Cynthia Boshell's blog

Presentation complete, blog entry finished, paper turned in (almost), badge and apartment keys surrendered, car packed. Everybody's happy. I had a great time and benefitted immensely. See ya later CMOP. Cynthia over and out!

Today's petroglyph tour was such a great experience. As part of a group of 25 random "tourists," we were guided along a trail overlooking the River that ran beneath a cliff face. On these basalt cliffs are centuries-old pictographs and petroglyphs.

The highlight of the week was the trip to Astoria, where I met Saturn 1 in person.

The NSF site visit was the highlight of the week.

... but I'm preparing to talk about lamprey.

Photo: Cynthia Boshell

The highlight of the week was a trip to Bonneville Dam, where I had a nice surprise: Lamprey were attached to the viewing window!

After much research, I have collected enough data so that we can begin running computer models of lamprey habitat requirements in the Columbia River estuary.

Photo: Dave Olsen, AP

"We're not going to get salmon recovery unless we get lamprey recovery." - David Clugston, Fish Biologist, USACE

The story of lamprey in the Columbia River system is both fascinating and compelling.