Friends of Hopkins Lecture Series | Reuven Bank | Sunflower Star Lab

Learn how Sunflower Star Laboratory is growing endangered sunflower stars to help restore California’s vanishing kelp forests. The Friends of Hopkins Lecture Series presents Reuven Bank of Sunflower Star Laboratory for the local community in person. Sunflower Star Laboratory is a community-based nonprofit that leads research and conservation to recover the sunflower star and build kelp forest resilience with its communities. The organization is actively growing the critically endangered sunflower star and other species at its conservation aquaculture facility in Moss Landing, California, while conducting research and coordinating broader sunflower star recovery efforts across North America. In this talk, Reuven Bank will detail how recovering the sunflower star is integral to restoring California’s vanishing kelp forests, and how Sunflower Star Laboratory’s experienced, interdisciplinary team leads groundbreaking work to make that recovery a reality. Zoom Option Register Here