Billion Oyster Project

GPTKB entity

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:nonprofit_organization
gptkbp:activity public education
citizen science
school partnerships
oyster reef construction
gptkbp:awarded 2019 UN Momentum for Change Award
2021 Keeling Curve Prize
2022 Earthshot Prize finalist
gptkbp:collaboratesWith gptkb:NYC_Department_of_Education
local businesses
Hudson River Foundation
NYC Department of Environmental Protection
gptkbp:dataCollected local restaurants
gptkbp:education curriculum for NYC public schools
gptkbp:focus community engagement
environmental education
marine restoration
gptkbp:foundedIn 2014
gptkbp:founder Murray Fisher
Pete Malinowski
gptkbp:goal restoring one billion oysters to New York Harbor by 2035
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Governors_Island
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Billion Oyster Project
gptkbp:impact coastal resilience
increasing biodiversity
improving water quality
gptkbp:involves gptkb:scientist
students
volunteers
community members
gptkbp:location gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:mediaCoverage gptkb:National_Geographic
gptkb:PBS
gptkb:The_New_York_Times
gptkbp:mission restoration of oyster reefs in New York Harbor
gptkbp:partner New York Harbor School
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:National_Science_Foundation
gptkb:United_Nations
gptkbp:restorationSite gptkb:East_River
gptkb:Hudson_River
gptkb:Buttermilk_Channel
gptkb:Gowanus_Canal
gptkb:Jamaica_Bay
gptkb:Newtown_Creek
gptkb:Bronx_River
gptkb:Governors_Island
gptkbp:uses recycled oyster shells
gptkbp:website https://www.billionoysterproject.org/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Living_Breakwaters
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7