Portsmouth Public Schools Oyster Project has been successfully providing students over the past three years with an opportunity to explore nature first hand through a Meaning Watershed Education Experience (MWEE) as they learn how oysters are a keystone species in maintaining the overall health of the Chesapeake Bay and Elizabeth River ecosystem. In Summer 2024, 10 Portsmouth high school students attended a 2-week summer camp based at Paradise Creek Nature Park. They took field trips to local environmental organizations, kayaked, and raised and released approximately 10,000 oysters at Hoffler Creek. This year they intend to release oysters in Paradise Creek.
