Major anthropogenic physical disturbance
Columbia River: First dam on Columbia watershed: Willamette Falls Locks
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JUN
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Aquaculture Timeline
“Sec 1. Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Washington, that any person, being a citizen of this Territory, who has planted, or who hereafter may plant oysters in any bay or arm of the sea, where there are no natural beds of oysters, within or bordering upon this Territory, may acquire, by conforming to the requirements of this act, an exclusive right for such a purpose, to that portion of such bay or ...
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The first mention of oyster cultivation (“propagation”) in the Pacific Northwest.
“The method of propagating oysters is to dig them up with tongs formed like two rakes with the teeth parallel to each other, the handles being near the bottom, and so formed as to open or close on the oyster. When dug up, the oysters are separated from the mass and buried about the low watermark, or even high watermark, so that the tide can ebb ...
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LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
An Act for the Preservation of Clams and Oysters, Oregon Territory (included what was to become Washington Territory in 1854). Unlawful to take during May, June, Jul, and August from territorial waters; also illegal to take if resident for less than three months.
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