Recording available for “Steelhead Production Monitoring Update for the Hood River Watershed”

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On October 27th, Phil Simpson with the Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife presented a Steelhead Production Monitoring Update for the Hood River Watershed.

A recording of Phil’s presentation can be found here.

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Hood River Research Program monitors and evaluates actions taken by fisheries co-managers from ODFW and the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs to improve wild production of summer and winter steelhead in the Hood River subbasin. The Hood River is one of only five Oregon watersheds to have indigenous populations of both summer and winter steelhead. This presentation includes a brief background of Hood River steelhead life history as well as a summary of recovery metrics as they pertain to the National Marine Fisheries Service biological viability criteria.

Watch “The Wondrous Lives of Pacific Lamprey” by Ben Clemens

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We had our first Watershed Group virtual presentation on September 22nd, and Ben Clemens, the Statewide Lamprey Coordinator for the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, presented on:

The Wondrous Lives of Pacific Lamprey – A Story of Complexity, Diversity, & Adaptability

You can watch a recording of his video here:

Pacific Lamprey is a descendant of an ancient group of fishes that arose in the fossil record ~400 million years ago. Their biology and life history is an example of complexity, diversity, and adaptability. However, the number of this species has decreased significantly from the early 1900s as a result of river impoundment and multiple other limiting factors and threats in both the ocean and freshwaters. Native Americans use Pacific Lamprey for food, medicine, and multiple other uses, and the species also supplies myriad benefits to freshwater ecosystems.