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  • A woman in a pink shirt conducting fieldwork outside in a forest
  • Sunrise over the river
  • A woman in a bright orange vest kneeling to collect water from a weir into a cylindrical container
  • A woman wearing a dark cap is holding a blue crab to the camera, but looking away
  • A group of people working at an archaeological site
  • A man in a tan colored shirt and sunglasses poses, looking to his left and down, in the middle of a forest
  • About 9 experimental chambers scattered in a marshy field

Go behind the scenes at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) and learn more about the research involved in understanding environmental challenges in coastal ecosystems.

On The Edge Newsletter

Find stories about ecology on the shores of Chesapeake Bay, San Francisco Bay and beyond. Explore some of the weird science that goes on behind the scenes at the Smithsonian, and learn about the latest discoveries in conservation.

Shorelines Blog

A blog that dives into the life and science at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center.

News Releases

Press releases from the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center.

SERC YouTube Channel@SmithsonianSERC

Climate change, invasive species, biodiversity at risk--we dive into the planet's biggest threats to understand what's behind them and how to fix them. Our home is on the coasts: a cornucopia of life and ground zero for global change. From our headquarters on Chesapeake Bay to the rainforests of Panama, we work anywhere the land meets the sea.

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