A4 pril-June 2022
FY22-Quarter
Once you shuck 'em, don't just chuck 'em!
OSRP Report for Restaurant Partners
New Promotional Materials The OSRP team will be visiting all our restaurant partners to pass out new promotional materials. We hope that you enjoy these guides intended to educate staff and patrons on the benefits of recycling oyster shells. Our goal is to entice guests to eat more oysters at your restaurants! Table Top Tents Window/ Register stickers Back of House Signage Contact us at oysters@crcl.org to request more materials or provide feedback or ideas for new items.
New Restaurants Join OSRP
Welcome!
Now Offering: 5-day/ week pick-up We are excited to bring back 5-days/week pick-up! For restaurants that opt in, we will service your bins every day except Tuesdays and Thursdays. If you would like to switch to 5 days/week pick-up, please email oysters@crcl.org for pricing.
Restoration Headquarters Update
Formerly known as the Violet Site and used exclusively for oyster shell recycling, we are expanding our St. Bernard home to encompass all CRCL coastal restoration efforts. Thousands of native plants will be grown at our Restoration Headquarters and eventually be planted along the coast by our amazing volunteers. Sprouting cypress Ctrees ypress tree nursery
Coastal Stewardship Awards
On Thursday May 12, CRCL honored those who have shown an extraordinary commitment to coastal Louisiana at our 2022 Coastal Stewardship Awards at the LSU AgCenter Botanic Gardens. Since in 1995, our Coastal Stewardship Awards recognize individuals and groups who have made significant contributions to the preservation and restoration of Louisiana’s coastal wetlands. It is the highest award CRCL can give to honor those who show an extraordinary commitment to our coast. Congrats to all the winners!
Heron awards awaiting distribution. Representatives from the Meraux Foundation & Charter Fishermen Lucas Bissett with their awards.
Volunteer Events
We have wrapped up volunteer events for the summer! So far this year we have hosted 9 oyster shell bagging events (bagging over 30 tons of shell!), 2 reef deployment events, and 12 tree plantings! Including a project in partnership with Glass Half Full, the location of our first oyster shell public drop-off. Keep an eye out for more opportunities coming this Fall. Volunteers at our last event of the season, deploying recycled glass sand from Glass Half Full, and planting marsh grasses.
Restoration on the Half Shell
On Saturday, June 25th, CRCL hosted our annual coastal education event, Restoration on the Half Shell (ROTHS), at Docville Farm. This event was a fun, interactive way to learn about coastal restoration. Also included was a tabling session featuring several community partners, raffle items, music from Michot's Melody Makers, food, and tours of our Restoration Headquarters. Dozens of concerned coastal citizens visited our Restoration Headquarters and were in awe of the mountain of oyster shells collected from your restaurants. This event was a HUGE success with over 100 attendees engaging in coastal topics.
Shell Collection by the Numbers Made possible by our Restaurant Partners:
Oyster Shell Public Drop-Offs Public drop off at The Green Project Glass Half Full 3935 Louisa St Mondays & Wednesdays from 9am-5:30pm Saturdays from 9am 4pm The Green Project 2831 Marais St Wednesday through Saturday from 11am-5pm
Our Team Darrah Bach Sofia Giordano OSRP Coordinator darrah.bach@crcl.org OSRP Technician sofia.giordano@crcl.org Hendrik Vanderwall Recycling Contractor 504-472-2080 Bin delivery and pickup Restaurant onboarding and special events Quarterly reports, shift meetings, and volunteer events James Karst Director of Communications james.karst@crcl.org Media Inquiries Please email oysters@crcl.org for any other inquiries.
Thank you for helping us restore the coast!
Support
for the Oyster Shell Recycling Program provided by: