FloridaCorps

09/29/2026

Our Pensacola crews send a huge thank you to all of the amazing volunteers who came out to celebrate National Estuaries Week with us and Pensacola and Perdido Bays Estuary Program at our Vertical Oyster Garden Building Event at Gary's Brewery & Biergarten last week!

We had a fantastic time working alongside Pensacola-Perdido Bays Program and our community of volunteers to build over 120 VOGs that will help provide valuable habitat for oysters and other marine life, while supporting the health and resilience of our local estuaries.

Events like this wouldn’t be possible without the enthusiasm, hard work, and dedication of our volunteers. Thank you for getting your hands dirty, learning with us, and helping give back to our coastal ecosystems!

09/24/2026

It’s National Estuaries Week!

Our Pensacola crews have had a blast working alongside students at the Beulah Academy of Science through Grasses to Classes and Vertical Oyster Garden building activities!

The Northwest Florida Aquatic Preserves’ Grasses to Classes program helps students discover the important role that native salt marshes play in healthy coastal ecosystems. Through hands-on learning, students explore how salt marshes provide valuable wildlife habitat, filter and improve water quality, and help protect shorelines from erosion.

These hands-on projects give students the opportunity to learn about our local waterways while taking an active role in restoring the environment. From planting native grasses to building oyster habitats, every project is a chance to make a positive impact on our estuaries!

09/07/2026

09/03/2026

St. Andrews Bay crew served yesterday to assist with seagrass restoration with AmeriCorps, AMIKids Maritime Academy, St. Andrew and St. Joseph Bays Estuary Program and Aquatech!! A great experience for all!

09/01/2026

Check out the work our OysterCorps do at Choctawhatchee Basin Alliance!! Are they not amazing!!?

09/01/2026

08/28/2026

Check out what we’ve been up to in our Summer Newsletter!

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IO8ueJrAzIbUG3MU1oQ3nnSV3B1Yn4Qn/view?usp=drivesdk

08/28/2026

POV: They said we needed more plants

08/21/2026

Check out these awsome ponds created to grow native marsh restoration plants!!

Northwest Florida Aquatic Preserves staff and Oyster Corps have spent the past several months building four new saltmarsh cordgrass grow‑out frames that will serve as donor marshes for future living shoreline projects. These frames reduce the need for wild plant collection and create a sustainable source of marsh grasses.

Once established, these six large frames will provide healthy plants for living shoreline restoration and help strengthen coastal resilience across Northwest Florida.

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