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Students Help Save Oysters, Restore Chesapeake Bay: Report
Anne Arundel County students saved oyster shells to help restore the Chesapeake Bay, a report said.
ANNAPOLIS, MD — Annapolis Elementary School students are working to save the Chesapeake Bay, the Capital Gazette reported.
Journalist Rachael Pacella noted that archeologists are doing a mandatory dig next to the school before the city installs an anti-flooding pump. That excavation revealed heaps of old oyster shells, Pacella added.
The Capital mentioned that students will send those shells to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation where they will help grow new oysters. The foundation will then replant the young oysters to filter bay water and create a marine habitat, the news outlet concluded.
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Check out the Capital's full story to learn where environmentalists may plant the oysters. Pacella's article also explains the science of growing oysters and what inspired the students.
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