# Event Details

- **Event Name**: The Return of the Sunflower Sea Star: Reviving a Critical Species of the Kelp Forest
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 19 Mar, 2026 at 07:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Once a common sight along the Pacific Coast, sunflower sea stars have been pushed to the brink by sea star wasting disease - triggering cascading impacts on kelp forests as unchecked purple urchins move in. Dr. Jason Hodin of Friday Harbor Laboratories is leading groundbreaking research to understand what went wrong and how recovery might be possible. In this talk, he’ll share the detective work behind identifying the disease, the challenges and successes of raising sunflower sea stars in captivity, and how restoring this important predator could help heal entire coastal ecosystems.

FREE, but please register for tickets so we know how many people to expect!
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/lynnwood/the-return-of-the-sunflower-sea-star-reviving-a-critical-species-of-the-kelp-forest/200029589467755
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 21

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Lynnwood
- **state**: WA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: The Black Box Theatre at Edmonds College
- **lat**: 47.81477200476
- **long**: -122.32781231403
- **full address**: The Black Box Theatre at Edmonds College, 20310 68th Ave W, Lynnwood, WA 98036-5915, United States

## Event gallery

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is The Return of the Sunflower Sea Star: Reviving a Critical Species of the Kelp Forest being held?
  - **A:** The Return of the Sunflower Sea Star: Reviving a Critical Species of the Kelp Forest takes place on Thu, 19 Mar, 2026 at 07:00 pm to Thu, 19 Mar, 2026 at 07:00 pm at The Black Box Theatre at Edmonds College, 20310 68th Ave W, Lynnwood, WA 98036-5915, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing The Return of the Sunflower Sea Star: Reviving a Critical Species of the Kelp Forest?
  - **A:** The Return of the Sunflower Sea Star: Reviving a Critical Species of the Kelp Forest is organized by Friends of the Salish Sea.

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