants and properly cures the shell in preparation for reuse in local oyster reef restoration projects.  GBF will enhance the program through a new citizen science component and exansion of recycling efforts and hands on gardening activities.
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Basics

Galveston
N/A
Galveston Bay Foundation
$133,457

Classification

  • CMP 306
Ecological Impacts (Cumulative & Secondary) Habitat Restoration/Protection Public Education & Outreach

Timeline

completed
2020

Funding Sources

Source 1

19-041
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Primary
Federal
$79,869
23
2019

Source 2

Galveston Bay Foundation
Secondary
Other
$53,588
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Contacts

Responsibility
Galveston Bay Foundation
Contact
Michael Niebuhr Project Manager 1100 Hercules Avenue Suite 200 Houston, TX 77058 281.332.3381 Email
Responsibility
General Land Office
Contact
Coastal Resources 800.998.4456 512.475.0773