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Events | Environmental Education

Education Station: Oysters

Location

Pier 5

Date

Wednesday, October 8, 2025

Time

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

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October 8 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Drop by our pop-up Education Station to get hands-on with the Park’s spectacular nature and make a nature-inspired art project. All ages are welcome to this free drop-in program.

On Wednesday, October 8, join us at Pier 5 in front of the soccer turf, to learn about the epic story of the eastern oyster in the New York Harbor — one of the greatest NYC comeback stories of all time. Learn about this keystone species and the history of its East River habitat as you take scientific measurements of live oysters and discover the oyster’s ecological importance to the New York Harbor.

Make your own caliper –a tool used to measure the live oysters– to take home with you.

More than 13,000 timber piles support the piers in the Park.

More than 5 million people visit the Park each year.

The most common fish caught in our seine net is the Atlantic Silverside

The most common marine invertebrate caught in our seine net are comb jellies.

One of the fundamental principles of Brooklyn Bridge Park has been the requirement that the Park’s operations and maintenance annual budget be financially independent and self-sustaining.

One of the most unique organisms living in the East River is the lined seahorse.

The monarch butterfly is one of the most frequent visitors to the Pier 6 Flower Field. Seen the most often here in late August while on their great annual migration.

Several park structures have green roofs, which serve to absorb rainwater, provide building insulation, and create new habitats for wildlife and lower urban air temperatures.