Tag: Oysters
3 article(s) found with this tag.
Reconsidering the oyster
Fall 2008
FOR AN OYSTER LOVER, speeding down the Willapa
River in an open boat toward Willapa Bay and its oyster beds must
be like approaching the Celestial City. Even if it is cold for May,
and gray, and spitting rain, everyone in the boat is smiling
beat...
Categories: Food
Tags: Oysters
Eating well to save the Sound
Summer 2006
The Puget Sound region's 3.8 million population is expected to increase to 5.2 million within the next 15 years. If Puget Sound is to survive that growth, we must change our lives. That, and eat more shellfish.
Categories: Biological sciences, Earth sciences, Food, Health sciences
Tags: Animal behavior, Food, Oysters, Water
Lonely, Beautiful, and Threatened—Willapa Bay
Spring 2004
Willapa Bay is the largest estuary between San Francisco and Puget
Sound. It boasts one of the least-spoiled environments and the
healthiest salmon runs south of Canada. It produces one in every four
oysters farmed in the United States and is a favorite stop for tens of
thousands of migratory birds. And it's in trouble.
Categories: Environmental studies
Tags: Oysters, Water, Birds