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Beach Ecology Workshop to Focus on Value of Kelp

The free event will feature presentations by Dr. Karen Martin of Pepperdine University and Dr. Jennifer E. Dugan of UC Santa Barbara.

A free workshop on beach ecology is set for next week at Malibu City Hall.

The event, which will feature presentations from Dr. Karen Martin of Pepperdine University and Dr. Jennifer E. Dugan of UC Santa Barbara, is set from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 19, according to Jennifer Brown, Malibu's senior environmental programs coordinator.

The workshop will focus on beach ecosystems and the value of kelp wrack to shorebirds and other marine wildlife, Brown said.

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