Thank you for joining us at Back-to-the-Beach Bash!

From the delicious seafood buffet to conversations about shell recycling and oyster restoration, the event was filled with positivity, connection, and shared purpose.

Together, we raised $51,675 to launch PSRF’s new shell recycling pilot! As we begin this exciting new effort, these funds will help support the development and testing of protocols needed to collect, cure, and safely reuse oyster shell for native Olympia oyster restoration.

A heartfelt thank you to our incredible supporters and sponsors—Baywater Shellfish, Wildlife Forever Fund, Chef Rick, and Full Pull Wines, and Open Water—whose generosity helped make this wonderful day at the beach possible.

Save the Date for ICSR 2026!

Puget Sound Restoration Fund is proud to host the 2026 International Conference on Shellfish Restoration from October 4-7, 2026. This annual event brings together the global shellfish restoration community for three days of cutting-edge research, practical workshops, and valuable networking with restoration practitioners from around the world.

Set in the spectacular Puget Sound region at Little Creek Resort & Conference Center in Shelton, ICSR 2026 will explore the intersection of traditional ecological knowledge, modern restoration science, and community-based conservation. Practitioners, growers, researchers, Indigenous knowledge holders, and natural resources managers will learn from millennia of traditional ecological knowledge integrated with modern restoration science.

The conference will open with a Welcoming Address from Chairman Kris Peters, of the Squaxin Island Tribe, honoring the deep cultural connections between the Squaxin peoples and shellfish resources. Additional keynote speakers include Chairman Leonard Forsman (Suquamish Tribe, WA), Nicole (Coly) Norris (Halalt First Nation, BC), Mitch Gibbs (Dunghutti Nation, University of Sydney).

For more information about registration, sponsorships, or programming, please email conference organizers at inbox@shellfish-society.org or visit the ICSR 2026 website.