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The Practitioners Restoring Our Shorelines community (formerly Plastic-free Restoration of Oyster Shorelines) or PROS for short is a network of practitioners, researchers, and educators working to restore oyster reefs and implement living shoreline projects using plastic-free materials. Quarterly webinars feature new materials, monitoring results, example projects, and other shoreline enhancement techniques. Our focus on on peer learning and quarterly topics are informed by member needs. Founded in 2021 with a focus on Florida, today the PROS community is over 200 strong with members across the US east and Gulf coasts.
JOIN PROS Quarterly MEETINGS
JOIN PROS Quarterly MEETINGS
Register for the upcoming PROS community of practice meetings (held on Zoom at 2 PM Eastern).
Upcoming dates:
July 21, 2026:
Dr. Savanna Barry (University of Florida) - PROS Background
Dr. Elizabeth North and Dr. Matthew Gray (University of Maryland, Center for Environmental Science) - Evaluating Methods to Enhance Oyster Production with Alternative Substrates
Maddie Rieger (KIND Designs) - 3-D Printed Oyster Reef Substrate Update
October 20, 2026 - Speakers TBD
Get Help Building Reef Panels & Prisms
Get Help Building Reef Panels & Prisms
Access the guidance manual for a step-by-step guide for the construction of reef prisms and reef panels.
The Reef Prism and Reef Panel Tutorial Series covers the process of building a standard reef prism (1-ft high by 4-ft long) and standard reef panel (4 x 4 ft).
Learn More about PROS
Learn More about PROS
A Partnership for PROS
A Partnership for PROS
We focus a lot on oyster restoration at UF and reducing plastic use in oyster restoration has us excited. This network of practitioners, educators, and local government partners is working toward implementing living shoreline projects using plastic-free materials. Read more about the origin of PROS on our blog...
Join the Team
Join the Team
Learn how to build and use reef prisms and other plastic-free materials in your own living shorelines work! Send us a request to join the PROS Team on Microsoft Teams to connect with the quickly growing community of practice!
Project LEADS
Project LEADS
Funding acknowledgement
Funding acknowledgement
This project was funded in part, through a grant agreement from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Florida Coastal Management Program, by a grant provided by the Office for Coastal Management under the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, as amended, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Award No. NA20NOS4190109. The views, statements, findings, conclusions and recommendations expressed herein are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the State of Florida, NOAA or any of their subagencies.
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