On November 11,2008 25 people gathered at the Bryant Cabin on the Big Muddy NFWR to hear a presentation about Pallid Sturgeon. Aaron Deloney from the USGS Columbia Environmental Research Center spoke for 2 hours about the life history and past present and future research efforts related to the endangered fish. The audience was fascinated and the last half hour of the evening was spent in a question and answer session. Excellent refreshments were provided by Friends of Big Muddy and Missouri River Relief.