The Hood River Watershed Group will host its first virtual meeting and presentation on Sept. 22 from 6-8 p.m. Benjamin Clemens from Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife will present on The Wondrous Lives of Pacific Lamprey – A Story of Complexity, Diversity, & Adaptability. 

"Pacific lamprey are descendants of an ancient group of fishes that arose in the fossil record ~400 million years ago," said a HRWG press release. "Their persistence through geologic time stems from adaptive traits and widespread distribution.