Saving California's Kelp with the Sunflower Sea Star

Join SeaTrees Co-Founder Michael Stewart and Ecoboard shaper Ashley Lloyd as they explore our newest kelp restoration project in Moss Landing, CA in partnership with Sunflower Star Laboratory. Together, we're working to bring back California's kelp forests.

Once teeming with life, these vital underwater ecosystems suffered a devastating blow with the disappearance of sunflower sea stars 10 years ago, leaving urchins unchecked and decimating the kelp population by a staggering 96% in Northern California alone.

But amidst this challenge lies innovation and hope. Discover how we're working to restore balance by reintroducing sunflower sea stars, the natural predators of urchins, back into our ocean ecosystem.

Through groundbreaking research and scalable techniques developed by SeaTrees partners, Sunflower Star Laboratory, we're paving the way for the return of these mighty invertebrates.

Dive into this story today and donate to restore sunflower sea stars at seatrees.org!