Score Program oyster reefs
121 oyster reefs have been constructed at 29 sites as part of the SCORE program since May 2001! The sites span 200 miles of coastline from Murrell's Inlet to Hilton Head,South Carolina. All of the reefs were constructed by community volunteers working under the direction of the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR). Accomplishments to date include the following:
- Over 14,000 volunteer hours donated by more than 2,000 individuals
- Collected and processed more than 600 reef samples containing more than 300,000 spat in annual reef assessments.
- Recycled and bagged over 13,000 bushels of oyster shell
- Returned more than 250 tons of oyster shell to the local waters by constructing almost 22,000 square feet of oyster reef footprint
- Approximately 25 teams of trained volunteers monitor water quality weekly at most sites
- Marsh grass is growing in behind many SCORE reefs!
- SCORE received the prestigious Coastal America Partnership Award in 2004.
Please click on individual sites below to get the latest update on site condition. For photos of the restoration sites visit our media gallery.
- #1. Mouth of May River
- #2. Alljoy Landing
- #3. Crystal Beach
- #4. Palmetto Beach
- #5. Calhoun St. dock
- #6. Palmetto Bluff, Osprey Alley
- #7. Rose Dhu Creek
- #8. Stony Creek
- #9 Okatie River Bend
- Alberta Long
- Beaufort Marine Institute
- Boone Hall
- Bowens Island
- Boy Scout Camp Ho Non Wah
- Callawassie Island
- Cape Romain
- Chowan Creek
- Dataw Island
- Edisto
- Fort Johnson
- Horseshoe Creek
- Hunting Island
- Huntington Beach State Park
- Kiawah
- McClellanville
- Murrells - Oyster Landing
- Palmetto - Main Fishing Pier
- Patriots Point
- Pawleys Island
- Pinckney Landing
- Pinckney Refuge
- Port Royal
- Ripleys Marina
- Riverland Terrace
- Rockville
- Sol Legare
- South Carolina Aquarium
- Trask Boat Landing
- Waddell Mariculture Center
