availablepublic1685https://www.pbs.org/wnet/peril-and-promise/2018/12/how-students-use-oysters-to-save-shorelines-and-take-back-the-harbor/3019539010cove1685MetroFocus: “TAKE BACK THE HARBOR”“TAKE BACK THE HARBOR”Oysters on a half shell are saving New York’s eroding harbor. A new film takes us inside an unprecedented program that’s turning the tide on decades of neglect and restoring the health of the city’s waterways.2018-12-18 21:00publishdisabledshowshow2803Climate Artists: Nature-- Cooper Hewitt Design TriennialExplore a groundbreaking environmental exhibit from New York City's Cooper Hewitt Museum.https://www.pbs.org/wnet/peril-and-promise/video/episode-5-nature-cooper-hewitt-design-triennial/2019-10-03 21:00https://www.pbs.org/wnet/peril-and-promise/files/2019/10/wlhCJOk-asset-mezzanine-16x9-u8wLwO4-1-480x270.jpg3033100408cove2771Climate Artists: Nature-- Cooper Hewitt Design TriennialExplore a groundbreaking environmental exhibit from New York City's Cooper Hewitt Museum.https://www.pbs.org/wnet/peril-and-promise/2019/10/episode-5-cooper-hewitt/2019-10-03 21:00https://www.pbs.org/wnet/peril-and-promise/files/2019/10/wlhCJOk-asset-mezzanine-16x9-u8wLwO4-480x270.jpg3033100408cove
New York City isn’t just a concrete jungle. It’s also an island — and oysters are saving New York’s eroding harbor. However, it’s the high schoolers at the Billion Oyster Project who are helping to turn the tide on decades of neglect and restoring the health of the city’s waterways, according to our partners at MetroFocus.
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