PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — UF/IFAS Extension Pinellas County is working to expand access to vertical oyster gardens as part of an effort to combat the decline of oyster reefs.
Recently, at the Weedon Island Preserve Cultural and Natural History Center, volunteers helped prepare recycled oyster shells by drilling and punching holes in them.
The shells are used to build the first part of a vertical oyster garden. Then, the plan is to string 12 oyster shells together to create the final product…