Wahkiakum Outdoors will host Dr. Eric Wagner from the Speakers Bureau of Humanities Washington in Cathlamet on Saturday, September 17 at 2 p.m., at the Hope Center. Based on his book of the same title, he will take you on a journey through the blast zone. He explores not just the surprising ways plants and animals survived the eruption, but also the complex roles that people have played, all while showing how fascinating Mount St Helens still is 40 years after the blast.

Wahkiakum Outdoors lecture/discussion series provides an educational forum on such topics as fisheries, wildlife, marine life, local ecology and commerce, etc. Wahkiakum Outdoors is graciously supported by Wahkiakum County Marine Resources Committee.