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Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

Understanding Ecosystems for a Sustainable Future

Visitors: SERC will be open to the public Saturday and Sunday (June 25 and 26) for the Smithsonian's Amateur Radio Group Field Day. The SERC campus will be closed on Wednesday, June 29, starting at 11am for a special event. All visitors should do a self-health check before arriving, and stay home if feeling sick. See our COVID-19 Visitor Guide for where to park, updated maps and hours, and other safety info.

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SERC In The News

SERC in the News

The Wetlands Are Drowning

May 23, 2022

WIRED
Rainforest Trees Have Been Dying At Faster Rate Since 1980s

May 19, 2022

Newsweek
Wetlands are caught in a battle between CO2 and rising seas

May 18, 2022

Earth.com
Dam Right

May 9, 2022

Chesapeake Bay Magazine
Mass extinction in oceans can be avoided by curbing fossil fuels

Apr 28, 2022

National Geographic
Scientists flood woodland to research 'ghost forests'

Apr 18, 2022

Bay Journal
Bay scientists to flood forestland (on purpose)

Apr 18, 2022

Chesapeake Bay Magazine
‘Living sea wall’ may help protect S.F. from rising waters

Apr 18, 2022

San Francisco Examiner
Port, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center Launch Living Seawall Pilot Project Along Embarcadero

Apr 9, 2022

SF Gate
Smithsonian center launches living seawall project in San Francisco

Apr 9, 2022

KRON 4

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