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Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

Understanding Ecosystems for a Sustainable Future

Our campus is open for hiking, biking and paddling Monday through Saturday, 8:30am-4:30pm, with closures only on Sundays and federal holidays. All visitors should do a self-health check before arriving and bring a face covering if you need to use any indoor facilities. See our COVID-19 Visitor Guide for where to park, updated maps and hours, and other safety info. Visitors: There is currently no drinkable water at our Reed Education Center while we test our well system, so we encourage bringing your own water to stay hydrated!

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SERC In The News

SERC in the News

South County: Citizen scientists help SERC with archeological project in Edgewater

Oct 13, 2018

Capital Gazette
Study Reveals Upside to Some Invasive Plants: Fighting Climate Change

Oct 11, 2018

WYPR 88.1
Chesapeake Sees Unprecedented Jellyfish Scarcity

Sep 25, 2018

Chesapeake Bay Magazine
Marin eelgrass beds aid coastal disease study

Sep 23, 2018

Marin Independent Journal
Invasive Species Are Riding on Plastic Across the Oceans

Aug 28, 2018

National Geographic
Cownose Rays Return To The Chesapeake Year After Year, Study Shows

Aug 24, 2018

WAMU 88.5
Cownose ray study suggests maligned Chesapeake creatures could be more vulnerable to overfishing than previously thought

Aug 23, 2018

Baltimore Sun
Migration study suggests cownose rays could be vulnerable to localized depletion

Aug 23, 2018

Bay Journal
Scientists battle alien snails in SF Bay in effort to restore native oysters

Aug 17, 2018

San Francisco Chronicle
Where Have Maryland’s Jellyfish Gone?

Aug 14, 2018

WAMU 88.5

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