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A renowned expert with an encyclopedic knowledge of Olympic coastal resources, Dr. Fradkin will present the current state of knowledge regarding Olympic coastal ecology, including perspectives on intertidal biodiversity, the wildly fluctuating role of sea stars as primary predators and how climate change is impacting our Olympic coast.

Steve Fradkin has been the Coastal Ecologist and Limnologist at Olympic National Park since 2000.  He is the Chief of the Marine, Lakes, and Climate Branch of the park’s Resource Management Division, where he conducts research and long-term monitoring on intertidal resources, mountain lakes, and climate change from an ecosystem perspective. He received his doctorate from Dartmouth College and conducted post-doctoral research at the University of Oregon’s Institute of Marine Biology after completing an M.S. and B.S. at Michigan State University. He lives in Port Angeles, WA with his wildlife biologist wife and two children, where he enjoys hiking, kayaking, fishing, and looking in the water.