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Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

Understanding Ecosystems for a Sustainable Future

Visitors: SERC's outdoor trails are open from 8am-5:30pm Monday through Saturday, with closures only on Sundays and federal holidays. Visitors no longer need to wear face coverings to use the restrooms in our Reed Education Center. 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

Bust out the butter — climate change may rev up the Chesapeake’s blue crabs

Jul 17, 2018

Oceana
Researchers Looking For Invasive Chinese Mitten Crab In Chesapeake

Jul 10, 2018

CBS Baltimore
U.S. tidal areas could hold 800M tons of carbon — study

Jun 22, 2018

E&E News: Greenwire
Public asked to be on the lookout for ‘missing’ mitten crab

Jun 21, 2018

Bay Journal
South River students program robot for Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

Jun 16, 2018

Capital Gazette
Scientists Using a New Tool to Trace Fish Populations

May 30, 2018

WYPR 88.1
Students helping save rare orchids

May 7, 2018

My Journal Courier
Bull sharks and bottlenose dolphins are moving north as the ocean warms

May 2, 2018

Science News
Wanted: Mitten Crabs

Apr 26, 2018

Bay Weekly
Sharks, Dolphins and Turtles Are Turning Up In Strange Places Because Of Climate Change

Apr 20, 2018

Newsweek

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