From The Field

Learn

From the Field

This section captures what does not belong in permanent reference pages. Observations from the farm, reflections on regulation and markets, and notes written while things are still unfolding.

What this section is

These pieces reflect lived experience. They may be opinionated. They may change over time. They exist to provide context, not to define policy, biology, or regulation.

What you will find here

Working observations

Notes from the farm as seasons change, conditions shift, and decisions are made in real time.

Regulatory and market context

Commentary on permitting, closures, enforcement, and how regulation intersects with reality.

Historical and cultural notes

Stories and context that help explain how Willapa Bay became what it is today.

Early thinking

Ideas that may later evolve into canonical Learn pages once they stabilize.

Field notes

Recent posts

Experimental pesticide application in Willapa Bay Timeline, documentation, and why transparency matters. The Toxic Pearl When perception, regulation, and reality collide. View all field posts Complete archive of observations and commentary.

What this section is not

Posts in this section are not intended to replace scientific literature, regulatory guidance, or canonical Learn pages. They exist to provide transparency, context, and lived perspective.

Written from the field by

Antony Barran

Oyster farmer and steward of Oysterville Sea Farms. Writing from lived experience, not abstraction.