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Shucked Stories: Brooklyn’s Black Oysterers
Saturday, March 7, 2026
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Discover the often-overlooked history of oystering within Brooklyn’s Black community at this special program, featuring a live oystering demonstration using an authentic oystering cart from the Real Mother Shuckers, alongside a small exhibition of 19th-century oystering tools and artifacts. Presented in partnership with Hendrick I. Lott House, the program also highlights the Lott family’s role in Brooklyn’s historic oyster trade, honoring the labor, skill, and cultural legacy of Black oysterers who shaped the borough’s waterfront history.
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Ecology Park is a five acre site set within Paerdegat Basin Park. The goal of the park is to promote habitat restoration and ecological improvement, highlighting fourteen native plant community types that exist or once existed in New York City.
Ecology Park is only open at certain times of year when Parks staff are present in order to protect this unique landscape. Want to visit? Check out our Stewardship Projects page for restoration, planting, and educational events.
Ecology Park is only open at certain times of year when Parks staff are present in order to protect this unique landscape. Want to visit? Check out our Stewardship Projects page for restoration, planting, and educational events.
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