Pacific Northwest Oil Spill Remediation Trial
A field report from Olympia Coastal Tidal Zone in Olympia, WA, documenting what fungal remediation can make possible.
The field notes.
Remediation begins with a question.
Field trial deploying oyster and turkey tail mycelium in a coastal tidal zone impacted by petroleum runoff. The trial measures hydrocarbon reduction over 18 months and documents strain performance in wet-climate conditions.
What the field is telling us.
Initial mycelium inoculation complete across six test plots. Baseline hydrocarbon readings logged at 480 ppm average. Oyster strain showing early colonization in plots 1–3; turkey tail slower to establish in saltier substrate near the waterline.
90-day interim measurements show 22% hydrocarbon reduction in oyster plots vs 11% in control. Turkey tail plots lagging but showing accelerated mycelial growth post-rain events. Partnering lab is sequencing soil microbiome to track secondary biodiversity recovery.
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