President, Janet Clarke
Janet Clarke and husband Randy Redding have had llamas since 2002. Their little herd of two geldings and two girls share their 10 acres in east Pierce County with three dogs. They got llamas with the intention of enjoying, learning and laughing - and have not been disappointed at all.

With no prior livestock experience, owning llamas has been and still is a journey. They enjoy all aspects, from the initial fencing and shed-building to the toenail trimming and bi-annual shearing to the pasture and poop management and the occasional llama play-day gathering. It should be mentioned, in all honesty, that they enjoy some of those tasks more than others. They also truly enjoy the friendship and support of other LOWS
members!

Janet is a research biologist and has been involved in environmental studies of marine mammals and sea turtles for nearly 25 years. Randy is an electrical engineer. Both telecommute and work mainly out of a home office, which is strewn with office equipment interspersed with dog beds, dog toys and assorted dogs. Working at home means that the antics of the llamas can be observed at any time during the day; Janet and Randy have found that watching llamas is quite the stress-reducer. Janet is also the LOWS conduit to this website – if you have material that you would like to submit to the LOWS website, please send it to her.

Email Janet: jclarke@wileylabs.net