The Evergreen State College Shellfish Garden

Now growing at the Evergreen Beach

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Spring 2021

April 10, 2021 /

We have a new group of students this quarter stewarding the growth of the shellfish. We had our first work party and the first zoom seminar this quarter, and we’re using Discord (“fun Slack”) for communications. The oysters got sampled at our first work party: “tastes like snorkeling”. They’re still pretty petite, but they are getting towards snack size.

The low tides are in the afternoons now, so we’re getting to hike through the Evergreen trails to get to the beach. The trillium (Trillium ovatum) is in bloom and the currants (Ribes sanguineum) and thimbleberries (Rubus parviflorus) are leafing out. There will be two really excellent low tides (full moons) coming up in the end of April/early May and in the end of May.

Winter Quarter 2021

January 14, 2021 /

We started off Winter Quarter 2021 with new students joining our group to learn about shellfish, food sustainability and intertidal ecology. We are continuing to steward the growth of the oysters–they’re definitely larger, approaching 5-6 cm in height, and developing some cup-shaping to them. We’ve also added a seminar component to our group learning, with regular Zoom meetings when we’re not at the beach.

Last fall, I had a conversation with Makenna and Emily Wilder online about the mission of the Evergreen Shellfish Garden as part of the 2020-2021 Climate Academy Lecture Series. And this quarter, I am adding a conversation with other shellfish researchers in the Pacific Northwest to discuss the ways in which research and management are working for Native American tribal shellfish operations, for ensuring food sovereignty and climate resilience.

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