The QBE North American team worked to help restore oyster reefs in New York Harbor, which provide habitat for hundreds of species and protect against storm damage. Volunteering with the Billion Oyster Project, New York employees gained knowledge and hands-on experience with oyster restoration by building oyster hatches to repopulate the New York Harbor. Oysters are functionally extinct there due to over-harvesting, dredging and pollution. Restoring oysters and reefs will restore the marine ecosystem’s natural mechanisms for maintaining itself, resulting in cleaner water and greater biodiversity. The QBE team holds the corporate record for the most oyster hatches — 11 — built during a single volunteer session. The QBE Foundation also contributed $3,000 to this important organization.
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