Items by Lissa James — 10 items
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The education of an oyster farmer
If you want to run a successful oyster farm, you need to develop a taste for eating raw oysters.
by Lissa James, Feb 08, 2012 -
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Western resource extraction, now and then
Photography exhibit shows different approaches to logging
by Lissa James, Jan 28, 2010 -
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Back at the Table, Again
Washington State reevaluates its logging regulations to prioritize forest preservation, but many challenges lie ahead.
by Lissa James, Nov 10, 2009 -
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Huge Chunks of Land, Changing Hands
Dismal timber, real-estate markets don't get in the way of huge timberland selloff
by Lissa James, Aug 21, 2009 -
Brushed aside
On Washington's Olympic Peninsula, the once-lucrative floral greens industry is floundering as its immigrant workers face deportation.
by Lissa James, Aug 19, 2009 -
Wherever you go, there you are
Lissa James learns about solitude in places as diverse as an apartment in downtown Paris and a ranch in rural Wyoming.
by Lissa James, Jan 15, 2009 -
Treehuggers and treecutters unite
Environmentalists have been working with Washington foresters to keep small tree farms in business, but the treaty between the two remains a fragile one.
by Lissa James, Jan 21, 2008 -
Water does move uphill toward money
Lissa James figures that, with so many other get-rich-quick schemers exploiting the West’s need for water, she should have no problem selling her new book, How to Turn Catastrophe into Cash.
by Lissa James, Jul 02, 2007 -
Christmas fuels the 'bough industry' in Washington
The writer tells how Christmas has fueled a "bough industry" in the forest
by Lissa James, Dec 18, 2006 -
Cows versus condos -- Northwest style
Some say that Washington’s Forests and Fish rules could be so hard on small timber farms that the owners are likely to sell out to development, to the detriment of salmon and other wildlife
by Lissa James, May 16, 2005
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