The goal is to quantify how much oysters were capable of filtering in the past compared with today, providing a long-term perspective to inform what oyster restoration decisions are feasible.

The Guana River Estuary in northeast Florida is impaired due to excess nutrients, which can fuel eutrophic algal blooms. Oysters naturally filter estuaries, but modern data is limited. This project aims to reconstruct a longer history of oysters using the preserved shells within living reefs.

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠:
-Piloting novel methods to inform oyster restoration decisions (applicable to anywhere oyster reefs exist)
-Results to support a larger NSF-style proposal
-Helping me finish my PhD!
-The more shells I can radiocarbon date, the better my past estimates will be

ONLY 7 DAYS LEFT to support my PhD project on Experiment! I appreciate your support and willingness to share this project within your networks!

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The talented Dr. Pineda-Munoz, founder of Climate Ages wrote up an article about my PhD project and crowdfunding campaign! Please give it a read! I have until October 20th, 2025, to reach my fundraising goal, and I'm already 89% of the way there! climateages.com/oyster-reefs...

🎉 🎂 My birthday is next week! 🎂 🎉
For my birthday, I'm trying to reach my crowdfunding goal that will fund the last of my #PhD project! Please help me share within your networks and learn more: bit.ly/465aIwf+
#fundraise #fundingsolutions #fundingopportunities #gtmreserve #restoration #conservation

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 $𝟏𝟔𝐤:
*Piloting novel methods to inform what oyster restoration decisions are feasible (applicable to anywhere oyster reefs exist)
*Results to support a larger NSF-style proposal
***Helping me finish my PhD***

𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬: Samples are already collected and ready to analyze. The radiocarbon analyses have been tested, with preliminary results showing that oysters are accessible since the Guana River Marsh Aquatic Preserve was established in 1985.

𝐆𝐨𝐚𝐥: to quantify how much Guana River, FL oysters were capable of filtering in the past compared with today, providing a long-term perspective to inform feasible restoration options.

🎉My PhD project is already +75% funded!!! 🎉
Please help me share to reach 100% to finish my #PhD. Every little bit helps! THANK YOU to everyone who has supported and believed in me so far!
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I’m studying #conservation #paleobiology (applying a paleontologist’s skillset towards modern conservation issues), #scicomm, and conservation #storytelling. #fundingsolutions #funding #fundingopportunities #fundraise #PhD #STEM #fisheries #fisheriesmanagement #research #gtmreserve #restoration

Due to the current funding climate, I’m crowdfunding the last of my PhD project, and 𝐈 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩! 𝐌𝐲 𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝐭𝐡, when I need to reach my $16k funding goal. I immensely appreciate your support!

𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞: experiment.com/projects/rec...