Hello, everyone! My name is Liza Hafner, and this summer I have the joy of working in the Kalaloch region of Olympic National Park as a science communication assistant. Kalaloch is part of a long stretch of protected wild Pacific coast edging up against lush temperate rainforest.
I am originally from Colorado, where locals often brag about our 300 sunny days per year (and tolerate our measly 16 inches of average annual precipitation). Kalaloch is nearly the opposite! Especially now before the warmer summer season, cloud cover and rain showers are more common than sunny days. While that may seem dreary, Pacific fogs and the average 103 inches of annual precipitation keep the temperate rainforests vibrant green and teeming with life big and small.
I’ll be leading tide pool walks, evening campground programs, and trailside pop-up programs to help educate visitors about this beautiful place. Spending every day teaching and learning alongside my team and the visitors who stop by the ranger station and beaches of Kalaloch hardly feels like work!
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