Galveston Bay Foundation

Aramco Americas has supported the Galveston Bay Foundation for more than a decade.  Our sponsorships and volunteer support helps maintain the health of the seventh-largest estuary in the U.S., which is home to a variety of marine life, birds, and coastal vegetation.

Aramco volunteers worked with Galveston Bay Foundation to restore oyster reefs that were badly damaged by Hurricane Harvey in 2017. The Oyster Shell Recycling Program collects discarded oyster shells from local seafood restaurants to build new oyster reefs along the shores. Oyster reefs provide valuable services to the bay's ecosystem by filtering out nitrogen and phosphorous from the water.

Marsh Mania is the Galveston Bay Foundation's signature community event. It brings together volunteers to plant marsh grasses along the intertidal shorelines and learn about the importance of wetland habitats. Aramco has participated in marsh grass planting and, in 2021, served as the lead sponsor for the 23rd annual Marsh Mania event. That year, the Foundation achieved its goal of planting between 30,000 and 40,000 grass stalks.

Like trees, marsh grasses have many environmental benefits, including carbon sequestration.