Events

Estuarine habitats such as oyster reefs are critical to the resilience of coastal environments and provide many ecosystem services. While traditional restoration practices in Texas have focused on subtidal oyster reefs to ameliorate harvest impacts, there is growing interest in restoring intertidal reefs to maximize habitat benefits. This study evaluates the development of oyster populations and epifaunal communities on concurrently restored intertidal and subtidal oyster reefs in St. Charles Bay, TX.

HRI's Dr. Jennifer Pollack will share her team's findings from analysis of long-term fisheries independent monitoring data, historical aerial imagery, and field sampling of restored and natural habitats in Texas to support planning for landscape scale conservation and restoration efforts.

Join HRI’s Sink Your Shucks program at Goose Island State Park to help rebuild an oyster reef in Aransas Bay!  Volunteers will work stations to bag recycled oyster shell then place them into the bay.

Join HRI’s Sink Your Shucks program at Goose Island State Park to help rebuild an oyster reef in Aransas Bay!  Volunteers will work stations to bag recycled oyster shell then place them into the bay.