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The Reed Education Center and Java Trail are closed to the public from Jan. 30 through Feb. 4 for maintenance. Public composting toilets and all other trails will be open during normal hours. The Woodlawn History Center is open Fri. & Sat. with extended hours from 10am-2pm!

Please do a health self-check before arriving, and stay home if feeling sick. Read Plan Your Visit for information on where to park, updated maps and hours, safety, and more.

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    • SERC Fact Sheet
    • Find an Expert
    • Image Gallery
      • Ballast Water
      • Black mangrove
      • Black mangrove flowers
      • Blue Catfish
      • Blue Crab
      • Blue Crab Tagging
      • Cordgrass
      • Cownose Rays
      • Fish sampling
      • Fish sampling
      • Forest Plot
      • Global Change Research Wetland
      • Global Change Research Wetland
      • Orchid: Downy Rattlesnake Plantain
      • Orchid: Downy Rattlesnake Plantain
      • Phragmites australis
      • Phytoplankton Bloom
      • Red earthworm
      • Red mangrove tree
      • SERC wetland
      • Trawling
      • Virginia saltmarsh mallow
      • White mangrove
      • White-Tailed Deer
    • News Releases
    • SERC In The News
    • Smithsonian Statement on Responding to Climate Change
    • Science Writing Internships
  • Citizen Science
  • Internships & Fellowships
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Phytoplankton Bloom

phytoplankton bloom
Caption
Phytoplankton Bloom in the Chesapeake watershed.
Credit
Chuck Gallegos with aerial support from LightHawk
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