Chesapeake Hampton Newport News Norfolk N. Carolina Peninsula Portsmouth Suffolk Va.
Oysters are resilient creatures, for sure.
The state of Virginia is about to find out. First, they are gathering as many junked porcelain toilets, bathtubs and sinks as possible. Then, they will smash them to bits, scatter the pieces on the bottom of the Back River in Hampton and plant baby oysters on top. There, in salty waters right at the edge of a runway at Langley Air Force Base, the babies will attach themselves and multiply, officials hope. The program brings together the state, the city of Hampton, Waste Management Inc., the Chesapeake Bay Foundation and Langley.