Session Summary and Speaker Bio

Session Title	Beaches, Dunes, and Storm Impacts
Target Audience	Grades 6 - 12
Session Summary	A brief overview of the reasons the beaches in Broward look the way they do, including coastal dunes, native vegetation, coastal processes, storms, beach nourishments, and more and how climate change is expected to shape it in the future.

Presenter

Mark Hartman

Natural Resource Specialist

Broward County Resilient Environment Department, Natural Resources Division, Air Quality Program

Mark Hartman is Florida native, a trained marine biologist, boat captain, dive instructor, and AAUS Scientific Diver. Prior to joining the County in April 2022, he served as an Environmental Technician at Turkey Point Nuclear Plant and an Environmental/Project Manager for an environmental consulting firm. Mark earned a Master of Science degree in Marine Biology focusing on Human Impacts in Florida Keys corals reefs. With over ten years of professional research and consulting experience, Mark has an extensive knowledge of coastal biology and coastal zone management in the United States and the Caribbean. His background also provides a thorough understanding of estuarine and marine systems’ assessments, identification of potential environmental impacts, sound scientific and statistical analyses, preparation of scientific/technical reports, and environmental permit processing. He enjoys boating, diving, fishing, mountain biking, wildlife photography, as well as metal fabrication, machining, and 3D printing and prototyping.