Oyster Shell Bagging event 6.24.26
Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana
- Free
- For Teachers and Families
- environmental science
- #civicengagement
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June 24, 2026: 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Description
Launched in June 2014, CRCL’s Oyster Shell Recycling Program recycles shell from New Orleans and Baton Rouge restaurants and uses it to restore oyster reefs and shoreline habitat across coastal Louisiana. As a volunteer, you will prepare the shell for restoration. Volunteers will shovel oyster shells into mesh bags to contribute to our next reef build. Volunteers will also help clean up our shell pile and remove trash and plastics as we bag.
By helping prepare the shell, volunteers will play a role in creating an oyster reef that will allow for the growth of new oysters, create fish habitat and act as a wave break that will knock down storm surge and allow land to build up behind the reef. Bags of oyster shells weigh about 30 pounds on average. If this is too heavy for you, there are many support roles available, such as cutting the mesh bags.
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Created:
June 2, 2026, 7:53 p.m. -
Published:
June 2, 2026, 7:54 p.m.