The project development team for the Fort Norfolk oyster reef waits for the Corps vessel Elizabeth to push a barge loaded with 30 tons of dredge mortar and broken granite countertops to the designated breakwater location. Norfolk District, Army Corps of Engineers, partnered with fourth graders from Virginia Beach’s Seatack Elementary School in 2011 to grow baby oysters in floats and then, this spring, create an oyster reef at historic Fort Norfolk, where the Norfolk District is located. The reef is an effort to help restore the oyster population and improve the health of the Elizabeth Ri
The project development team for the Fort Norfolk oyster reef waits for the Corps vessel Elizabeth to push a barge loaded with 30 tons of dredge mortar and broken granite countertops to the designated breakwater location. Norfolk District, Army Corps of Engineers, partnered with fourth graders from Virginia Beach’s Seatack Elementary School in 2011 to grow baby oysters in floats and then, this spring, create an oyster reef at historic Fort Norfolk, where the Norfolk District is located. The reef is an effort to help restore the oyster population and improve the health of the Elizabeth River and the Chesapeake Bay. ( Army photos/Kerry Solan) 120404-A-ET072-005 by norfolkdistrict
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