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Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

Understanding Ecosystems for a Sustainable Future

SERC is open 8:00am-5:30pm all weekend (Fri. 3/31 - Sun. 4/2) for Maryland Day! Enjoy a spring weekend hike on one of our scenic trails. Woodlawn is also open Fri. 3/31 - Sun. 4/2, 10am-2pm!

The Reed Education Center and surrounding trailheads are back open!

Read Plan Your Visit for information on where to park, updated maps and hours, safety, and more.

Media

SERC In The News

SERC in the News

Marshes Can Adapt To Rising Seas By Trapping More Carbon. Here's What That Means

Mar 7, 2019

WBUR 90.9
Wetland mud is 'secret weapon' against climate change

Mar 6, 2019

BBC
Why Does Earth Have an Atmosphere?

Feb 23, 2019

Live Science
VIDEO: Robot Teachers Take Over Bay Environmental Center

Feb 5, 2019

Chesapeake Bay Magazine
A Full History of Lab of the Year Winners

Jan 10, 2019

Laboratory Equipment
Study on soft-shell and razor clams delivers more questions than answers

Jan 4, 2019

Bay Journal
Do plants fart?

Jan 1, 2019

Mental Floss
The Top Shark Conservation Stories Of 2018

Dec 28, 2018

Forbes
The fish that were swept clear across the Pacific by massive 2011 tsunami that struck Japan and are still swimming happily off the Californian coast

Dec 14, 2018

Daily Mail
Why This Invasive Plant Has A Shot At Some Redemption

Nov 27, 2018

WBUR 90.9

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